Duane Starks had an injury marred season in which he only played in 3 games and made 3 tackles.  He still is a decent football player and will likely be the nickel back for the Raiders as their young corners have seized the starting roles on the team.  Starks provides good depth in the secondary for the Raiders.

Booty hasn’t done much in his NFL career as he bounced around as a third string QB which is his likely role for the Raiders.  Don’t expect much as he’s never seen the field in a real NFL game.  I have a feeling that Coach Kiffin did this as a favor to his QB at USC last season who is Josh Booty’s little brother.

The Raiders have signed CB Chris Johnson who didn’t play a down last season for the St. Louis Rams.  He played in 13 games for the Rams in 2005 and he made 24 tackles, defensed 4 passes, forced a fumble and recovered a fumble.  He also returned 38 kickoffs that season for 857 yards (22.6 avg) with 1 TD return.  Look for the Raiders to use him in their nickel and dime packages if he makes the team.  He also will be insurance for Chris Carr as a kickoff returner.

The Raiders need all the help they can get on their offensive line that’s why they re-signed Slaughter.  He played in 15 games last season for the Raiders and started 6 of them.   He is a massive player at 6′8″, 340 pounds so the Raiders hope they can teach him a few tricks that will help him perform better in 2007.

Alvis Whitted will give the Raiders a solid #3 or #4 WR next season.  He played in 14 games last season (13 starts) and he caught 27 passes for 299 yards (11.1 avg).  He also carried the ball 1 time for 4 yards.