COACHES & ADMINISTRATION
WIDE RECEIVERS 30TH SEASON IN NFL (8 AS A PLAYER) • 5TH SEASON WITH RAIDERS EDGAR BENNETT
Bennett’s direction, WR Seth Roberts set career highs in both receptions (45) and yards (494), while adding two scores to his campaign. Bennett came aboard the staff in 2018 having spent the previous 17 seasons with the Packers’ club in multiple roles, serving as the team’s offensive coordinator from 2015-17, wide receivers coach from 2011-14, running backs coach from 2005-10 and as the team’s director of player development from 2001-04. Bennett also spent five seasons playing running back for the Packers. As a player and coach, Bennett has won 11 division titles, appeared in six conference championships and won both Super Bowl XXXI in 1996 and XLV in 2010. During his tenure as the offensive coordinator, Bennett helped orchestrate an offense that finished with 96 touchdown passes in 2015, the most in the NFC and second most in the NFL during that time frame despite missing All- Pro quarterback Aaron Rodgers for nine games in 2017 due to injury. As a former running back, Bennett was able to guide his running back corps to an average of 4.41 yards per carry in the same time frame, a mark that ranked sixth in the NFL. Additionally, Bennett led an offense that ranked eighth in 2015 with a 58.8 percent conversion rate in the red zone, including a third- place finish in 2017 with a success rate of 61.9 percent. In 2017, Bennett’s offense ranked fifth in the NFL in yards per rush (4.47 avg.), despite having to shuffle the backfield due to numerous injuries, including starting RB Ty Montgomery who missed eight games. The offense also tied for sixth in the NFC with 25 touchdown passes on the season. Guided by Bennett, Rodgers put together one of the most prolific passing seasons in club history in 2016, tossing for 4,428 yards, completing over 400 passes for a completion percentage of 65.7, while adding an NFL-high 40 touchdowns through the air to just seven interceptions. In wake of Rodgers’ success under Bennett’s tutelage, Nelson and WR Davante Adams combined for a league-best 26 touchdown receptions. Nelson led the league with 14 scores of his own, adding 1,257 yards receiving and 97 receptions, the fifth most in the Packers history, en route to earning the NFL’s Comeback Player of the Year Award. Additionally, the offense as a whole averaged 27.0 points per game, the fourth-best mark in the league. At the helm of the offense for the first time in 2015, Bennett emphasized ball security, as the team’s 17 turnovers were the fifth fewest in club history and also ranked fourth fewest in the NFL that year. Bennett’s primary focus was most apparent with Rodgers, as he posted the third-best pass interception percentage (1.4) in the NFL, throwing just seven interceptions on 572 attempts. Bennett oversaw an offense that saw its quarterback post over 30 touchdown passes (31) for the fifth time in career. Green Bay also rostered four wide receivers that notched at least 50 receptions in the same season, just the third time (1983 and 2002) the feat has been accomplished since 1940. The offense’s incredibly efficient play helped guide the club to a franchise record seventh consecutive playoff berth (2009-15). From 2011-14, Bennett put together one of the finest receiving trios in the NFL, as WRs Randall Cobb, James Jones and Nelson made the Packers one of just three teams to roster three receivers with at least 20 receiving scores each during that span. The three combined for 92 receiving touchdowns. Nelson accounted for 43 of those, the fourth-most in the NFL since 2011 and also finished sixth in the league with 4,841 receiving yards in the same time frame.
Edgar Bennett, now entering his 30th season in the NFL, embarks upon his fifth year with the Silver and Black as the club’s wide receivers coach. Under Bennett’s guidance in 2021, WR Hunter Renfrow put together one of the greatest seasons in franchise history by a Raiders wide receiver to earn his first Pro Bowl selection. In his third season, Renfrow joined Hall of Fame WR Tim Brown as the only Raiders wide receiver to eclipse 100-plus receptions with a career-high 103. Bennett also saw Renfrow set a career high with 1,039 receiving yards, becoming the first Raiders wide receiver to surpass 1,000-plus receiving yards since 2016. In 2020, Bennett tooled a wide receiver group that was paramount to the offense’s success. The position group posted 14 receiving touchdowns on the campaign and recorded an NFL-best average of 15.2 yards per reception. It marked the highest average yards per reception by a Raiders wide receiving corps since 2004. Highlighted among the receivers was newly acquired WR Nelson Agholor, who posted 48 receptions for a career-high 896 receiving yards while tying a career high with eight touchdown receptions. Agholor recorded six touchdown receptions of at least 20 yards this past season, including five of which were at least 40 yards, ranking second and tied for fourth in the NFL among all players, respectively. His 18.7 yards per reception marked a career high, as he finished first in the AFC and second in the NFL, while being etched in Raiders lore as the 10th-best mark all-time. Bennett also coached Renfrow to a successful sophomore campaign, as he recorded then career highs in receptions (56) and receiving yards (656), while adding two touchdown receptions. Renfrow’s 105 receptions are the third-most by a player through his first two seasons in Raiders history. Bennett’s ability to develop young players was magnified in his second season with the Silver and Black in 2019, as rookie receiver Renfrow recorded one of the most prolific campaigns by a rookie receiver in club history. Renfrow logged 49 receptions for 605 yards and four touchdowns, marks that rank second, sixth and tied for fourth, respectively, in franchise annals among all rookie players. Under Bennett, Renfrow became a third-down machine, notching 16 first-down receptions on third down, the second-most in the NFL among rookies in 2019. Furthermore, Renfrow was one of two players in the NFL, joining WR DeSean Jackson, to tally multiple receiving touchdowns of at least 50 yards on third down. With another year of constant change at the wide receiver position, Bennett worked to provide a seamless transition between his receivers and QB Derek Carr, who set career highs in yards, completion percentage, yards per attempt and passer rating, while connecting with 10 different wide receivers throughout the year. Bennett was also tasked with mentoring newly acquired free agent signing WR Tyrell Williams. Although hampered by a foot injury for the majority of the season, Williams led the club with six touchdown receptions in addition to his 42 catches and 651 receiving yards. Among players with at least 40 receptions in 2019, Williams’ average of 15.5 yards per reception was tied for 13th-most in the NFL. In Bennett’s first season with the Raiders in 2018, he oversaw a group of wide receivers that provided flexibility and interchangeability in the offense. Leading the way was WR Jordy Nelson, who spent 10 years in Green Bay under Bennett. Nelson finished second on the team in both yards (739) and touchdown receptions (three), while finishing third in receptions (63). Under
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