Raiders coach Dennis Allen said the depth chart is an evolving concept, but there were no surprises when the first one was released Monday evening for the press notes heading into the Dallas game Aug. 13:

Raiders depth chart

Offense

WR: Denarius Moore, Jacoby Ford, Rod Streater, Travionte Session, Duke Calhoun, DeAundre Muhammad

LT: Jared Veldheer, Zach Hurd, Ed Wang

LG: Cooper Carlisle, Tony Bergstrom, Nick Howell

C: Stefen Wisniewski, Alex Parsons, Colin Miller

RG: Mike Brisiel, Lucas Nix, Kevin Haslam

RT: Khalif Barnes, Joe Barksdale, Dan Knapp

TE: Brandon Myers, Richard Gordon, David Ausberry, Kyle Efaw, Tory Humphrey

WR: Darrius Heyward-Bey, Eddie McGee, Juron Criner Derek Carrier, Brandon Carswell, Thomas Mayo

QB: Carson Palmer, Matt Leinart, Terrelle Pryor, Kyle Newhall-Caballero

RB: Darren McFadden, Taiwan Jones, Mike Goodson, Lonyae Miller

FB: Marcel Reece, Owen Schmitt, Manase Tonga, Rashawn Jackson

Defense

RE: Matt Shaughnessy, David Tollefson, Mason Brodine, Wayne Dorsey

DT.: Richard Seymour, Desmond Bryant, Christo Bilukidi

NT: Tommy Kelly, Jamie Cumbie, Dominique Hamilton

LE: Lamarr Houston, Jack Crawford, Hall Davis

WLB: Miles Burris, Chad Kilgore, Mario Kurn

MLB: Rolando McClain, Travis Goethel, Nathan Stupar

SLB: Philip Wheeler, Carl Ihenacho, Kaelin Burnett

RCB:

LCBL Ron Bartell, Chimdi Chekwa, Pat Lee, Conroy Black

FS: Michael Huff, Matt Giordano, Brandon Underwood, Chaz Powell

SS: Tyvon Branch, Mike Mitchell, Curtis Taylor, Aaron Henry

Special teams

K: Sebastian Janikowski, Eddy Carmona

Holder: Marquette King, Matt Leinart

LS: Jon Condo

KR: Jacoby Ford, Taiwan Jones, Bryan McCann, DeAundre Muhammad, Derek Carrier

PR: Jacoby Ford, Denarius Moore, Bryan McCann, Juron Criner, DeAundre Muhammad

Active/Physically Unable to Perform: 51 Aaron Curry (LB)

Active/Non-Football Injury: 9 Shane Lechler (P)