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The Silver and Black have a wide-open competition for their third wide receiver spot, with second-year pros Jack Bech and Dont'e Thornton Jr. being the early favorites. But those two shouldn't be very far ahead of the rest of the depth chart, leaving the door open for Benson.
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Benson's versatility keeps him in contention for Raiders' WR3 spot.

Benson is a sixth-round pick competing for the Raiders' third wide receiver spot in a wide-open competition. While second-year pros Jack Bech and Dont'e Thornton Jr. are early favorites, they shouldn't be far ahead on the depth chart. Benson fits Klint Kubiak's positional profile, sacrificing size for versatility to line up in the slot or on the boundary with potential impact at every level of the passing game. The main question is whether Kubiak wants something different at WR3 given that Tre Tucker, Jalen Nailor, and Benson have similar skill sets.

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