The Las Vegas Raiders will have their first padded practice on August 3, which makes it a good time for training camp battle projections. Projected winners for the Las Vegas Raiders' top five roster battlesFree safetyThe Raiders will rotate several players at the safety positions. At free safety, Stukes will beat out Pola-Mao, who gave up six touchdowns in coverage last season. 2 cornerbackJermod McCoy reported to training camp healthy, and he's ready to compete against Darien Porter for the lead position opposite boundary cornerback Eric Stokes. If he makes it through training camp healthy, the Raiders name him the starter over Porter.