{
  "id": 3598267,
  "title": "Final Las Vegas Raiders’ 53-man roster prediction ahead of San Francisco 49ers preseason game",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/26/final-las-vegas-raiders-53-man-roster-prediction-ahead-of-san",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-26T21:37:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/final-las-vegas-raiders-53-213700193.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Las Vegas Raiders are preparing for their final preseason game against the San Francisco 49ers and the league's cutdown day on Sunday, Aug. 30. The team will be cutting down to 53 players.\n\nQuarterback Kirk Cousins will start, with Fernando Mendoza as the backup. Aidan O’Connell, who had a better performance in the recent game against the Arizona Cardinals, will be cut.\n\nAt running back, Ashton Jeanty is the starter, with Mike Washington Jr., Connor Heyward, and Dylan Laube as backups. Roman Hemby, Dare Ogunbowale, and Patrick Gurd are cut.\n\nAt wide receiver, Tre Tucker, Jalen Nailor, and Jack Bech will start, with Malik Benson and Dareke Young as backups. Shedrick Jackson, E.J. Williams, Dont’e Thornton Jr., Chase Roberts, Phillip Dorsett II, Deven Thompkins, and Noah Brown are cut.\n\nThe tight end position seems straightforward, with Brock Bowers and Michael Mayer as starters, and Ian Thomas rounding out the group. Carter Runyon, Albert Okwuegbunam, and Chris Myarick are cut.\n\nIn the offensive line, Kolton Miller, Spencer Burford, Tyler Linderbaum, Jackson Powers-Johnson, and DJ Glaze are starters. Charles Grant, Caleb Rogers, Atonio Mafi, Trey Zuhn III, Dalton Wagner, Will Putnam, Jordan Meredith, Kamar Missouri, Justin Pickett, Isaiah Jatta, and Niklas Henning are cut.\n\nEdge players Maxx Crosby, Malcolm Koonce, Kwity Paye, Keryon Crawford, and Cian Slone are on the roster. Jahfari Harvey and Patrick Johnson are cut. Some players are on injured reserve, including Brennan Jackson.",
  "summary": "One last stab and predicting who makes the team with cutdown day on Sunday.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Yahoo Sports",
        "title": "49ers host free-agent edge rusher ahead of final preseason game",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/26/49ers-host-free-agent-edge-rusher-ahead-of-final-preseason-game",
        "published": "2026-08-26T23:45:53.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}