An undrafted cornerback who bounced through three college programs before forcing his way onto the Raiders' active roster.
Greedy Vance Jr. is a cornerback for the Las Vegas Raiders who signed as an undrafted free agent in 2025 after a well-traveled college career at Florida State, Louisville and finally USC. He spent his rookie year fighting for a roster spot and used a strong training camp to carve out a role in the secondary.
Path to the league
Vance played college football at Florida State and Louisville before transferring to USC for his final season in 2024, where he started six of 11 games and recorded 29 tackles, an interception and two pass deflections. He went unselected in the 2025 NFL Draft and signed with the Raiders as an undrafted free agent on May 8, 2025.
Career highlights
Vance's biggest highlight came in training camp and the preseason, where he intercepted a pass and broke up multiple throws to impress the Raiders' coaching staff and earn a spot on the 53-man roster. His path from undrafted afterthought to active NFL roster spot was the defining storyline of his rookie year.
2025 season recap
Vance appeared in two games early in the 2025 season before being elevated to the active roster in December. Across his rookie campaign he finished with seven solo tackles and one pass defensed, without recording an interception in the regular season.
Sources
- Wikipedia: Greedy Vance Jr.
- ESPN: Greedy Vance
Statistics
2025 season and career2025 Season · Defense
6 games played▶Defense · career
| Year | Team | GP | TOT | SOLO | SACK | INT | FF | FR | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | raiders | 6 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Player Profile
Background
- Position
- Cornerback
- Group
- defense
- College
- USC
- Hometown
- Kenner, LA, USA
- Age
- 24
- Status
- active
