The Las Vegas Raiders signed wide receiver Jalen Nailor last week. Let’s get to know him better:
This is his big opportunity:
Nailor has started 16 games in the NFL with the Minnesota Vikings. He had 29 catches for 444 yards in 2025, both career highs. He is expected to be a bigger part of the receiving rotation in Las Vegas
Overshadowed in Minnesota:
Nailor, 27, was the No. 3 wide receiver with the Vikings behind superstar Justin Jefferson and Jordan Addison. So, may scouts think he will flourish in Las Vegas where he will be a bigger focal of the offense and that’s why the Raiders gave him a three-year, $35 million deal with $23 million in guaranteed money.
Big-play potential:
Nailor can be a game breaker. He led the Big Ten Conference with a 19.8 yard catch average in 2020 and was second with 18.8 yards average in 2021. He has averaged 15.4 yards per catch in the NFL.
He’s back home:
Nailor is from las Vegas where he was a star player at Bishop Gorman High school where he was teammates with Raiders” injured cornerback Kyu Blu Kelly. Returning to Las Vegas was draw for Nailor in free agency.
Late-round success:
Nailor was far from a sure-thing draft prospect. The Vikings took him in the sixth round out of Michigan State in 2022 and he has built himself into a solidly-paid key player for his hometown squad.
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