Stefon Diggs, Deebo Samuel, Tyreek Hill: Are the Raiders About to Make a Splash at Wide Receiver?

The Las Vegas Raiders have a rookie quarterback, a Pro Bowl tight end, and a depth chart at wide receiver that looks thinner than a practice squad jersey. After taking Fernando Mendoza with the No. 1 pick in the 2026 NFL Draft, the Raiders offense has a new face under center but not a lot of proven targets outside. Tre Tucker is the top returning wideout, and while that’s not nothing, it’s also not enough to scare a secondary.

ESPN’s Adam Schefter recently laid out the options still floating around in free agency, and they’re not exactly subtle names. “Stefon Diggs, Deebo Samuel, Tyreek Hill. … There are a lot of high-profile wide receivers on the street,” Schefter said on NFL on ESPN. He’s not wrong. All three are available, and none of them are exactly past their prime — though you could argue the price tags and the personalities might give some teams pause.

Diggs spent last season as the No. 1 receiver for the Patriots, who made it to the Super Bowl before being let go. He also got cleared of assault charges involving his personal chef, so the off-field question marks are gone. That leaves pure football concerns — like whether he still has that top-tier burst at 32. The same goes for Samuel, who can line up in the backfield or out wide, and Hill, who still runs like someone stole his wallet.

The Raiders do have Brock Bowers, the tight end who already looks like a future All-Pro. He’s basically a big, fast slot receiver who can block. But even with Bowers, the Raiders need a deep threat. Mendoza has a live arm, and Kirk Cousins signed with Las Vegas in free agency too, so at least one veteran is in the room. Who starts Week One is still up in the air, but it’s probably only a matter of time before the No. 1 pick takes over.

Signing any of those three wide receivers would change the math for Las Vegas. But each comes with a different price, a different role, and a different level of risk. Schefter didn’t say which one is most likely, just that they’re all sitting there waiting. The Raiders have the cap room and the draft capital to make a move. Whether they actually pull the trigger — and on whom — is the part nobody knows yet.