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1998 Oakland Raiders
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Record: 8-8-0, Finished 2nd in AFC West Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 288 points (18.0/g), 22nd of 30 in the NFL.
Allowed 356 points (22.2/g), 20th.
Differential of -68 points (-4.2/g), 21st.
Expected W-L: 6.0-10.0.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential -8 (-0.5/g), 24th.
Coached by Jon Gruden (8-8-0)
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1998 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees
Starters
Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE · Hide Non-primary Starters| Pos | Age | Yrs | GS | Summary of Player Stats | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
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| Offensive Starters | Complete Team Stats | |||||
| QB | Jeff George | 31 | 8 | 7 | 93 for 169, 1,186 yards, 4 td, 5 int, & 8 rushes for 2 yards and 0 td | Indianapolis Colts / 1st / 1st pick / 1990 |
| QB | Donald Hollas | 31 | 7 | 6 | 135 for 260, 1,754 yards, 10 td, 16 int, & 29 rushes for 120 yards and 1 td | Cincinnati Bengals / 4th / 99th pick / 1991 |
| RB | Napoleon Kaufman | 25 | 3 | 13 | 217 rushes for 921 yards, 2 td, & 25 catches for 191 yards and 0 td | Oakland Raiders / 1st / 18th pick / 1995 |
| FB | Jon Ritchie | 24 | Rook | 10 | 9 rushes for 23 yards, 0 td, & 29 catches for 225 yards and 0 td | Oakland Raiders / 3rd / 63rd pick / 1998 |
| WR | Tim Brown | 32 | 10 | 16 | 81 catches for 1,012 yards, 9 td, & 1 rush for -7 yards and 0 td | Los Angeles Raiders / 1st / 6th pick / 1988 |
| WR | James Jett | 28 | 5 | 16 | 45 catches for 882 yards, 6 td, & 1 rush for 3 yards and 0 td | |
| TE | Rickey Dudley | 26 | 2 | 15 | 36 catches for 549 yards, 5 td, & 1 rush for -2 yards and 0 td | Oakland Raiders / 1st / 9th pick / 1996 |
| LT | Mo Collins | 22 | Rook | 11 | Oakland Raiders / 1st / 23rd pick / 1998 |
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| LT | Pat Harlow | 29 | 7 | 5 | 2 fumbles recovered | New England Patriots / 1st / 11th pick / 1991 |
| LG | Steve Wisniewski | 31 | 9 | 16 | Dallas Cowboys / 2nd / 29th pick / 1989 |
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| C | Barret Robbins | 25 | 3 | 16 | Oakland Raiders / 2nd / 49th pick / 1995 |
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| RG | Derrick Graham | 31 | 8 | 12 | Kansas City Chiefs / 5th / 124th pick / 1990 |
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| RT | Lincoln Kennedy | 27 | 5 | 16 | 1 fumble recovered | Atlanta Falcons / 1st / 9th pick / 1993 |
| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | James Harris | 30 | 5 | 16 | 1.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | |
| LDT | Darrell Russell*+ | 22 | 1 | 16 | 10.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Oakland Raiders / 1st / 2nd pick / 1997 |
| RDT | Russell Maryland | 29 | 7 | 15 | 2.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Dallas Cowboys / 1st / 1st pick / 1991 |
