Silver and Black Pride is wrapping up the preseason AFC West position ranking series with a pretty strong position group for the division: safety.
The Denver Broncos and Los Angeles Chargers each had a safety earn second-team All-Pro honors last season, while the Kansas City Chiefs and Las Vegas Raiders each have a quality starter on the backend of their defenses, too. So, let’s see how the Raiders’ roster—and, more specifically, Jeremy Chinn—stack up to the rest of the division.
All stats referenced below are from the regular season unless otherwise noted.
2025 Stats: 94 tackles, 3 INTs, 7 PDs, 2.0 sacks, 6 TFLs (16 games)
In the five seasons since he missed the entire 2020 campaign with a knee injury, James has made four Pro Bowls and three second-team All-Pro squads, establishing himself as one of the best safeties in the entire league. He’s one of the most versatile defenders in the NFL and can impact every phase of the game. In addition to the numbers above, the statsheet-stuffer allowed a 68.4 passer rating when targeted, recorded 13 pressures on just 71 pass-rushes, and he ranked tied for 14th among safeties with 14 defensive stops against the run last season, per Pro Football Focus.
The Denver Broncos and Los Angeles Chargers each had a safety earn second-team All-Pro honors last season, while the Kansas City Chiefs and Las Vegas Raiders each have a quality starter on the backend of their defenses, too. So, let’s see how the Raiders’ roster—and, more specifically, Jeremy Chinn—stack up to the rest of the division.
All stats referenced below are from the regular season unless otherwise noted.
2025 Stats: 94 tackles, 3 INTs, 7 PDs, 2.0 sacks, 6 TFLs (16 games)
In the five seasons since he missed the entire 2020 campaign with a knee injury, James has made four Pro Bowls and three second-team All-Pro squads, establishing himself as one of the best safeties in the entire league. He’s one of the most versatile defenders in the NFL and can impact every phase of the game. In addition to the numbers above, the statsheet-stuffer allowed a 68.4 passer rating when targeted, recorded 13 pressures on just 71 pass-rushes, and he ranked tied for 14th among safeties with 14 defensive stops against the run last season, per Pro Football Focus.
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