Las Vegas Raiders Fantasy Football Cheat Sheet For 2026: Ashton Jeanty, Fernando Mendoza and More
Ian Hartitz and Dwain McFarland break down everything you need to know for the 2026 fantasy football season with the Las Vegas Raiders.
The Raiders have (hopefully) welcomed their franchise QB to the roster in Fernando Mendoza, but how will the new chapter translate to fantasy football? Ian Hartitz and Dwain McFarland bring you everything you need to know about the Chiefs for fantasy football with their 2026 fantasy football cheat sheet, highlighting their fantasy football rankings, projections and more.
Las Vegas Raiders Team Cheat Sheet For 2026
- 2025 Record/Rank in PPG: 3-14 / 14.2 (32)
- 2026 Proj TDs per game: 1.9 (rank: 29)
- Head Coach: Klint Kubiak (new)
- Offensive Playcaller: Kubiak (OC Andrew Janocko/new)
- Projected Plays Per Game: 59.8 (rank: 24)
- Projected Dropback Rate: 61.5% (rank: 9)
- Matthew Freedman’s Projected Win Total: 5.6
- Offensive Line Grade: C
- Key Departures: Geno Smith
- Key Additions: Fernando Mendoza, Kirk Cousins, Mike Washington, Jalen Nailor, Tyler Linderbaum
Raiders Fantasy Footbal Rankings and Depth Chart
- QB: Fernando Mendoza (QB26)
- RB: Ashton Jeanty (RB9) | Mike Washington (RB48)
- WR: Tre Tucker (WR71) | Jalen Nailor (WR73) | Jack Bech (WR107)
- TE: Brock Bowers (TE2)
Fantasy Football Overview For The 2026 Raiders
The NFL Draft's No. 1 overall pick is fresh off one of the best college seasons … ever. Of course, Mendoza was playing with one of America's best rosters at Indiana, something that is NOT the case in Las Vegas. Throw in the likelihood of Kirk Cousins starting the first chunk of the season, and Mendoza profiles as more of a late-round streamer option in fantasy land ahead of Year 1.
Ashton Jeanty's rookie season was marred by life behind the NFL's worst offensive line, but flashes were still evident in blowup performances against the Bears (155 yards, 3 TD) and Texans (188 yards, 2 TD). Klint Kubiak deployed an evenly split two-back committee with the Seahawks, but Jeanty sure looks like THE running back, y'all, based on this current depth chart. Even with the addition of rookie RB Mike Washington, a better run scheme could be enough to turn Jeanty’s disappointing rookie-year RB16 finish into top-10 goodness.
Tre Tucker and Jalen Nailor profile as the leaders of this WR room, which is just such a ridiculous sentence to write out. Kubiak has led run-heavy offenses during each of his last two stops in Seattle and New Orleans, and whoever winds up leading this group will still be the offense's No. 2 pass-game option behind Brock Bowers. Tucker deserves top billing, but expecting more than boom-or-bust WR4 production feels like wishful thinking.
Bowers' encore campaign was unfortunately undone by a lingering knee injury, bad QB play and a scheme that was rough enough to warrant OC Chip Kelly getting fired in November. And yet, Bowers still somehow finished as fantasy's TE2 in PPR points per game. Don't be surprised if Bowers reminds everyone just how special he is inside an improved offense. He's fantasy's consensus TE2 and in play as a Round 2-3 option.
Utilization Notes For The 2026 Raiders
Ashton Jeanty averaged 14.3 fantasy points as a rookie, finishing as the RB15. That is a respectable number—on par with Bijan Robinson's 14.4 in 2023. And Jeanty proved capable of handling a heavy workload. He ranked second in rush share (78%) and seventh in target share (14%), resulting in the No. 7 Utilization Score (84). Historically, RBs in that range averaged 16.4 points. The Raiders don't project as a high-scoring offense, but the addition of Tyler Linderbaum at center and an upgrade at playcaller with Klint Kubiak are positives. Jeanty projects as a low-end RB1 in 2026.
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