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Snap Counts Week 15: Will Compton elevated to No. 1 LB role

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NFL: Jacksonville Jaguars at Oakland Raiders Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports

AfterJon Gruden promised that the Raiders would shake things up defensively this week, Will Compton was elevated to the No. 1 linebacker spot, playing 100 percent of snaps.

Tahir Whitehead had been logging the most snaps among linebackers since Vontaze Burfict’s suspension, but with Compton in the No. 1 linebacker spot, Whitehead played 60 percent of snaps while Nicholas Morrow played 39 percent and Marquel Lee played 33 percent of snaps.

The changes seemed to actually spark some nominal results, as the linebackers are not the subject of their typical vitriol after Sunday’s game.

While Josh Allen put on a show and made Raider Nation all the more perplexed about passing up on him in the draft, Clelin Ferrell played just 40 percent of snaps, his lowest mark of the season. It’s telling that midseason acquisition Dion Jordan logged 9 more defensive snaps than him.

While many had hoped to see more of rookie cornerback Isaiah Johnson, he only logged three snaps on the day as Nevin Lawson got the start and was in on 98 percent of snaps.

Offensively, things stayed relatively the same other than Eric Tomlinson being inserted into the tight end rotation and logging 25 percent of snaps. Despite dealing with plantar fasciitis, Tyrell Williams played 96 percent of snaps, easily the most of any skill position player.

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. . Offense . Defense . Special Tms .
Player Pos Num Pct Num Pct Num Pct
R Incognito G 75 100% 0 0% 6 21%
G Jackson G 75 100% 0 0% 6 21%
K Miller T 75 100% 0 0% 6 21%
B Parker T 75 100% 0 0% 6 21%
R Hudson C 75 100% 0 0% 0 0%
D Carr QB 75 100% 0 0% 0 0%
T Williams WR 72 96% 0 0% 0 0%
D Waller TE 66 88% 0 0% 0 0%
Z Jones WR 50 67% 0 0% 0 0%
J Jacobs RB 43 57% 0 0% 0 0%
K Doss WR 35 47% 0 0% 0 0%
D Carrier TE 23 31% 0 0% 24 86%
J Richard RB 22 29% 0 0% 10 36%
E Tomlinson TE 19 25% 0 0% 11 39%
A Ingold FB 17 23% 0 0% 14 50%
R Gafford WR 14 19% 0 0% 0 0%
D Washington RB 11 15% 0 0% 5 18%
M Ateman WR 3 4% 0 0% 0 0%
W Compton LB 0 0% 57 100% 8 29%
E Harris SS 0 0% 57 100% 4 14%
T Mullen CB 0 0% 57 100% 4 14%
N Lawson CB 0 0% 56 98% 8 29%
M Crosby DE 0 0% 44 77% 8 29%
L Joyner FS 0 0% 37 65% 0 0%
M Hurst DT 0 0% 35 61% 4 14%
T Whitehead LB 0 0% 34 60% 0 0%
D Jordan DE 0 0% 32 56% 9 32%
J Hankins DT 0 0% 32 56% 4 14%
D Leavitt SS 0 0% 30 53% 18 64%
C Riley FS 0 0% 27 47% 19 68%
P Hall DT 0 0% 25 44% 0 0%
C Ferrell DE 0 0% 23 40% 4 14%
B Mayowa DE 0 0% 23 40% 0 0%
N Morrow LB 0 0% 22 39% 18 64%
M Lee LB 0 0% 19 33% 15 54%
J Mauro DE 0 0% 13 23% 4 14%
I Johnson CB 0 0% 3 5% 13 46%
N Nelson CB 0 0% 1 2% 13 46%
K Nixon CB 0 0% 0 0% 18 64%
A Cole Pos 0 0% 0 0% 10 36%
T Sieg LS 0 0% 0 0% 10 36%
D Carlson K 0 0% 0 0% 10 36%
A James T 0 0% 0 0% 6 21%
R Smith RB 0 0% 0 0% 6 21%
D Good G 0 0% 0 0% 6 21%