Raiders pre-camp depth chart predictions

By Anthony Carroll  |   Friday, May 02, 2008  |  Comments( 156 )

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Oakland Raiders owner Al Davis has always been known for his mastery of the salary cap, but even his head is spinning this offseason.

The 78-year-old team owner is in search of a “capologist,” according to the San Francisco Chronicle, to keep the team’s salary-cap books in order. The Raiders went over the cap briefly last weekend after dealing away cornerback Fabian Washington to Baltimore, showing just how close the team is to crossing the $116 million limit.

Attribute that to an extremely busy offseason -- one that’s seen plenty of players go and even more come. Oakland’s Week 1 roster for 2008 will look much different from that of Week 1 a year ago, with new starters at quarterback, running back, wide receiver, center, safety and cornerback, just to name a few.

With the free-agency flurry over and the 2008 NFL draft in the rear-view mirror, let’s take a look at the Raiders’ pre-camp 53-man projected depth chart.

Offense:

QB: JaMarcus Russell, Veteran yet to be signed, Andrew Walter
HB: Justin Fargas, Darren McFadden, Michael Bush
FB: Justin Griffith, Oren O’Neal
WR1: Javon Walker, Drew Carter, Arman Shields
WR 2: Ronald Curry, Johnnie Lee Higgins
TE: Zach Miller, John Madsen, Tony Stewart
LT: Kwame Harris, Mario Henderson, Seth Wand
LG: Robert Gallery, Paul McQuistan
C: John Wade, Jake Grove, Chris Morris
RG: Cooper Carlisle, Paul McQuistan
RT: Cornell Green, Mark Wilson

Defense:

LDE: Derrick Burgess, Trevor Scott
DT1: Terdell Sands, William Joseph
DT2: Tommy Kelly, Gerard Warren
RDE: Jay Richardson, Kalimba Edwards
LOLB: Thomas Howard, Isaiah Ekejiuba
MLB: Kirk Morrison, Ricky Brown
ROLB: Robert Thomas, Sam Williams
CB1: Nnamdi Asomugha, Stanford Routt, John Bowie
CB2: DeAngelo Hall, Tyvon Branch
FS: Michael Huff, Stuart Schweigert
SS: Gibril Wilson, Hiram Eugene

Special Teams:

KOS: Sebastian Janikowski
K: Sebastian Janikowski
P: Shane Lechler
LS: Jon Condo
KR: Tyvon Branch, Johnnie Lee Higgins
PR: Johnnie Lee Higgins, DeAngelo Hall, Tyvon Branch

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Anthony Carroll began writing for RealFootball365.com on Sept. 26, 2005, making him one of the longest tenured contributors to the “365” team. As a senior writer, Anthony has taken on the task of delivering original content to the silver and black faithful year round, despite having to deal...
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