The 2026 season is the Las Vegas Raiders' 57th in the National Football League (NFL), their 67th overall, their seventh in Las Vegas, their second under general manager John Spytek and their first season under head coach Klint Kubiak. The Raiders have at least matched their 3–14 record from 2025, recording their first 3–0 start since 2021. They will attempt to improve upon this record, make the playoffs after a four-year absence, end their 23-year AFC West title drought, and put an end to two consecutive seasons with fewer than five wins. This season began with the team's sixth head coach since 2021. It also began with the team's fifth opening day starter in as many seasons.
Offseason Coaching changes Following the end of the 2025 season, the Raiders fired head coach Pete Carroll after only one season. The team has said that the search for a new hire would be led by GM John Spytek and minority owner Tom Brady. Defensive coordinator Patrick Graham's contract was not renewed and he left to become the defensive coordinator of the Pittsburgh Steelers.
On February 9, 2026, the team named Seattle Seahawks offensive coordinator Klint Kubiak the team's new head coach. Former San Diego Chargers' head coach Mike McCoy was named assistant head coach. Kubiak named Seahawks' quarterback coach Andrew Janocko as the team's new offensive coordinator. Defensive line and run game coordinator Rob Leonard was promoted to defensive coordinator.
Signings
Position Player Previous team Date signed NotesLB Nakobe Dean UFA Philadelphia Eagles March 11 3 years, $36 millionK Matt Gay UFA San Francisco 49ers March 11 1 year, $1.6 millionC Tyler Linderbaum UFA Baltimore Ravens March 12 3 years, $81 millionWR Jalen Nailor UFA Minnesota Vikings March 12 3 years, $35 millionDE Kwity Paye UFA Indianapolis Colts March 12 3 years, $48 millionLB Quay Walker UFA Green Bay Packers March 12 4 years, $40.5 millionQB Kirk Cousins UFA Atlanta Falcons April 6 5 years, $172 million
Trades Trades below are only for trades that included a player. Draft pick-only trades will go in the draft section. Date Player(s)/Asset(s) received Team Player(s)/Asset(s) traded Source March 11 CB Taron Johnson,2026 7th round selection (No. 228) Buffalo Bills 2026 6th round selection (No. 182) March 11 2026 6th round selection (No. 208) New York Jets QB Geno Smith,2026 7th round selection (No. 228)
Draft
The Raiders held the first overall pick in the draft for the first time since 2007, when they were based in Oakland.
+ 2026 Las Vegas Raiders draft selections Round Selection Player Position College Notes 1 1 Fernando Mendoza QB Indiana 2 36 Traded to the Houston Texans 38 Treydan Stukes S Arizona From Commanders via Texans 3 67 Keyron Crawford DE Auburn 91 Trey Zuhn III G Texas A&M From Bills via Texans 4 101 Jermod McCoy CB Tennessee From Tennessee via Buffalo 117 Traded to the Houston Texans From Vikings via Jaguars 122 Mike Washington Jr. RB Arkansas From Eagles via Falcons 134 Traded to the Atlanta Falcons Compensatory selection 5 141 Traded to the Cleveland Browns 150 Dalton Johnson S Arizona From New Orleans 175 Hezekiah Masses CB California Compensatory selection 6 182 Traded to the Buffalo Bills From Jets via Browns and Jaguars 185 Traded to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers 195 Malik Benson WR Oregon From Buccaneers 208 Traded to the Atlanta Falcons From Bills via Jets 7 219 Traded to the New Orleans Saints 229 Brandon Cleveland DT NC State From Buccaneers
+ 2026 Las Vegas Raiders undrafted free agents Name Position College Ref. Jacob Clark QB Missouri State Tyler Duzansky LS Penn State Roman Hemby RB Indiana Isaiah Jatta T BYU Devin Lafayette S Troy Matt Lauter TE Boise State Kansei Matsuzawa K Hawaii Caleb Offord CB Kennesaw State Justin Pickett G Duke Chase Roberts WR BYU Corey Rucker WR Arkansas State Cian Slone DE NC State Gary Smith III DT UCLA Xavian Sorey Jr. LB Arkansas Chris Thomas LB Maine Tanner Wall S BYU E.J. Williams Jr. WR Indiana Devyn Perkins S Utah Tech Niklas Henning T Queen's (Canada) Patrick Gurd TE Cincinnati Kamar Missouri T UTSA Jonathan Brady WR Indiana
Draft trades
Staff
Current roster
Preseason Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Recap 1 Arizona Cardinals L 14–27 0–1 Allegiant Stadium Recap 2 at Houston Texans W 22–20 1–1 Reliant Stadium Recap 3 San Francisco 49ers L 12–18 1–2 Allegiant Stadium Recap
Regular season Schedule Week Date Time () Opponent Result Record Venue Network Recap 1 September 13 1:25p.m. Miami Dolphins W 27–13 1–0Allegiant StadiumFox Recap 2 September 20 1:05p.m. at Los Angeles Chargers W 26–14 2–0SoFi StadiumCBS Recap 3 September 27 1:25p.m. at New Orleans Saints W 35–27 3–0 Caesars Superdome CBS Recap 4 October 4 1:25p.m. Kansas City Chiefs L 27–30 3–1 Allegiant Stadium CBS Recap 5 October 11 10:00a.m. at New England Patriots Gillette StadiumCBS 6 October 18 1:25p.m. Buffalo Bills Allegiant StadiumCBS 7 October 25 1:25p.m. Los Angeles Rams Allegiant Stadium Fox 8 November 1 10:00a.m. at New York Jets MetLife StadiumFox 9 November 8 1:05p.m. at San Francisco 49ers Levi's StadiumCBS 10 November 15 1:05p.m. Seattle Seahawks Allegiant StadiumCBS 11 November 22 1:25p.m. at Denver Broncos Empower Field at Mile HighCBS 12 November 29 10:00a.m. at Cleveland Browns Huntington Bank FieldFox 13 Bye 14 December 13 1:05p.m. Los Angeles Chargers Allegiant StadiumCBS 15 December 20 1:25p.m. Denver Broncos Allegiant StadiumCBS 16 December 27 1:05p.m. Tennessee Titans Allegiant StadiumFox 17 January 3 1:05p.m. at Arizona Cardinals State Farm Stadium CBS 18 January 9/10 at Kansas City Chiefs Arrowhead Stadium Notes Intra-division opponents are in bold text. Networks and times from Weeks 5–17 and dates from Weeks 12–17 are subject to change as a result of flexible scheduling. The date, time and network for Week 18 will be finalized at the end of Week 17.
Game summaries Week 1: vs. Miami Dolphins
Week 2: at Los Angeles Chargers
The Raiders put an end to 4 consecutive losses to the Chargers, as well as 5 consecutive losses to them in Los Angeles. They improved to 2–0 for their first such start since 2021 with the 26–14 upset win.
Week 3: at New Orleans Saints
With the win, the Raiders secured their first 3–0 start since 2021.
Week 4: vs. Kansas City Chiefs
Week 5: at New England Patriots
Standings Division
Conference
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