The Las Vegas Raiders are a fascinating team from a dynasty fantasy football perspective. They were the worst team in the NFL last year.
Yet they have two borderline top-12 dynasty assets on the roster. With a slew of changes to the organization and roster in 2026, what is the Raiders’ outlook for dynasty?
Ashton Jeanty Has RB1 Upside for Las Vegas
If you drafted Ashton Jeanty with the 1.01, you certainly left 2025 feeling underwhelmed. That’s perfectly reasonable, as Jeanty objectively did not produce at the level we were hoping or expecting. But let’s not pretend Jeanty didn’t prove he’s really good at football.
Jeanty’s usage exceeded expectations. He led the league with an 84.3% opportunity share. His 14.8% target share may have resulted in inefficient receptions, but it proves his value as a receiver.
Look at the graph below. The most efficient players are all running backs on good teams and Jeanty. He did everything he could playing for one of the worst coaching staffs of all time behind one of the worst offensive lines of all time with some of the worst quarterback play this century.
Jeanty is 22 years old. The Raiders presumably have their franchise quarterback in Fernando Mendoza. New head coach Klint Kubiak was responsible for the offense that made both Kenneth Walker III and Zach Charbonnet stand out in the chart above.
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The Raiders will be improved in 2026 because they really can’t be worse. Jeanty merely needs below-average offensive line and quarterback play to be a fantasy RB1. If he ever finds himself playing on a top-10 offense, he has a Bijan Robinson-level ceiling. Las Vegas will not be bad forever. The future is bright for Jeanty.
Brock Bowers Remains Dynasty’s Top Tight End
After posting the greatest rookie season by a tight end in fantasy football history, Brock Bowers was catapulted into the top 12 of dynasty assets. On the surface, he disappointed as a sophomore. But did he really?
Bowers averaged 15.5 fantasy points per game as a rookie. He was at 14.7 PPG in his second season. Sure, we wanted further progression, but that’s not exactly even a downturn.
Most notably, Bowers almost reached his rookie level of production despite playing through a knee injury that was clearly hindering him.
We learned that Bowers was dealing with a PCL injury, something fantasy managers need to be way more mindful of going forward. While it’s physically possible to play through a PCL injury, Bowers, Ricky Pearsall, and Drake London all proved it’s not possible to play well.
Bowers was never truly healthy in 2025 outside of Week 1. But it was Weeks 2-4 where he was the most compromised. If we look at his output excluding those games, he averaged 16.4 PPG.
He did this with a quarterback who had no time to throw behind a dreadful offensive line. He did this in an offense with a coordinator who was so terrible at his job that, despite being the highest-paid offensive coordinator in NFL history, Chip Kelly was fired after 11 games. He did this playing for a coach that was one and done.
Unless Mendoza ends up being a colossal bust, Bowers’ offensive environment will be much better beginning as soon as this year. He remains the top tight end in dynasty.
Fernando Mendoza Projects as Superflex 1.01
Obviously, Mendoza is not yet a Raider. We have to wait until the end of April for that to be official. But barring something unexpected or the Raiders trading the pick, they will select the Indiana quarterback and national champion with the 1.01 on April 23.
Here is what PFSN College Football Analyst Ian Cummings had to say about Mendoza in his latest 7-round mock draft.
“Fernando Mendoza won the Heisman. He helped lead the Indiana Hoosiers to their first Big Ten Championship win since 1967. He nearly led the nation with an incredible PFSN QB Impact score of 93.2 and a blue-chip draft evaluation grade. This is what a franchise quarterback looks like.”
By no means is Mendoza an Andrew Luck-level prospect. But he is the best quarterback in this class and capable of immediately elevating a downtrodden franchise.
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Physically, he reminds me a bit of Justin Herbert. He’s tall, strong, and has a big arm. He’s not a rushing quarterback, but he’s a quarterback capable of rushing. He should be the unquestioned 1.01 in Superflex rookie drafts.
Why Dynasty Managers Should Sell Jack Bech
The only other player of note on the Raiders is Jack Bech. Even calling him a “player of note” feels overly generous, though.
Bech was selected in the second round of last year’s draft. That’s a slot high enough where we expect some modicum of rookie-year production. Instead, we got 20 receptions for 224 yards. We got a player who couldn’t earn snaps ahead of a deep-fried Tyler Lockett.
Bech failed to reach the 525-yard threshold we need to see from wide receivers as rookies. Players who fall below this marker never matter in fantasy over 80% of the time. When a wide receiver doesn’t even reach 250 yards, we’re talking about a bust rate north of 90%.
No one is mistaking Bech for some elite prospect who was expected to smash from day one. But there’s no reason to make excuses for how unproductive he was as a rookie. If you can flip Bech for a 2026 or 2027 second- or third-round pick, you should do it. The odds Bech ever matters are incredibly slim.
