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Top 10 Las Vegas-Los Angeles-Oakland Raiders
Most of these guys go back a while.
Though you wouldn’t know it from recent years, the Raiders have quite a heritage of great players. This has been one of the harder lists to pare down, with many players who would have made the top 10 on other teams being left off this list. Interestingly, John Madden is the coach most associated with the Raiders, but Tom Flores coached the Raiders to two of their Super Bowl wins. Most of the guys on this list played for one or both of those coaches.
10. Khalil Mack
Mack spent only four seasons with the Raiders before being traded to the Bears before the 2018 season, where he continued to dominate. In those four seasons with the Raiders, Mack was named to the Pro Bowl three times and the All-Pro team twice. Mack recorded 40.5 sacks with the Raiders, forced nine fumbles, and recovered four. He was in the top 10 in tackles for losses all four seasons with the Raiders. He also intercepted two passes. He was the NFL defensive player of the year in 2016. He’s simply one of the best defensive playmakers in the NFL.
9. Fred Biletnikoff
Biletnikoff was the Mikhail Baryshnikov of the sidelines. Fred had some of the best hands in the league and was a precision route runner. He parlayed his skills…
