Eric Stokes

Las Vegas Raiders

Pos CB

Updated October 8, 2026

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Model Score

79.9 MODEL

2021

86.2

2022

67.3

2024

68.5

2025

79.6

2026

79.9

How good he is at what he is supposed to be doing, out of 100. Not a projection of what he will do next, and not a read on his contract. Median is about 70, and a 95 is rare. How it is built →

STM Take

Rookie tier 2 (#9) STTM peak plus 2025 tier 2 (#16) Raiders bounce-back puts Stokes in the rare bust-with-late-career-revival CB class. The Georgia 29th overall draft pedigree plus the multi-team chapter give him real veteran market value. The 2026 question is whether Stokes earns his first Pro Bowl plus holds tier 2 territory or whether the structural injury wear closes the elite chapter.

Stokes came out of Georgia as the Green Bay Packers' 1st-round pick (29th overall) in 2021. He delivered a tier 2 (#9) STTM rookie breakout, then struggled with multi-year injuries before signing with the Las Vegas Raiders in 2025. His STTM career runs tier 2 (#9) rookie peak, tier 8 (#86) in 2022, tier 8 (#87) in 2024, and tier 2 (#16) bounce-back in 2025.

Strengths

Rookie tier 2 (#9) STTM peak plus 2025 tier 2 (#16) Raiders bounce-back confirms structural top-15 CB ceiling exists across multiple team-fits.
Georgia 29th overall draft pedigree plus the Raiders chapter rebound gives him real veteran market value.

Concerns

Multi-year injury history (2022 foot fracture, 2024 chest) plus the tier 8 finishes in 2022 and 2024 puts continued durability question on every projection.
Las Vegas's broader defensive identity instability plus the QB transition compresses the structural support around Stokes.

What to watch: Whether Stokes earns his first Pro Bowl in 2026 plus holds tier 3 or better, the threshold for confirming the late-career ceiling holds.