Raiders Against Slot Receivers

1. It makes sense because the Raiders have their best collection of talent on the field when they are in 11 personnel. Hunter Renfrow has graded out as one of the best slot receivers in the league and he makes them a much better and consistent offense.
2. Raiders aim to exorcise demons of past against new-look Patriots. The 5-foot-10, 198-pound Edelman is the type of slot receiver that has given the Raiders fits the past couple years, but he.

1. Best Slot Receivers

Over the last two offseasons, Mike Mayock and Jon Gruden have tried to build an offense that is multiple and diverse. They brought in fullback Alec Ingold to play power fullback and Jason Witten to help the team run more multiple tight end sets.

Oakland Raiders wide receiver Amari Cooper, while predominantly used outside the numbers, has quietly become one of the league’s most efficient route runners from the slot. Despite running just 17.9 percent of his routes away from the outside boundary, Cooper has averaged 2.81 yards per route run from the slot in his three-year NFL career.

While both the team’s 21 (two running backs, one tight) and 12 (one running back, two tight ends) packages have been efficient, it is very evident through five games where this offense is at it’s best.

On the season, the Raiders have run 48 percent of their plays with three receivers on the field. On those 158 total plays, the team is averaging a whopping 8.7 yards per attempt through the air and 4.5 yards on the ground. Their overall success rate sits at 57 percent, the highest of any personnel grouping on the team.

It makes sense because the Raiders have their best collection of talent on the field when they are in 11 personnel. Hunter Renfrow has graded out as one of the best slot receivers in the league and he makes them a much better and consistent offense.

Best Slot Receivers

If rookie receivers Henry Ruggs III and Bryan Edwards can continue to improve with Nelson Agholor rotating in to spell them, this package should only see more snaps as the season goes along. The Raiders will certainly utilize the fullback and multiple tight end sets as well, but just know that the team is at its best with three receivers on the field.