If the Las Vegas Raiders lose their final two games of the season, they will pick No. 1 overall in the 2026 NFL Draft.
They aren't leaving much to chance.
The Raiders have a bunch of absences for Sunday's game against fellow bottom dwellers, the New York Giants.
You can't make players take the field and not give their best. But you can come up with ways to keep the best players off the field.
There are certainly some talented Raiders set to miss Sunday's game.
MORE: The Giants, the Raiders, the NFL Draft order and the Disgrace of Gijon
Who isn't playing for Raiders?
The two most prominent players not suiting up for Vegas are pass rusher Maxx Crosby and tight end Brock Bowers.
Both have been playing through injury, but the Raiders decided to sit them down for the rest of the season now.
They have also placed safety Jeremy Chinn on IR.
Talented offensive lineman Kolton Miller is also ruled out for Sunday's game.
The Giants have ruled out Theo Johnson, Beaux Collins, Andrwe Thomas, John Michael Schmitz, Tyler Nubin, Evan Neal and DJ Davidson.
More NFL news:
- Derrick Henry just set an all-time NFL record
- Sean McDermott took his glasses off, and the Bills can't stop winning
- We now know why DK Metcalf wasn't ejected for shoving a fan
- There's one super disappointing part to Philip Rivers' return
- This James Cook, Dalvin Cook brothers middle names fact is wild
- Maxx Crosby isn't happy about this Raiders decision