{"id":118255,"date":"2024-05-09T01:17:11","date_gmt":"2024-05-09T01:17:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aweu.info\/?p=118255"},"modified":"2024-05-09T01:17:27","modified_gmt":"2024-05-09T01:17:27","slug":"raiders-should-trade-speedy-2nd-year-wr-nguyensa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mlbhi.aweu.info\/raiders-should-trade-speedy-2nd-year-wr-nguyensa\/","title":{"rendered":"Raiders Should Trade Speedy 2nd-Year WR"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div id=\"post-featured-container-id\">\n<div>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/GettyImages-1915585866.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=780\" alt=\"tre tucker\" width=\"780\" height=\"439\" data-dom-ready-time=\"98\" data-img-load-time=\"1194\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>Getty\u00a0Las Vegas Raiders WR Tre Tucker.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Following the 2024 NFL Draft, the Las Vegas Raiders have signed two new wide receivers\u00a0Michael Gallup\u00a0and\u00a0Jalen Guyton. The team now has 11 wide receivers on the roster but will likely only carry five or six into the regular season.<\/p>\n<p>Tre Tucker\u00a0was a third-round pick of the Raiders last season and showed some flashes as a deep threat. The speedster averaged 17.4 yards per reception last season and should only get better in 2024. However, Alex Ballentine of Bleacher Report doesn\u2019t think Tucker has a future in Las Vegas. He listed the wide receiver as one of the team\u2019s trade-or-cut candidates this offseason.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLet\u2019s get this out of the way first, the Raiders shouldn\u2019t cut Tre Tucker,\u201d Ballentine wrote in a\u00a0May 8 column. \u201cThe 23-year-old had some flashes of brilliance last season and his speed is an asset to the offense. He\u2019s on a cheap contract so it makes no sense to let him walk for nothing in return.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut the selection of Brock Bowers in the first round will leave him with a smaller role than what he was projected to have ahead of the draft.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Raiders may have a logjam at wide receiver but Tucker is one of their most intriguing young options. With a more stable deep passing game, he could be a major impact player for the team this season.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Why Would Las Vegas Want to Trade Tre Tucker?<\/h2>\n<p>A big reason why Ballentine thinks that Tucker is no longer a fit for the Raiders is due to the belief that he can only function as a slot receiver.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAt 5\u20199\u2033, 185 pounds, Tucker is a pure slot receiver,\u201d Ballentine wrote. \u201cHowever,\u00a0Jakobi Meyers\u00a0is also capable of operating on the inside and Bowers is going to get a lot of run from the alignment as well.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf there\u2019s a team that\u2019s willing to part with a decent draft pick to get Turner, the Raiders should be willing to listen.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>What Ballentine to opining simply isn\u2019t true. Tucker only played 117 snaps in the slot last season while taking 216 snaps out wide, per\u00a0Pro Football Focus. He certainly has the ability to play in the slot but it\u2019s difficult to call him a \u201cpure slot receiver.\u201d<\/p>\n<div id=\"0d5d22ba6c8f12f7ce1c239f326e81ce\">\n<article>\n<div>\n<p>Aidan O\u2019Connell &amp; Tre Tucker (30-yd TD) \ud83d\udcfd\ufe0f<\/p>\n<p>O\u2019Connell\u2019s pass to Tucker had a 55.7% completion probability, the 5th-most probable touchdown pass over 35 yards downfield this season.<\/p>\n<p>\ud83d\udd39 Air Yards: 35<br \/>\n\ud83d\udd39 Target Separation: 3.6 yds<\/p>\n<p>Watch Live:\u00a0t.co\/1OMRlplD2C<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Las Vegas Raiders Likely Won\u2019t Trade Tre Tucker<\/h2>\n<p>There\u2019s really no reason for the Raiders to trade Tucker. It\u2019s hard to imagine they\u2019ll get more than a fourth-round pick in a trade and they used a third-round pick on him just a year ago. That\u2019s not great value.<\/p>\n<p>While Tucker showed flashes as a rookie, no team is going to offer up a second-round pick for him. Plus, the Raiders likely value Tucker. He\u2019s one of the fastest players on the team and\u00a0Davante Adams\u00a0has praised him\u00a0in the past.<\/p>\n<p>Tucker is one of the Raiders\u2019 most intriguing young players and if he can get better at holding onto the ball, he could be a major weapon. He proved last season that he could get open just with his speed and route running. There\u2019s no reason for the Raiders to trade him before they really see how good he can be.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Getty\u00a0Las Vegas Raiders WR Tre Tucker. Following the 2024 NFL Draft, the Las Vegas Raiders have signed two new wide receivers\u00a0Michael Gallup\u00a0and\u00a0Jalen Guyton. 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