NFL waiver wire explained: Raiders players subject to the process

The Las Vegas Raiders have nearly 60 players who could be subject to waivers as they look to cut down from 90 players to 53 by the August 26 deadline and beyond.

Of course, several players on their rookie contracts should be safe from getting waived, such as star tight end Brock Bowers. But, if any of these players are waived this week, they will be subject to the waiver wire pool and can be claimed by another team.

If not, they can be a part of Las Vegas’s 16-man practice squad, which will likely

be finalized the day after the cutdown date.

Which Las Vegas Raiders are subject to waivers?

WR Jack Bech
DT Tank Booker
S Hudson Clark
T Parker Clements
T Charles Grant
DE Jahfari Harvey
DT Tonka Hemingway
C Jarrod Hufford
CB John Humphrey
WR Ketron Jackson Jr.
RB Ashton Jeanty
LB Matt Jones
DE Jah Joyner
LB Cody Lindenberg
DT Treven Ma’ae
WR Tommy Mellott
QB Cam Miller
DT JJ Pegues
CB Darien Porter
G Caleb Rogers
TE Carter Runyon
OL Laki Tasi
WR Dont’e Thornton Jr.
CB Greedy Vance
T Gottlieb Ayedze
LB Michael Barrett
TE Qadir Ismail
WR Shedrick Jackson
DE Ovie Oghoufo
C Will Putnam
WR Alex Bachman
TE Brock Bowers
DE Andre Carter II
RB Chris Collier
LB Tommy Eichenberg
LB Amari Gainer
T DJ Glaze
S Thomas Harper
CB Kyu Blu Kelly
RB Dylan Laube
DT Jonah Laulu
G Atonio Mafi
C Jackson Powers-Johnson
CB Decamerion Richardson
DE Charles Snowden
S Trey Taylor
T Dalton Wagner
DT Thomas Booker IV
DT Keondre Coburn
TE Michael Mayer
RB Sincere McCormick
G Jordan Meredith
QB Aidan O’Connell
TE Justin Shorter
S Chris Smith II
WR Tre Tucker
CB Sam Webb
DE Tyree Wilson
S JT Woods

What is waivers in the NFL?

As the final preparations begin for the season, teams will make massive changes to their roster, either waiving or releasing players. But not all players instantly become free agents and free to sign with any team.

Well, when a player is ‘waived’, they are subject to the waiver wire, where any team can claim them and assume their current contract. Currently, the waiver wire order (listed below) is dependent on the NFL Draft order from this past April, but without any trades.

Teams will file waiver claims at the same time, but only the team with the highest claim will successfully ‘claim’ the player and their current contract.

Which NFL players are subject to go on waivers and not be released?

Whether or not a player enters the waiver wire of becomes a free agent depends on a player’s NFL service time. Players with at least four years of accrued NFL service time are outright released. If a player is released, their contract has ended, and they’re eligible to sign with any team.

However, if a player has less than four years of service time, they are waived and subject to waiver wire claims. Any player who is not claimed after being waived is eligible to sign wherever they’d like, including their former team’s practice squad.

Mainly, the group of players getting waived is those who are currently not eligible for unrestricted free agency status entering the year. They would be an Exclusive Rights Free Agent (less than three years of service) or a Restricted Free Agent (three years of service).

What is the NFL waiver order right now?

The NFL waiver order during the preseason and the first three weeks of the regular season mirrors the 2025 NFL Draft order. Once we get through four games, it resets to the current NFL standings. So the Titans have first crack at every player on waivers.