PFF ranks Raiders LB Marquel Lee NFL’s top preseason linebacker From the beginning of the season Bo Jackson Jersey , one of the most scrutinized areas of the Raiders team has been their linebacking corps. The Raiders sunk plenty of money into that group this offseason signing the likes of Emmanuel Lamur, Tahir Whitehead and Derrick Johnson. To say that linebacker, particularly middle linebacker, was a weakness last year would be a massive understatement.But surprisingly, the player who has shined most brightly in the linebacker unit isn’t one of the new arrivals, it’s a guy who was already here- former fifth round pick Marquel Lee. The good folks at Pro Football Focus threw darts or tossed chicken entrails onto the ground or whatever it is they do to come up with their arcane formula that ranks each and every player in the NFL on each and every play, and the results show that Marquel Lee is officially the bee’s knees.Well that’s great, but it was Detroit. What about going against an actually good team, the Rams?Lee would keep up his torrid pace on Thursday against the Packers as well.So not only is Marquel Lee rated as the Raiders’ best player by PFF, he is in fact rated as the best linebacker in the NFL right now. Of course https://www.raiderslockerroom.com/authe … own-jersey , we should all take this with a grain of salt because the more a player is on the field the highest his rating is able to go, so guys who are first-string locks and don’t get much preseason time won’t rack up the ratings the way Lee has. But even Derrick Johnson, who was signed to be the Raiders’ middle linebacker, has been raving about Lee this preseason.“He’s very athletic,” Johnson said. “We have plenty of talks about what he sees on the field.He’s a guy who is very smart and he’s got a bright future ahead of him. I’m excited to watch him every time we are out there.”In a preseason full of standouts on the defensive end for the Raiders, Lee might be the case study for how good coaching affects a player. Lee was excellent at Wake Forest, a veritable tackling machine. But he only had 25 tackles last season under the previous regime. Under Paul Guenther, he’s playing at an elite level and seems like a candidate to lead the Raiders in tackles.Raiders waiver claim and practice squad tracker With the cuts yesterday comes waiver claims today. That means the Raiders can claim players other teams waived and vice versa. The deadline for waiver claims is 9 am Pacific time while practice squad can begin forming at 10 am.The Raiders are 10th in the waiver order. Here is that waiver order which is similar to the 2018 draft order:1. Browns2. Giants3. Colts4. Texans5. Broncos6. Jets7. Buccaneers8. Bears9. 49ers10. RaidersThe practice squad will consist of 10 players, most of which will probably be players the team cut yesterday. Here is the full list of Raiders roster cuts.TrackerAzeem Victor cleared waivers and signed on to Buccaneers practice squad — ReportJustin Simmons claimed off waivers by the Seahawks — ReportRaiders sign OT TJ Clemmings - OfficialRaiders sign OT Justin Murray - OfficialRaiders waive OT David Sharpe - OfficialRaiders waive OT Ian Silberman - OfficialMario Edwards Jr claimed off waivers by the Giants - OfficialAntonio Hamilton claimed off waivers by the Giants - OfficialPractice squad (Maximum 10 players)FB Ryan Yurachek - OfficialTE Paul Butler — OfficialLB Jason Cabinda — OfficialWR Marcell Ateman — OfficialS Dallin Leavitt — OfficialWR Saeed Blacknall — OfficialDT Gabe Wright — Official