Jon Rhattigan

Career StatsD-

Year	Team	GP	Tkl	Sacks	INT
Career		64	50	—	—
2025		13	6	0.0	0
2024		16	12	0.0	0
2023		17

Current Contract

Contract Value Index (CVI)

Above-replacement production at the LB salary tier earns Jon Rhattigan a D+ Contract Value Index. At $1.215M AAV on a one-year deal, Rhattigan's contract reflects what the market pays for replacement-level depth—and his 2025 season stat line of 6 tackles across 13 games validates that positioning entirely. His D- performance grade confirms he's a fringe contributor competing for snaps in a linebacker room that clearly prioritizes evaluation over proven production. At 27 years old with five seasons of NFL experience, Rhattigan occupies the veteran depth tier rather than the ascending upside tier, meaning the Raiders are paying for organizational familiarity and camp flexibility rather than future value. The recent roster churn—signings of defensive personnel and cuts elsewhere—signals that Las Vegas views him as standard organizational infrastructure during minicamp evaluations, a camp body competing for practice squad consideration rather than a meaningful investment in the linebacker position. With only one year on the deal, there's minimal cap risk, but the overall CVI reflects what it is: a low-cost, low-impact reserve contract in a rebuilding context where the organization is sorting talent rather than constructing around proven contributors.

Contracts in the Same Value Band

Other same-position deals the Contract Value Index also places in the D band — a quick read on where Jon's contract sits relative to comparable money.

Performance Analysis

On tape and on the stat sheet, Jon Rhattigan earns a D- performance grade among LB peers. A 5-year veteran at 27 years old, Rhattigan logged 6 tackles across 13 games in the 2025 season—a production level that places him squarely in the replacement-tier category, with minimal impact on run defense or coverage responsibilities. His tackling volume represents his only measurable statistical output; beyond that, he generated zero splash plays and offers no evidence of high-impact snaps or diagnostic reads that would elevate his grade above the floor. Durability was not the limiting factor—he appeared in 13 games—but role clarity was: Rhattigan functions as a depth linebacker competing for snaps in a Raiders secondary scheme rather than anchoring the unit, which explains both his restricted snap allocation and his pedestrian tackle total. The mediaFraming contextualizes this plainly: he's a camp body and organizational reserve, undrafted and signed at $1.1M AAV, filling out a depth chart while Las Vegas prioritizes offensive weapons and defensive line reinforcements elsewhere. For a defensive unit that allowed 3-14 record performance last season, Rhattigan's marginal contributions illustrate why linebacker depth is not driving the organization's offseason direction—the Raiders are addressing bigger structural holes, and Rhattigan remains a roster filler, not a solution.

How Jon Compares at the Position

Jon Rhattigan ranks 329th of 338 graded linebackers by performance. That slots Jon between Kobe King (D) just ahead and Jaylan Ford (D-) just behind.

Fan Sentiment

The media tone on Jon Rhattigan pencils out to a C- sentiment grade after weighing recent storylines. Framing around the linebacker centers on organizational indifference—he's viewed as a quiet depth addition during minicamp evaluations, the kind of camp body competing for practice squad consideration rather than a meaningful roster contributor, and that perception is reinforced by his undrafted status and five-year tenure without generating notable production. His D- performance grade and a 2025 season stat line of six tackles across 13 games align perfectly with how the public understands him: a replacement-level reserve whose presence on the roster registers as standard housekeeping rather than strategic investment. Recent Raiders moves—signing WR Brandon Johnson, cutting DT Brodric Martin, and reshuffling the defensive line—signal that the organization's offseason focus is elsewhere entirely, further cementing Rhattigan as a peripheral name in a broader roster churn aimed at addressing bigger structural holes on a 3-14 team. The bottom line is that his sentiment is essentially flatlined in a void of irrelevance; the upward tick from D- to C- reflects a floor rather than genuine momentum, and absent a dramatic performance spike or major role expansion, Rhattigan will remain a roster name rather than a narrative.