Carr talks Doss at 7:40

When does he make the roster officially? After pre-season?

I believe final rosters are decided the Th/F, last week of August. Around 8/29 - 8/30

Below, at only 0:24, the press ask Gruden early about Keelan.

Gruden: Yeah, we coached Doss in the Senior Bowl...and really liked him. I think he's SMART. He's athletic, and he's got size...and I think he's going to be able to compete on special teams as well...plus he's from Alameda so we had to get Doss...but, uh, he's doing extremely well, I think Edgar Bennett our receiver coach will tell you the same thing, he's going to get a great opportunity to take advantage of all these reps prior to the regular season.

https://www.nbcsports.com/bayarea/raiders/raiders-undrafted-wr-drawing-rave-reviews-jon-gruden-derek-carr

So.....Doss' preseason just got a whole lot more public. Getcha HBO ready. For those not in the know on what the Raiders have done this off-season besides signing Keelan to an UDFA contract...they've brought in WR Antonio Brown and it was the biggest story of 2019 free agency...they also just signed OG Richie Incognito, who has had his share of controversy, and of course they're coached by Chucky...and are moving to Las Vegas in 14 months. Yeah, going to be a fun watch.

https://www.raiders.com/news/five-raiders-poised-for-breakout-roles-on-hard-knocks

Look at the last point

https://youtu.be/HE8yU6bAMpQ

Doss is player #2 reviewed, around the 1:45 mark.

Close to 2:04, but yeah, take RR with a grain of salt...don't think this guy has much inside information, he just runs a YouTube show on low budg.

“Not only does Doss come to the NFL via UC Davis –a feat in and of itself –“
Back in the seventies when the Raiders were Super Bowl champions and contenders they had a drafted wide receiver from UC Davis. At the time Davis didn’t have scholarships and was D2. Martini was one of several D2 non scholarship players to make NFL teams. So now it’s a “feat”for getting a look when Davis is scholarship D1?

Look at the draft history - since what J.T. O'Sullivan in 2002? Could you name the last UC Davis Aggie drafted from the program? It is sort of a feat until the program established that link a bit more often.

Several UDFA's in that time, though. Making it to/in the NFL via Davis isn't that stunning.

Doss wasn’t drafted so being in training camp puts him aspiring for the feat of making a team like the Lekkerkerker brothers, Elliot Vallejo, Daniel Fells, Colton Schmidt who all made a roster. But your point is valid, fewer recently. Being in the Big Sky correlated to less talent than prior?

Maybe a recruiting issue...*ahem*

'Cruitin be gettin' bettuh!

It’s not just us. Since 2010, 22 Big Sky players have been drafted. I think it was only one this year (Idaho LB who was originally FBS recruit). I think FBS recruiting is so thorough and sophisticated these days, that not many pro level kids slip through the cracks.

You see the occasional FCS OL prospects make it up through the NFL ranks, but typically, it's a skill position thing. RB/WR/CB -- speed is the FCS' best link to the NFL.

Ever since about '96-'97 (internet becoming mainstream) -- you see a steady, steady decline in FCS drafted players. 26 FCS players in '97, 16 FCS players in '18 (averaging about 16-18 per year since the year 2000)

Great interview with Keelan and predicting the Ags will win the National Championship too!

We have a rough schedule out of conference...and in-conference isn't much better... Looking forward to the season, a lot can swing either way. The Big Sky is the Wild West.

A tough catch and a drop:

Carr was sharp, particularly in the red zone, during a non-padded session, spreading the ball around to a host of receivers. There was a jump-and-catch end zone fade to Tyrell Williams, a thread-the-needle bullet inside the 5 to Keelan Doss and a perfectly thrown floater to Marcel Ateman for another score.

There’s also Doss, the undrafted rookie from U.C. Davis by way of Alameda who has shown the ability to make the tough catch and occasionally muff an easy one. That’s what happened Saturday when after making a difficult catch in traffic, he dropped a routine out route along the sideline.
“Just a routine catch. Stuff like that happens, you’ve got to let it go and get on to the next play,” Doss said. Same with the first one, nice catch and everything, but got to move on to the next play.”

https://www.mercurynews.com/2019/08/03/even-without-antonio-brown-raiders-derek-carr-looks-the-part-of-franchise-quarterback/

It seems Keelan is low on the depth chart? Or maybe I am reading it wrong.

Can someone clarify?

Raiders have 8 WR players who are essentially veterans at this point. Doss will have to learn quickly, make plays and work his way up.

How many can they sign?

Gruden sings his praises.

Rams @ Raiders preseason tomorrow at 5:00 pm PT

I'll be in Section 140, hit me up on AST with a message if you want to shake hands! Pregame around 2 or 3.



https://www.davisenterprise.com/uncategorized/doss-ready-to-roll-for-raiders-on-saturday/

“He’s going to get a lot of playing time in the postseason.”

I hope that's not a typo and Gruden is right ;-)

https://www.sfchronicle.com/raiders/article/Raiders-Keelan-Doss-carries-chip-on-my-14294187.php

Doss carries a Chip on his Shoulder

Doss just scored his first NFL TD on a 3 yard pass from Nate Peterman early in the 3rd quarter.