| RDE | Lance Johnstone | 25 | 2 | 15 | 11.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Oakland Raiders / 2nd / 57th pick / 1996 |
| LLB | Terry Wooden | 31 | 8 | 10 | 2.0 sacks, 1 interception, 1 fumble recovered | Seattle Seahawks / 2nd / 29th pick / 1990 |
| LLB | James Folston | 27 | 4 | 5 | 1.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Los Angeles Raiders / 2nd / 52nd pick / 1994 |
| MLB | Greg Biekert | 29 | 5 | 16 | 3.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Los Angeles Raiders / 7th / 181st pick / 1993 |
| RLB | Richard Harvey | 32 | 8 | 16 | 4.0 sacks, 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | Buffalo Bills / 11th / 305th pick / 1989 |
| LCB | Charles Woodson* | 22 | Rook | 16 | 0.0 sacks, 5 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Oakland Raiders / 1st / 4th pick / 1998 |
| RCB | Eric Allen | 33 | 10 | 10 | 0.0 sacks, 5 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Philadelphia Eagles / 2nd / 30th pick / 1988 |
| RCB | Marquis Walker | 26 | 2 | 7 | 0.0 sacks, 2 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | |
| SS | Anthony Newman | 33 | 10 | 11 | 0.0 sacks, 2 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Los Angeles Rams / 2nd / 35th pick / 1988 |
| SS | Eric Turner | 30 | 7 | 6 | 1.0 sacks, 3 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Cleveland Browns / 1st / 2nd pick / 1991 |
| FS | Albert Lewis | 38 | 15 | 12 | 1.0 sacks, 2 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Kansas City Chiefs / 3rd / 61st pick / 1983 |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Greg Davis | 33 | 11 | 0 | 17 of 27 field goals & 31 of 31 extra points | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 9th / 246th pick / 1987 |
| P | Leo Araguz | 28 | 2 | 0 | 98 punts for a 43.4 average, 0 blocked | |
| PR | Desmond Howard | 28 | 6 | 1 | 45 punt returns for a 12.0 average and 2 td | Washington Redskins / 1st / 4th pick / 1992 |
| KR | Desmond Howard | 28 | 6 | 1 | 49 kick returns for a 21.2 average and 0 td | Washington Redskins / 1st / 4th pick / 1992 |
| Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
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| Eric Allen | 33 | DB | 10 | 10 | 184 | 5-10 | Arizona State | 11/22/1965 | 10 | Philadelphia Eagles / 2nd / 30th pick / 1988 |
| Vincent Amey | 23 | DE | 4 | 1 | 289 | 6-2 | Arizona State | 2/9/1975 | Rook | Oakland Raiders / 7th / 230th pick / 1998 |
| Leo Araguz | 28 | P | 16 | 0 | 190 | 5-11 | Stephen F. Austin | 1/18/1970 | 2 | |
| Darryl Ashmore | 29 | T | 15 | 4 | 310 | 6-7 | Northwestern | 11/1/1969 | 5 | Los Angeles Rams / 7th / 171st pick / 1992 |
| Greg Biekert | 29 | LB | 16 | 16 | 253 | 6-2 | Colorado | 3/14/1969 | 5 | Los Angeles Raiders / 7th / 181st pick / 1993 |
| Calvin Branch | 24 | DB | 16 | 0 | 195 | 5-11 | Colorado State,Iowa State | 5/8/1974 | 1 | Oakland Raiders / 6th / 172nd pick / 1997 |
| Jeremy Brigham | 23 | TE | 2 | 0 | 255 | 6-6 | Washington | 3/22/1975 | Rook | Oakland Raiders / 5th / 127th pick / 1998 |
