Raiders DB Treydan Stukes From NCAA to Pro, Mindset Matters

Sat, Aug 8, 2026

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We have a lot to learn like as far as like.

Nice things to jump into the NFL.

That affect your mindset, trying to make that.

Yeah, I mean, um, you know, it kind of is what what it is, you know, in that sense that, you know, you, you took the next step already, um, all the, all the glitz and glamour is gone now it's, you know, it's back to the grind, um, you're at the bottom of the totem pole, and, you know, if you wanna help the team win games, you gotta come out here and you gotta do your best every single day, keep getting better every single day, um, and I think I've, I've just done a good job of trying to take it one day at a time, um, find something to improve on, and, uh, you know, just go from there.

I think you mentioned that glitz and glamour after you were drafted.

I talk about you.

People were excited in OTAs.

Were you able to kind of process that and like accelebrate it and then move on?

Is that something you were able to do?

Absolutely, yeah, um, you know, obviously it was a, it was a huge milestone for me.

Um, it was a, it was a long, a long career, um, leading up to this point, um, to get to this point.

And so, yeah, I took, I took the time to celebrate.

I took, you know, that weekend of draft.

Around my loved ones and celebrate, but you know, now that we're out here, um, I, I fully understand that I'm at the bottom of the totem pole and I got to work my way up.

I have, I've done nothing at this level yet and I have everything to prove, so, um, I'm, I'm looking forward to doing so.

Trayden, sorry if you even asked this already, but it seems like the DBs and especially watching you guys on the sideline, a lot of communication from the leaders and from you guys as well.

How do you guys push each other in that room?

Yeah , I think we have a a really good room.

I think we've got a lot of competition.

They were just talking about it and uh you know that's a good thing, um, you know, you, you wanna have a lot of guys that are really good at their job and it just helps us all become better like we just keep stacking days and building on, you know, things we can improve things we've done good, um, and I think, uh, like as you said we, we communicate all the time, you know.

We're the quarterbacks of the defense, so, um, it takes, it takes just so much communication to, to keep our defense rolling and keep our, uh, back in, um, all on the same page and, and doing, doing things right.

So I know you haven't played a game yet, but in terms of, you know, these, these moments of I'm in the NFL, um, this is my job now.

What have those moments been like, whether it's on the field or, or in there, you know, where we're not there, just seeing the day to day of what it's like, what stands out I think.

You know, campus camp , you know, you, you kind of know what you're getting into it's, it's long days, it's lots of meetings and stuff, um, and it's, and it's not much different, um, you know, from being in school, um, or, you know, being in, in college fall camp, um, but the difference is that, you know, school doesn't start, um, this is, this is what I do, so, um, you know, when I get home I don't have to worry about class.

I can just go watch more tape or figure out something I can do to get better at my actual job.