Oakland Raiders Two-Deep Depth Chart

Left Guard: Kelichi Osemele, Vadal Alexander

Former Baltimore Raven Kelechi Osemele is the reason why Jackson has moved to the right side. Osemele is and absolute mauler that moves people off of the line of scrimmage. He puts his 6’5″, 330 pound frame together with his brute strength and mean streak to destroy people.

He is indeed a road-grader but we shouldn’t put too much of that on what he really is. He’s a great guard that also pass-blocks well too, playing left tackle very well when Eugene Monroe was injured. Many thought that Osemele was going to play left tackle for the Raiders when he signed.

He did sign a big contract, but that was because he is such a dominant player. You have to pay dominant players regardless of position. Another part of why they’re paying him is they’re betting on his nastiness to rub off on the rest of the o-line making them better run-blockers.

Alexander was drafted by the Raiders partially because of the versatility he has. He has played guard and tackle on the right and left side of the offensive line in college. So if either guard gets hurt, Alexander is next in line to fill in at either of the guard spots.

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