| Bucky Brooks | 27 | DB | 6 | 0 | 192 | 6-0 | North Carolina | 1/22/1971 | 4 | Buffalo Bills / 2nd / 48th pick / 1994 |
| Derek V. Brown | 28 | TE | 16 | 4 | 259 | 6-6 | Notre Dame | 3/31/1970 | 6 | New York Giants / 1st / 14th pick / 1992 |
| Tim Brown | 32 | WR | 16 | 16 | 195 | 6-0 | Notre Dame | 7/22/1966 | 10 | Los Angeles Raiders / 1st / 6th pick / 1988 |
| Aundray Bruce | 32 | LB-TE-DE | 1 | 0 | 265 | 6-5 | Auburn | 4/30/1966 | 10 | Atlanta Falcons / 1st / 1st pick / 1988 |
| Perry Carter | 27 | DB | 6 | 0 | 194 | 6-0 | Southern Miss | 8/5/1971 | 3 | Arizona Cardinals / 4th / 107th pick / 1994 |
| Mo Collins | 22 | G-T | 16 | 11 | 325 | 6-4 | Florida | 9/22/1976 | Rook | Oakland Raiders / 1st / 23rd pick / 1998 |
| Rick Cunningham | 31 | T | 12 | 0 | 311 | 6-7 | Oregon State,Texas A&M | 1/4/1967 | 8 | Indianapolis Colts / 4th / 106th pick / 1990 |
| Greg Davis | 33 | K | 16 | 0 | 202 | 6-0 | The Citadel | 10/29/1965 | 11 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 9th / 246th pick / 1987 |
| Ernest Dixon | 27 | LB | 3 | 0 | 243 | 6-1 | South Carolina | 10/17/1971 | 4 | |
| Rickey Dudley | 26 | TE | 16 | 15 | 255 | 6-6 | Ohio State | 7/15/1972 | 2 | Oakland Raiders / 1st / 9th pick / 1996 |
| James Folston | 27 | LB | 16 | 5 | 236 | 6-3 | La-Monroe | 8/14/1971 | 4 | Los Angeles Raiders / 2nd / 52nd pick / 1994 |
| Jeff George | 31 | QB | 8 | 7 | 218 | 6-4 | Illinois,Purdue | 12/8/1967 | 8 | Indianapolis Colts / 1st / 1st pick / 1990 |
| Derrick Graham | 31 | G-T | 12 | 12 | 310 | 6-4 | Appalachian State | 3/18/1967 | 8 | Kansas City Chiefs / 5th / 124th pick / 1990 |
| Pat Harlow | 29 | T | 5 | 5 | 295 | 6-6 | USC | 3/16/1969 | 7 | New England Patriots / 1st / 11th pick / 1991 |
| James Harris | 30 | DE | 16 | 16 | 266 | 6-6 | Temple | 5/13/1968 | 5 | |
| Richard Harvey | 32 | LB | 16 | 16 | 235 | 6-1 | Tulane | 9/11/1966 | 8 | Buffalo Bills / 11th / 305th pick / 1989 |
| Donald Hollas | 31 | QB | 12 | 6 | 215 | 6-3 | Rice | 11/22/1967 | 7 | Cincinnati Bengals / 4th / 99th pick / 1991 |
| Desmond Howard | 28 | WR | 15 | 1 | 185 | 5-10 | Michigan | 5/15/1970 | 6 | Washington Redskins / 1st / 4th pick / 1992 |
| Grady Jackson | 25 | DT | 15 | 1 | 345 | 6-2 | Knoxville | 1/21/1973 | 1 | Oakland Raiders / 6th / 193rd pick / 1997 |
| James Jett | 28 | WR | 16 | 16 | 165 | 5-10 | West Virginia | 12/28/1970 | 5 | |
| Lance Johnstone | 25 | DE | 16 | 15 | 250 | 6-4 | Temple | 6/11/1973 | 2 | Oakland Raiders / 2nd / 57th pick / 1996 |
| Randy Jordan | 28 | RB | 16 | 0 | 207 | 5-10 | North Carolina | 6/6/1970 | 5 | |
| Napoleon Kaufman | 25 | RB | 13 | 13 | 185 | 5-9 | Washington | 6/7/1973 | 3 | Oakland Raiders / 1st / 18th pick / 1995 |
| Lincoln Kennedy | 27 | T-G | 16 | 16 | 335 | 6-6 | Washington | 2/12/1971 | 5 | Atlanta Falcons / 1st / 9th pick / 1993 |
| Albert Lewis | 38 | DB | 15 | 12 | 196 | 6-2 | Grambling State | 10/6/1960 | 15 | Kansas City Chiefs / 3rd / 61st pick / 1983 |
| Russell Maryland | 29 | DT | 15 | 15 | 300 | 6-1 | Miami (FL) | 3/22/1969 | 7 | Dallas Cowboys / 1st / 1st pick / 1991 |
