The Las Vegas Raiders’ lost a 33-30 home loss to the Buffalo Bills on Sunday Let’s review how their wide receivers fared:
Tre Tucker
Tucker played 46 snaps, which led the team Sunday and was a season high for him. He had his second big game of the season as he had five catches for 97 yards and two touchdowns. The Raiders need to find consistent production from Tucker and it’s on him, Kirk Cousins and the coaching staff to do so. He can be an impact player.
Jalen Nailor:
The starter returned from missing
Week 5 with a concussion. He had one catch for 9 yards on four targets Sunday. He has 6 catches for 61 yards on 15 targets in five games after signing a three-year, $35 million contract in free agency.
Cody White:
White played 14 snaps after playing a combined 89 snaps the past two weeks because of injuries. He didn’t have a catch on two targets and couldn’t bring a pass at the goal line on third down.
Malik Benson
The rookie sixth-round pick played eight snaps. He wasn’t target. He has two catches on eight targets for 12 yards this season.
Dareke Young:
He played six offensive snap. He didn’t have any targets.
Conclusion:
As has been their recent trend, the Raiders threw more to their tight ends and running backs than their receivers with 26 targets. The Raiders’ tight ends and running backs have been targeted 82 times in the past three games. The Raiders’ wide receivers have been targeted 41 times, exactly half the number, in that time period.
