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Record: 5-11-0, Finished 3rd in AFC West Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 263 points (16.4/g), 29th of 32 in the NFL.
Allowed 388 points (24.2/g), 24th.
Differential of -125 points (-7.8/g), 28th.
Expected W-L: 4.6-11.4.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +1 (0.1/g), 15th.
Coached by Lane Kiffin (1-3-0)and Tom Cable (4-8-0)
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2008 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees
| Pos | Age | Yrs | GS | Summary of Player Stats | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
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| Offensive Starters | Complete Team Stats | |||||
| QB | JaMarcus Russell | 23 | 1 | 15 | 198 for 368, 2,423 yards, 13 td, 8 int, & 17 rushes for 127 yards and 1 td | Oakland Raiders / 1st / 1st pick / 2007 |
| RB | Justin Fargas | 28 | 5 | 14 | 218 rushes for 853 yards, 1 td, & 10 catches for 52 yards and 0 td | Oakland Raiders / 3rd / 96th pick / 2003 |
| RB | Darren McFadden | 21 | Rook | 5 | 113 rushes for 499 yards, 4 td, & 29 catches for 285 yards and 0 td | Oakland Raiders / 1st / 4th pick / 2008 |
| FB | Luke Lawton | 28 | 3 | 7 | 0 rushes for 0 yards, 0 td, & 6 catches for 30 yards and 0 td | |
| WR | Ronald Curry | 29 | 6 | 10 | 19 catches for 181 yards, 2 td, & 1 rush for 1 yards and 0 td | Oakland Raiders / 7th / 235th pick / 2002 |
| WR | Javon Walker | 30 | 6 | 7 | 15 catches for 196 yards, 1 td | Green Bay Packers / 1st / 20th pick / 2002 |
| WR | Ashley Lelie | 28 | 6 | 6 | 11 catches for 197 yards, 2 td | Denver Broncos / 1st / 19th pick / 2002 |
| WR | Chaz Schilens | 23 | Rook | 6 | 15 catches for 226 yards, 2 td, & 1 rush for -2 yards and 0 td | Oakland Raiders / 7th / 226th pick / 2008 |
| TE | Zach Miller | 23 | 1 | 15 | 56 catches for 778 yards, 1 td | Oakland Raiders / 2nd / 38th pick / 2007 |
| LT | Kwame Harris | 26 | 5 | 11 | 2 fumbles recovered | San Francisco 49ers / 1st / 26th pick / 2003 |
| LT | Mario Henderson | 24 | 1 | 5 | Oakland Raiders / 3rd / 91st pick / 2007 |
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| LG | Robert Gallery | 28 | 4 | 16 | Oakland Raiders / 1st / 2nd pick / 2004 |
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| C | Jake Grove | 28 | 4 | 12 | 1 fumble recovered | Oakland Raiders / 2nd / 45th pick / 2004 |
| RG | Cooper Carlisle | 31 | 8 | 15 | 1 fumble recovered | Denver Broncos / 4th / 112th pick / 2000 |
| RT | Cornell Green | 32 | 6 | 16 | 1 fumble recovered | |
| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | Jay Richardson | 24 | 1 | 11 | 3.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Oakland Raiders / 5th / 138th pick / 2007 |
| LDE | Derrick Burgess | 30 | 7 | 10 | 3.5 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Philadelphia Eagles / 3rd / 63rd pick / 2001 |
| LDT | Tommy Kelly | 28 | 4 | 16 | 4.5 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | |
| RDT | Gerard Warren | 30 | 7 | 16 | 4.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Cleveland Browns / 1st / 3rd pick / 2001 |
