What Condition the Position is in: Assessing Raiders need at RB
With free agency under a month away, it’s time to check in on the Raiders’ running back position to give it a condition of either Strong, Stable, Unstable, Serious, or Critical.
Starter: Zamir White
Backups: Brittain Brown, Austin Walter, Sincere McCormick, Tyreik McAllister
Free Agents: Josh Jacobs, Ameer Abdullah, Brandon Bolden, Jakob Johnson
Jacobs was having a down season even before he was lost to injury. White stepped in and started the final four games, averaging just under 100 yards per game.
Condition: Unstable
Jacobs is headed for free agency again and this time they won’t be using the franchise tag on him which would pay him over $14 million next season. White has a couple great games late in the season, but had shown no indication he could be a full time starter prior to that, so another decent option would be smart.
Johnson was the team’s primary fullback and they could probably bring him easily if they wished to do so.
