Where Thomas Booker IV fits on Raiders’ 3-4 defensive front

DENVER, COLORADO - NOVEMBER 06: Thomas Booker IV #99 of the Las Vegas Raiders stretches on the field prior to an NFL football game against the Denver Broncos at Empower Field At Mile High on November 06, 2025 in Denver, Colorado. (Photo by Brooke Sutton/Getty Images) | Getty Images Out went Brodric Martin. And in comes Benito Jones.

The Las Vegas Raiders moved on from one defensive tackle — waiving Martin with injured designation — and brought in another on this past Wednesday. Jones, standing 6-foot-1 and 335 pounds, heads into his sixth season in the NFL and the 28-year-old undrafted free agent jumps into the wide-open nose tackle fray. Jones certainly fits the bill of a space-eating presence in the middle of a 3-4 defensive front and the Mississippi product has the requisite build as a squatty and thick interior defender.

He’s comfortable operating over the center or against guards and is built to absorb double teams and anchor while shedding blocks to stuff the run. In addition, Jones does offer ability to collapse the pocket and get after the quarterback, too. Jones jumps into the fight for nose tackle snaps with fellow big bodies JJ Pegues, Brandon Cleveland, Gary Smith III, and Laki Tasi.

FA DT Target – NT Benito Jones, 6'1" 335 pounds *👀 Reps vs Chiefs IOL & some other quality OL *True NT *1 or 2 Gapper *Rooted in the ground *Tough to move with Combo blocks let a lone a solo blocker *Decent burst and agility *Hustles to the ball *Good Bull rush, even better… pic. twitter. com/1mcS8OWzmI — Erik Turner Cover 1 (@ErikJTurner) February 6, 2024 But what about Thomas Booker IV?