No. 1 pick Fernando Mendoza is going to get most of the attention from the Las Vegas Raiders' rookie class, but he's not likely to play much at the start of the season. If it takes time to get him on the field, second-round pick safety Treydan Stukes may be the highest-drafted rookie to see playing time first.
Stukes is going to turn 25 in September, which is quite old for a rookie. The Raiders passed on some good players to select him in the second round, so they need him to be an impact player quickly.
However, he has failed to impress early in training camp. The Athletic's Sam Warren put together a stock report for a number of players on the Raiders' roster, and he believes Stukes' stock is down.
"Stukes hasn't struggled in camp. He's been sound in his ******* ignments, as he was during the offseason program. But the second-round pick has earned fewer opportunities than might be expected," Warren wrote.
"Stukes has yet to receive a first-team snap in any competitive period. That strays from his role this offseason, where he got chances with the ones at both safety and nickel. Veterans Taron Johnson and Jeremy Chinn missed some of those practices, however, allowing Stukes to step in. With both suited up for all training camp sessions, the rookie has been relegated to second string. He will have to show something once the pads come on to crack the rotation."
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Stukes is going to turn 25 in September, which is quite old for a rookie. The Raiders passed on some good players to select him in the second round, so they need him to be an impact player quickly.
However, he has failed to impress early in training camp. The Athletic's Sam Warren put together a stock report for a number of players on the Raiders' roster, and he believes Stukes' stock is down.
"Stukes hasn't struggled in camp. He's been sound in his ******* ignments, as he was during the offseason program. But the second-round pick has earned fewer opportunities than might be expected," Warren wrote.
"Stukes has yet to receive a first-team snap in any competitive period. That strays from his role this offseason, where he got chances with the ones at both safety and nickel. Veterans Taron Johnson and Jeremy Chinn missed some of those practices, however, allowing Stukes to step in. With both suited up for all training camp sessions, the rookie has been relegated to second string. He will have to show something once the pads come on to crack the rotation."
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