The Raiders came out of Sunday’s 30-27 loss to the Kansas City Chiefs with more than just a competitive showing. They also left Allegiant Stadium with a clearer picture of what this roster still lacks: a true no. 1 wide receiver.
That point was front and center on Raider Nation Radio host Q Myers’ Monday podcast, where he made the case that the Raiders can’t keep asking Tre Tucker to be something he isn’t.
“This team definitely needs a no. 1 wide receiver,” Myers said on the Locked on Raiders podcast.
“I think that conversation about do they need a true no. 1 or not, I think it’s pretty obvious. Especially as I mentioned, now you don’t have Jalen Nailor.
He’s going through concussion protocol, so you can’t get him back until he clears it. Jack Bech is out for a handful of weeks.
You’ve got Tre Tucker, Cody White and Dareke Young and that’s not who you want to rely on.”
Myers was careful not to knock Tucker, but he drew a hard line between being a useful weapon and being the kind of receiver defenses have to build around.
“That’s not a slight to Tre Tucker. I think that he’s good, but you saw him at the end of the game.
Sideline pass, put the ball on the ground. Certain guys aren’t that guy and so you just need to have someone else.
Brock Bowers is fantastic, no. 1 target, there’s no doubt about that, but you just got to have another guy.”
Myers also said general manager John Spytek should be chasing help at the position once the offseason arrives, and he didn’t stop at one addition.
“And probably two of them.”
For now, though, the bigger question is whether the Raiders should act sooner than that. The November 10 trade deadline is coming, and the idea of making a move for a receiver is already out there.
If the 2026 season is going to have playoff possibilities, the logic is simple: why not swing for a receiver who could raise the ceiling right away?
And if Marvin Harrison Jr. winds up leaving Arizona, the Raiders would look like one of the teams that could use him most.
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