2020 Las Vegas Raiders season
The 2020 season is the Las Vegas Raiders' 51st in the National Football League, their 61st overall, and their first in the Las Vegas Valley. The Raiders will look to improve on their 7–9 record from the previous season and make the playoffs for the first time since the 2016 season; with two wins, the Raiders will become the third team originating in the American Football League to reach 500 career wins.
Allegiant Stadium in Paradise, Nevada is scheduled to be ready to use by the start of the 2020 preseason, and thus, the Raiders will complete their relocation from Oakland, California to the Las Vegas Valley on schedule. In the event that an unforeseen delay prevents Allegiant Stadium from opening on time, the Raiders hold an option to rent the Oakland Coliseum, their home for the previous 25 seasons, for an additional year. The Raiders had until April 1, 2020 to exercise that option. On January 22, 2020, the Raiders officially announced their relocation to the Las Vegas area. This marks the third re-location of the franchise and will be the team's first ever season as the only professional football team in their metropolitan area - the team shared their market with the San Francisco 49ers during both of their tenures in Oakland and with the Los Angeles Rams when they were based in Los Angeles.
This season will also mark head coach Jon Gruden's first time facing his former team, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, whom he coached from 2002–08. Gruden also led the Bucs to their first Super Bowl title in Super Bowl XXXVII, defeating his then-former team, the Oakland Raiders, whom traded him to Tampa for first round picks in 2002 and 2003, second round picks in 2002 and 2004, and $8 million in cash during the 2002 offseason. 2020 will also be the team's third season under Gruden since his rehiring by the organization.
Roster transactions
Free agents signed
Players released
Draft
| Round | Selection | Player | Position | College | Notes |
| 1 | 12 | Henry Ruggs | WR | Alabama | |
| 1 | 19 | Damon Arnette | CB | Ohio State | from Chicago Bears |
| 3 | 80 | Lynn Bowden | WR | Kentucky | |
| 3 | 81 | Bryan Edwards | WR | South Carolina | from Chicago Bears |
| 3 | 100 | Tanner Muse | ILB | Clemson | from New England Patriots |
| 4 | 109 | John Simpson | OG | Clemson | from Detroit Lions |
| 4 | 139 | Amik Robertson | CB | Louisiana Tech | from Tampa Bay Buccaneers via New England Patriots |
Notes
- The Chicago Bears traded first- and third-round selections as well as 2019 first- and sixth-round selections to the Raiders in exchange for defensive end/outside linebacker Khalil Mack, a second-round selection, and a seventh-round conditional selection, originally a fifth-round selection.
- The Raiders traded picks 91 and 159 to the New England Patriots in exchange for picks 100, 139 and 172.
- The Raiders traded picks 121 and 172 to the Detroit Lions in exchange for pick 109.
Undrafted free agents
Staff
Current roster
Preseason cancellation
The Raiders' preseason schedule was announced on May 7. However, on July 27, in a letter to fans, NFL commissioner Roger Goodell officially announced the cancellation of the entire preseason due to the COVID-19 pandemic.Regular season
Schedule
The Raiders' 2020 schedule was announced on May 7, and is subject to change, pending developments in the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.Notes
- Intra-division opponents are in bold text.
- Networks and times from Weeks 5–17 are subject to change as a result of flexible scheduling.
- As the result of Saturday flexible scheduling during Week 16, the date, time, and network for that week's game vs. the Miami Dolphins will be finalized at a later date—by no later than four weeks prior to game day.