Dylan Laube scores touchdown on kickoff return, named AFC special teams player of the week
Yahoo Sports • 1 min read • Latest: Nov 4, 2026, 5:16 PM
Last updated Nov 4, 2026
Dylan Laube of the Las Vegas Raiders was awarded the AFC special teams player of the week on November 4, 2026. Laube achieved a 95-yard kickoff return touchdown in the second quarter of the Raiders' Week 8 matchup against the New York Jets at MetLife Stadium. This marked the first kickoff return for a touchdown in the 2026 season. Laube added 49 yards on two other returns, contributing to the team's eventual 38-33 victory. He currently leads the league with an average of 34.1 yards per kickoff return. Laube is set to compete against the San Francisco 49ers in Week 9.
- •Laube scored a 95-yard touchdown on a kickoff return.
- •Raiders won the game against Jets 38-33.
- •Laube's kickoff return average is 34.1 yards.
- •Raiders will face the 49ers in Week 9.
- 5:16 PMYahoo Sports — Raiders RB Dylan Laube named the AFC special teams player of the week
"There were no kickoff returns for touchdowns in the first seven weeks of the 2026 season, but that streak came to an end in the second quarter of the Week 8 game between the Raiders and Jets at MetLife Stadium.
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