HENDERSON, Nev.—The Las Vegas Raiders find themselves today just 13 days —that is correct, my friends —less than two weeks from the start of the NFL Training Camp, and, to quote my three-year-old son Dexter Ernest Wayne Carpenter, “You’re welcome.”GM John Spytek is tasked with delivering the Silver and Black's final 53-man roster to Roger Goodell and the NFL offices on Sunday, August 30, 2026, at 6:00 p.m. ET (3:00 p.m. PT). You may or may not realize this, but that is a significant change from previous years, when cuts were due following the final preseason games on Tuesday.As we have done for seven years, we will preview each position group, and next to each group, I will list the players I project the Raiders to carry at that spot when the final 53-man roster is out.Inside Linebackers: FiveI believe the Raiders can be really creative at ILB. If the season were to start today, I believe they could keep five; that is not certain, though. If two younger players emerge, perhaps at another position, the Raiders could use the fifth spot on the depth chart for an extra ILB to keep another player they can’t afford to lose. It is interesting to wonder as GM John Spytek sets about “Spyteking” his second roster in Las Vegas.No. 1: ILB Nakobe Dean, 5’11” 230 lbs.Dec. 5, 2018 - Horn Lake's Nakobe Dean, Mississippi's 6A Mr. Football, was named the Butkus Award winner. Dean helped the Eagles finish the season with a perfect 15-0 record.