| RDE | Kalimba Edwards | 29 | 6 | 11 | 5.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Detroit Lions / 2nd / 35th pick / 2002 |
| RDE | Derrick Burgess | 30 | 7 | 10 | 3.5 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Philadelphia Eagles / 3rd / 63rd pick / 2001 |
| LOLB | Ricky Brown | 25 | 2 | 6 | ||
| MLB | Kirk Morrison | 26 | 3 | 16 | 1.0 sacks, 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | Oakland Raiders / 3rd / 78th pick / 2005 |
| ROLB | Thomas Howard | 25 | 2 | 16 | 1.0 sacks, 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | Oakland Raiders / 2nd / 38th pick / 2006 |
| LCB | DeAngelo Hall | 25 | 4 | 8 | 0.5 sacks, 3 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Atlanta Falcons / 1st / 8th pick / 2004 |
| LCB | Chris Johnson | 29 | 3 | 7 | 0.0 sacks, 3 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Green Bay Packers / 7th / 245th pick / 2003 |
| RCB | Nnamdi Asomugha*+ | 27 | 5 | 15 | 0.0 sacks, 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | Oakland Raiders / 1st / 31st pick / 2003 |
| SS | Gibril Wilson | 27 | 4 | 15 | 1.5 sacks, 2 interceptions, 3 fumbles recovered | New York Giants / 5th / 136th pick / 2004 |
| FS | Hiram Eugene | 28 | 1 | 10 | ||
| FS | Michael Huff | 25 | 2 | 7 | Oakland Raiders / 1st / 7th pick / 2006 |
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| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Sebastian Janikowski | 30 | 8 | 0 | 24 of 30 field goals & 25 of 26 extra points | Oakland Raiders / 1st / 17th pick / 2000 |
| P | Shane Lechler*+ | 32 | 8 | 0 | 90 punts for a 48.8 average, 0 blocked | Oakland Raiders / 5th / 142nd pick / 2000 |
| PR | Johnnie Lee Higgins | 25 | 1 | 3 | 44 punt returns for a 13.0 average and 3 td | Oakland Raiders / 3rd / 99th pick / 2007 |
| KR | Johnnie Lee Higgins | 25 | 1 | 3 | 36 kick returns for a 23.4 average and 0 td | Oakland Raiders / 3rd / 99th pick / 2007 |
| No. | Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 55 | Jon Alston | 25 | LB | 14 | 4 | 220 | 6-0 | Stanford | 6/4/1983 | 2 | St. Louis Rams / 3rd / 77th pick / 2006 |
| 21 | Nnamdi Asomugha*+ | 27 | DB | 15 | 15 | 215 | 6-3 | California | 7/6/1981 | 5 | Oakland Raiders / 1st / 31st pick / 2003 |
| 27 | Rashad Baker | 26 | DB | 10 | 1 | 198 | 5-10 | Tennessee | 2/22/1982 | 4 | |
| 33 | Tyvon Branch | 22 | DB | 8 | 0 | 197 | 5-11 | Connecticut | 12/11/1986 | Rook | Oakland Raiders / 4th / 100th pick / 2008 |
| 57 | Ricky Brown | 25 | LB | 7 | 6 | 235 | 6-2 | Boston College | 12/27/1983 | 2 | |
| 56 | Derrick Burgess | 30 | DE-LB | 10 | 10 | 266 | 6-2 | Mississippi | 8/12/1978 | 7 | Philadelphia Eagles / 3rd / 63rd pick / 2001 |
| 29 | Michael Bush | 24 | RB | 15 | 0 | 243 | 6-2 | Louisville | 6/16/1984 | Rook | |
| 66 | Cooper Carlisle | 31 | G-T | 15 | 15 | 295 | 6-5 | Florida | 8/11/1977 | 8 | Denver Broncos / 4th / 112th pick / 2000 |
| 59 | Jon Condo | 27 | LB | 16 | 0 | 244 | 6-3 | Maryland | 8/26/1981 | 3 | |
| 95 | Marquis Cooper | 26 | LB | 8 | 0 | 215 | 6-3 | Washington | 3/11/1982 | 4 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 3rd / 79th pick / 2004 |