| Terry Mickens | 27 | WR | 16 | 2 | 201 | 6-0 | Florida A&M | 2/21/1971 | 4 | Green Bay Packers / 5th / 146th pick / 1994 |
| John Henry Mills | 29 | LB | 5 | 0 | 226 | 6-0 | Wake Forest | 10/31/1969 | 5 | Houston Oilers / 5th / 131st pick / 1993 |
| Mike Morton | 26 | LB | 16 | 0 | 325 | 6-4 | North Carolina | 3/28/1972 | 3 | Oakland Raiders / 4th / 118th pick / 1995 |
| Anthony Newman | 33 | DB | 11 | 11 | 203 | 6-0 | Oregon | 11/25/1965 | 10 | Los Angeles Rams / 2nd / 35th pick / 1988 |
| Chuck Osborne | 25 | DT | 6 | 0 | 290 | 6-2 | Arizona | 11/2/1973 | 2 | St. Louis Rams / 7th / 222nd pick / 1996 |
| Anthony Prior | 28 | DB | 4 | 0 | 185 | 5-11 | Washington State | 3/27/1970 | 5 | New York Giants / 9th / 238th pick / 1992 |
| Louis Riddick | 29 | DB | 15 | 3 | 215 | 6-2 | Pittsburgh | 3/15/1969 | 6 | San Francisco 49ers / 9th / 248th pick / 1991 |
| Jon Ritchie | 24 | FB | 15 | 10 | 250 | 6-2 | Michigan,Stanford | 9/4/1974 | Rook | Oakland Raiders / 3rd / 63rd pick / 1998 |
| Barret Robbins | 25 | C | 16 | 16 | 320 | 6-3 | TCU | 8/26/1973 | 3 | Oakland Raiders / 2nd / 49th pick / 1995 |
| Darrell Russell*+ | 22 | DT-DE | 16 | 16 | 325 | 6-5 | USC | 5/27/1976 | 1 | Oakland Raiders / 1st / 2nd pick / 1997 |
| Kenny Shedd | 27 | WR | 15 | 0 | 168 | 5-10 | Northern Iowa | 2/14/1971 | 2 | New York Jets / 5th / 129th pick / 1993 |
| Travian Smith | 23 | LB | 2 | 0 | 240 | 6-4 | Oklahoma | 8/26/1975 | Rook | Oakland Raiders / 5th / 152nd pick / 1998 |
| Pat Swilling | 34 | LB-DE | 16 | 0 | 245 | 6-3 | Georgia Tech | 10/25/1964 | 12 | New Orleans Saints / 3rd / 60th pick / 1986 |
| James Trapp | 29 | DB-WR | 16 | 0 | 195 | 6-0 | Clemson | 12/28/1969 | 5 | Los Angeles Raiders / 3rd / 72nd pick / 1993 |
| Adam Treu | 24 | C | 16 | 0 | 300 | 6-5 | Nebraska | 6/24/1974 | 1 | Oakland Raiders / 3rd / 72nd pick / 1997 |
| Eric Turner | 30 | DB | 6 | 6 | 208 | 6-1 | UCLA | 9/20/1968 | 7 | Cleveland Browns / 1st / 2nd pick / 1991 |
| Marquis Walker | 26 | DB | 16 | 7 | 175 | 5-10 | Southeast Missouri State | 7/6/1972 | 2 | |
| Aaron Wallace | 31 | LB | 4 | 0 | 240 | 6-3 | Texas A&M | 4/17/1967 | 8 | Los Angeles Raiders / 2nd / 37th pick / 1990 |
| Harvey Williams | 31 | RB | 16 | 3 | 226 | 6-2 | LSU | 4/22/1967 | 7 | Kansas City Chiefs / 1st / 21st pick / 1991 |
| Jermaine Williams | 26 | RB | 10 | 0 | 235 | 5-11 | Houston | 7/3/1972 | Rook | |
| Rodney Williams | 25 | WR | 1 | 0 | 185 | 6-0 | Arizona | 8/15/1973 | Rook | |
| Wade Wilson | 39 | QB | 5 | 3 | 210 | 6-3 | Texas A&M-Commerce | 2/1/1959 | 17 | Minnesota Vikings / 8th / 210th pick / 1981 |
| Steve Wisniewski | 31 | G | 16 | 16 | 305 | 6-4 | Penn State | 4/7/1967 | 9 | Dallas Cowboys / 2nd / 29th pick / 1989 |
| Terry Wooden | 31 | LB | 16 | 10 | 239 | 6-3 | Syracuse | 1/14/1967 | 8 | Seattle Seahawks / 2nd / 29th pick / 1990 |
| Charles Woodson* | 22 | DB | 16 | 16 | 200 | 6-1 | Michigan | 10/7/1976 | Rook | Oakland Raiders / 1st / 4th pick / 1998 |
| Team Total | 28.2 | 16 | 240.9 | 6-2.0 | 5.1 |