Play-caller
- Calls plays: Klint Kubiak, HC — confirmed. Kubiak said at his introductory press conference he will call plays ("I've never called the game by myself... that's something we do as a coaching staff together"); OC Andrew Janocko is confirmed as a non-calling OC — "key to Raiders' coaching staff despite not calling plays" (Silver And Black Pride / Yahoo, Feb–June 2026). Janocko runs playbook design, game-plan coordination, and install; Kubiak-Janocko have worked together at MIN (2019–21), NO (2024), SEA (2025) (A to Z Sports/Yardbarker, Feb 2026).
- Tenure with team: 1st season (hired Jan–Feb 2026; coordinators announced 2026-02-15 — Las Vegas Sun) · Prior relationship with QB1: Cousins was Kubiak's starter at MIN 2019–21 (Kubiak QB coach 2019–20, OC/play-caller 2021 — NFL.com Cousins signing story, April 2026).
Last 3 play-calling stops (skip non-calling years):
| Stop (team, yrs) | PROE | Neutral pass% | Sec/play (neutral) | Motion% | PA% | 11 / 12 / 21% | Condensed% | RB tgt share | WR1 TS | Inside-10 pass% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SEA 2025 (OC) | UNVERIFIED (negative; raw pass rate 52.9%, near league low — pbp_summary.csv) | 23rd–26th rank, ~sub-52% (DraftSharks/Sharp via search, 2025 season) | UNVERIFIED (pace ranked 26th — DraftSharks, 2025) | 45.8% (FTN via nflverse incl. playoffs, pulled 2026-07-07) | 25.3% of dropbacks (165/651, same pull) | 42.2 / 28.2 / 13.0% (+8.8% 22 pers.; nflverse participation, same pull) | UNVERIFIED | 13.6% (62/455 — receiving.csv) | 35.8% (Smith-Njigba, 163 tgt — receiving.csv) | UNVERIFIED (red-zone pass rate 31st — DraftSharks, 2025) |
| NO 2024 (OC) | −2.0% (25th) (ESPN, 2025) | UNVERIFIED | UNVERIFIED | 88% of pass plays early-season, league high (Who Dat Dish/FTN, Sept 2024) | 52.3% through Wk 2, 1st (Who Dat Dish, Sept 2024; fell after Carr injury) | UNVERIFIED (shotgun rate 27th — ESPN, 2025) | UNVERIFIED | UNVERIFIED (Kamara-centric passing game — CBS Sports, Sept 2024) | UNVERIFIED | UNVERIFIED |
| MIN 2021 (OC) | UNVERIFIED | UNVERIFIED | UNVERIFIED | UNVERIFIED | UNVERIFIED | UNVERIFIED (shotgun rate 31st — ESPN, 2025) | UNVERIFIED | UNVERIFIED | UNVERIFIED | UNVERIFIED |
Read: Kubiak is a Shanahan/Gary-Kubiak-tree caller — run-tilted (negative PROE, bottom-10 neutral pass rate, 3rd in rush attempts at SEA 2025), slow pace, under-center heavy (bottom-6 shotgun at both prior stops), high motion and play-action, and only ~42% 11 personnel with real 12/21/22 usage. He does not spread it around: he funnels to one alpha (JSN's 35.8% target share in 2025 was historic) — on this roster the alpha claim belongs to Brock Bowers, and the multi-TE personnel lean keeps Michael Mayer on the field. RB target share was low at SEA but Kamara-heavy at NO — Jeanty's 73-target rookie season fits either way. Expect a first-year install drag on pace/motion early (methodology §9), muted by the fact that Kubiak imported his own staff (Janocko, OL coach Rick Dennison — raiders.com staff announcement, 2026-03-01).
Scheme family
- Run scheme: wide/outside zone (Kubiak/Shanahan tree; OL coach Rick Dennison is a career zone-scheme architect — raiders.com staff, 2026-03-01) — RB fits: one-cut vision/burst backs. Jeanty (vision, contact balance) fits; R4 Mike Washington Jr. (6'2" 228, 4.33) is the size-speed complement (raiders.com position breakdown, June 2026).
- Pass-game family: Shanahan/McVay tree — under-center, PA-and-motion heavy, YAC-engine intermediate game, condensed sets. Implications: slot/YAC and TE profiles up, mid aDOT, WR3 snaps gated by ~50% multi-TE/multi-back personnel; the second TE (Mayer) is fantasy-adjacent; manufactured 2025 roles (Kelly/Olson designed touches) are void.