| 89 | Ronald Curry | 29 | WR | 13 | 10 | 220 | 6-2 | North Carolina | 5/28/1979 | 6 | Oakland Raiders / 7th / 235th pick / 2002 |
| 34 | Jason Davis | 25 | RB | 1 | 0 | 245 | 5-10 | Illinois | 11/2/1983 | Rook | |
| 58 | Kalimba Edwards | 29 | DE | 14 | 11 | 264 | 6-5 | South Carolina | 12/26/1979 | 6 | Detroit Lions / 2nd / 35th pick / 2002 |
| 50 | Isaiah Ekejiuba | 27 | LB | 16 | 0 | 219 | 6-4 | Virginia | 10/5/1981 | 3 | |
| 31 | Hiram Eugene | 28 | DB | 16 | 10 | 200 | 6-2 | Louisiana Tech | 11/24/1980 | 1 | |
| 25 | Justin Fargas | 28 | FB | 14 | 14 | 220 | 6-1 | Michigan,USC | 1/25/1980 | 5 | Oakland Raiders / 3rd / 96th pick / 2003 |
| 76 | Robert Gallery | 28 | T | 16 | 16 | 325 | 6-7 | Iowa | 7/26/1980 | 4 | Oakland Raiders / 1st / 2nd pick / 2004 |
| 74 | Cornell Green | 32 | T-G | 16 | 16 | 315 | 6-6 | Central Florida | 8/25/1976 | 6 | |
| 36 | Justin Griffith | 27 | FB | 7 | 3 | 232 | 5-11 | Mississippi State | 4/13/1981 | 5 | Atlanta Falcons / 4th / 121st pick / 2003 |
| 64 | Jake Grove | 28 | C-G | 12 | 12 | 300 | 6-4 | Virginia Tech | 1/22/1980 | 4 | Oakland Raiders / 2nd / 45th pick / 2004 |
| 97 | Greyson Gunheim | 22 | DE | 3 | 0 | 265 | 6-5 | Washington | 4/8/1986 | Rook | |
| 23 | DeAngelo Hall | 25 | DB | 8 | 8 | 197 | 5-10 | Virginia Tech | 11/19/1983 | 4 | Atlanta Falcons / 1st / 8th pick / 2004 |
| 77 | Kwame Harris | 26 | T | 14 | 11 | 310 | 6-7 | Stanford | 3/15/1982 | 5 | San Francisco 49ers / 1st / 26th pick / 2003 |
| 75 | Mario Henderson | 24 | DT | 11 | 5 | 302 | 6-6 | Florida State | 10/29/1984 | 1 | Oakland Raiders / 3rd / 91st pick / 2007 |
| 15 | Johnnie Lee Higgins | 25 | WR | 16 | 3 | 185 | 6-0 | Texas-El Paso | 9/8/1983 | 1 | Oakland Raiders / 3rd / 99th pick / 2007 |
| 10 | Jonathan Holland | 23 | WR | 3 | 0 | 191 | 6-0 | Louisiana Tech | 2/18/1985 | Rook | |
| 53 | Thomas Howard | 25 | LB | 16 | 16 | 230 | 6-3 | Texas-El Paso | 7/14/1983 | 2 | Oakland Raiders / 2nd / 38th pick / 2006 |
| 24 | Michael Huff | 25 | DB | 16 | 7 | 200 | 6-0 | Texas | 3/6/1983 | 2 | Oakland Raiders / 1st / 7th pick / 2006 |
| 11 | Sebastian Janikowski | 30 | K | 16 | 0 | 250 | 6-2 | Florida State | 3/2/1978 | 8 | Oakland Raiders / 1st / 17th pick / 2000 |
| 37 | Chris Johnson | 29 | DB | 15 | 7 | 198 | 6-0 | Louisville | 9/25/1979 | 3 | Green Bay Packers / 7th / 245th pick / 2003 |
| 96 | William Joseph | 29 | DT | 8 | 0 | 315 | 6-5 | Miami (FL) | 9/3/1979 | 5 | New York Giants / 1st / 25th pick / 2003 |
| 93 | Tommy Kelly | 28 | DE-DT | 16 | 16 | 300 | 6-6 | Mississippi State | 12/27/1980 | 4 | |
| 44 | Luke Lawton | 28 | RB | 16 | 7 | 237 | 5-11 | McNeese State | 8/26/1980 | 3 | |
| 9 | Shane Lechler*+ | 32 | P | 16 | 0 | 225 | 6-2 | Texas A&M | 8/7/1976 | 8 | Oakland Raiders / 5th / 142nd pick / 2000 |
| 87 | Ashley Lelie | 28 | WR | 13 | 6 | 200 | 6-3 | Hawaii | 2/16/1980 | 6 | Denver Broncos / 1st / 19th pick / 2002 |
| 85 | John Madsen | 25 | WR | 4 | 0 | 220 | 6-5 | Utah | 5/9/1983 | 2 | |
| 69 | James Marten | 24 | T | 1 | 0 | 315 | 6-7 | Boston College | 4/18/1984 | Rook | |
| 20 | Darren McFadden | 21 | RB | 13 | 5 | 210 | 6-2 | Arkansas | 8/27/1987 | Rook | Oakland Raiders / 1st / 4th pick / 2008 |
