Shocking: Raiders coach Antonio Pierce set to move from the vikings

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Shocking: Raiders coach Antonio Pierce set to move from the vikings

A closer look at the Las Vegas Raiders defensive grades of the 2023-24 NFL regular season.

Undoubtedly, the Las Vegas Raiders defense finished as a top-ten defense of the 2023-24 NFL regular season.

According to Pro Football Focus, the Raiders’ defense finished the 2023-24 NFL regular season with the ninth-ranked best defense in all of the NFL.

Five Raiders finished the 2023-24 NFL regular season with high Pro Football Focus defensive grades, and it started with defensive end Maxx Crosby. Crosby has the highest defensive PFF grade on the Silver and Black defense. He finished the season with a PFF defensive grade of 92.0, a run defense grade of 92.7, and a pass rush grade of 83.9. According to Pro Football Focus, Crosby is the 4th best edge rusher in the NFL. In his fifth season with the Silver and Black, Cosby ended the season with 55 solo tackles, 35 assists, 14.5 sacks, and one fumble recovery in 17 games.

Raiders edge rusher Malcolm Koonce has the second-highest PFF defensive grade for the Silver and Black defense. He finished the season with a defensive PFF grade of 81.3, a run defense grade of 66.3, and a pass rush grade of 78.9. According to Pro Football Focus, Koonce is the 21st-best edge rusher in the NFL. He finished the season with 32 solo tackles, 11 assists, and eight sacks in 17 games this season.

Linebacker Robert Spillane is listed as having the third-highest PFF defensive grade for the Silver and Black defense. He finished the season with a defensive PFF grade of 77.0, a run defense grade of 89.0, and a pass-rushing grade of 87.1. According to Pro Football Focus, Spillane is the 18th-best linebacker in the NFL. In his first season with the Silver and Black, Spillane finished with 82 solo tackles, 66 assists, three and a half sacks, one fumble recovery, and three interceptions in 17 games this season.

Cornerback Jack Jones has the fourth-highest PFF defensive grade for the Silver and Black defense. He finished the season with a PFF defensive grade of 71.6, a pass rush grade of 69.4, and a coverage grade of 71.9. According to Pro Football Focus, Jones is listed as the 31st-best corner in the NFL. He finished the season with 20 solo tackles, five assists, and two interceptions in seven games for the Silver and Black.