The Raiders Go All In with Pocket Aces: Can Bowers and Jeanty Both Pace Their Positions in 2025?

Kevin Szafraniec
July 18, 2025

Kevin Szafraniec explains why Brock Bowers and Ashton Jeanty could pace their respective positions in 2025 and how the Raiders’ offseason overhaul in the front office and on the sidelines will help them do it.

Since moving to Las Vegas in 2020, the Raiders have only recorded one winning season and have been largely mediocre, sporting a 36-48 record over the past five seasons. Unfortunately, the franchise was moving in the wrong direction in 2024, with their 4-13 finish representing the worst record the team has had since 2014.

However, it wasn’t an entirely lost season, as rookie tight end Brock Bowers emerged as fantasy’s PPR TE1 while putting together the best statistical season of any rookie at the position in the history of the NFL. Additionally, the Raiders’ ownership completely overhauled the front office and coaching staff this offseason, bringing in proven winners to help right the ship. Early returns have been promising, as the new regime has already upgraded the quarterback position and drafted star running back Ashton Jeanty to form a formidable duo with Bowers for the foreseeable future.

Before we get too ahead of ourselves, there is still plenty of work to be done across Las Vegas’ roster. However, it is not difficult to see that the Raiders are heading in the right direction after witnessing the moves the organization has made this offseason. With that in mind, how high are the ceilings for Bowers and Jeanty while playing under Pete Carroll and Chip Kelly, and how much will the shortcomings of a rebuilding Raiders roster hold the young stars back?

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Antonio Pierce Falls Flat in an Extended Audition

Year 2 of the Antonio Pierce experiment did not go as planned. Following a 5-4 record coaching on an interim basis, Las Vegas gave Pierce a full season to show what he could do. Sadly, he had fewer wins across 17 games in 2024 than he did in nine games in 2023. While the offense took a slight step back, the biggest issue was a defense that gave up an average of 6.06 more points per game than in the year prior.

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Kevin Szafraniec

Full-time Cat Dad, Sneakerhead, Record Collector, LOTR Fanboy, and Jeopardy Enthusiast. Fantasy football writer and beatmaker in my free time. Follow me on X and Bluesky @thecatdadff