| 79 | Paul McQuistan | 25 | T | 1 | 0 | 305 | 6-5 | Weber State | 4/30/1983 | 2 | Oakland Raiders / 3rd / 69th pick / 2006 |
| 22 | Justin Miller | 24 | DB | 7 | 0 | 202 | 5-10 | Clemson | 2/14/1984 | 3 | New York Jets / 2nd / 57th pick / 2005 |
| 80 | Zach Miller | 23 | TE | 16 | 15 | 256 | 6-5 | Arizona State | 12/11/1985 | 1 | Oakland Raiders / 2nd / 38th pick / 2007 |
| 51 | Chris Morris | 25 | C | 16 | 1 | 299 | 6-3 | Michigan State | 2/22/1983 | 2 | Oakland Raiders / 7th / 214th pick / 2006 |
| 52 | Kirk Morrison | 26 | LB | 16 | 16 | 238 | 6-1 | San Diego State | 2/19/1982 | 3 | Oakland Raiders / 3rd / 78th pick / 2005 |
| 98 | Jay Richardson | 24 | DE | 16 | 11 | 276 | 6-5 | Ohio State | 1/27/1984 | 1 | Oakland Raiders / 5th / 138th pick / 2007 |
| 26 | Stanford Routt | 25 | DB | 15 | 4 | 195 | 6-1 | Houston | 7/23/1983 | 3 | Oakland Raiders / 2nd / 38th pick / 2005 |
| 2 | JaMarcus Russell | 23 | QB | 15 | 15 | 265 | 6-6 | LSU | 8/9/1985 | 1 | Oakland Raiders / 1st / 1st pick / 2007 |
| 90 | Terdell Sands | 29 | DT | 16 | 0 | 337 | 6-7 | Tennessee-Chattanooga,Tennessee | 10/31/1979 | 5 | Kansas City Chiefs / 7th / 243rd pick / 2001 |
| 81 | Chaz Schilens | 23 | WR | 16 | 6 | 225 | 6-4 | San Diego State | 11/7/1985 | Rook | Oakland Raiders / 7th / 226th pick / 2008 |
| 91 | Trevor Scott | 24 | DE | 16 | 0 | 256 | 6-5 | Buffalo | 8/30/1984 | Rook | Oakland Raiders / 6th / 169th pick / 2008 |
| 86 | Tony Stewart | 29 | TE | 16 | 4 | 260 | 6-5 | Penn State | 8/9/1979 | 7 | Philadelphia Eagles / 5th / 147th pick / 2001 |
| 82 | Darrell Strong | 22 | TE | 1 | 0 | 265 | 6-5 | Pittsburgh | 5/21/1986 | Rook | |
| 94 | Robert W. Thomas | 28 | LB | 2 | 1 | 237 | 6-1 | UCLA | 7/17/1980 | 6 | St. Louis Rams / 1st / 31st pick / 2002 |
| 8 | Marques Tuiasosopo | 29 | QB | 2 | 0 | 220 | 6-1 | Washington | 3/22/1979 | 7 | Oakland Raiders / 2nd / 59th pick / 2001 |
| 32 | Michael Waddell | 27 | DB | 1 | 0 | 183 | 5-10 | North Carolina | 1/9/1981 | 4 | Tennessee Titans / 4th / 124th pick / 2004 |
| 71 | John Wade | 33 | C | 5 | 4 | 299 | 6-5 | Marshall | 1/25/1975 | 10 | Jacksonville Jaguars / 5th / 148th pick / 1998 |
| 78 | Fred Wakefield | 30 | DE-T | 7 | 0 | 288 | 6-7 | Illinois | 9/17/1978 | 7 | |
| 84 | Javon Walker | 30 | WR | 8 | 7 | 220 | 6-3 | Florida State | 10/14/1978 | 6 | Green Bay Packers / 1st / 20th pick / 2002 |
| 16 | Andrew Walter | 26 | QB | 2 | 1 | 230 | 6-6 | Arizona State | 5/11/1982 | 2 | Oakland Raiders / 3rd / 69th pick / 2005 |
| 72 | Seth Wand | 29 | T | 1 | 0 | 327 | 6-7 | Northwest Missouri State | 8/6/1979 | 5 | Houston Texans / 3rd / 75th pick / 2003 |
| 61 | Gerard Warren | 30 | DT | 16 | 16 | 325 | 6-4 | Florida | 7/25/1978 | 7 | Cleveland Browns / 1st / 3rd pick / 2001 |
| 19 | Todd Watkins | 25 | WR | 8 | 0 | 185 | 6-3 | BYU | 6/22/1983 | Rook | |
| 54 | Sam Williams | 28 | DE | 16 | 2 | 265 | 6-5 | Fresno State | 7/28/1980 | 5 | Oakland Raiders / 3rd / 83rd pick / 2003 |
| 28 | Gibril Wilson | 27 | DB | 16 | 15 | 197 | 6-0 | Tennessee | 11/12/1981 | 4 | New York Giants / 5th / 136th pick / 2004 |
| Team Total | 26.6 | 16 | 247.2 | 6-2.9 | 3.5 |