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Dylan Laube waited 32 regular-season NFL games to score his first touchdown for the Las Vegas Raiders.
When the Westhampton Beach native finally reached the end zone against the Patriots on Sunday, it was a moment he could share with family, friends and former teammates who took the trip to Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Mass. to see him.
“It was definitely a great feeling,” Laube told a reporter from WMUR in New Hampshire after the game.
Laube, who played his college ball at New Hampshire, scored on a 2-yard run early in the 4th quarter, replacing starting running back Ashton Jeanty when the Raiders were down 28 points.
Long Island native Dylan Laube finds the end zone! https://t.co/n3bluGtCDB
— Greater Long Island (@Greater_LI) October 11, 2026
“My mom, dad and brothers…they always say the exact same thing to me before every game, that they are proud of me and they believe in me,” Laube told WMUR. “I also saw a lot of friends and a lot of old teammates before the game, and seeing them gave me that extra push today.”
He finished with four carries for nine yards and three catches for 16 yards in the Raiders’ 45-17 loss.
In his first 31 regular-season games, Laube had totaled nine rushing yards and 18 receiving yards.
He also caught the first career NFL pass thrown by Fernando Mendoza, the No. 1 overall pick who also entered the game for Las Vegas when the Raiders trailed by a wide margin.
Raiders rookie QB Fernando Mendoza came in for his first career action in New England, where he grew up watching Tom Brady. He completed his first career pass to RB Dylan Laube and his second to TE Ian Thomas, a fellow Indiana Hoosier. He’s 5-for-6, so far on this drive. #RaiderNation | #LVvsNE
— Vegas Sports Today (@VegasSportsTD) October 11, 2026
And while today was Laube’s first time to shine on offense this season, he has already opened up a lot of eyes around the league on special teams.
As the Raiders’ primary kick returner through four games, Laube leads the NFL in kickoff return average with 33.4 yards per return, with a long of 53 yards last week against the Chiefs.
A sixth-round pick in the 2024 NFL Draft, Laube starred at Westhampton Beach High School, where he rushed for 2,680 yards and scored 47 touchdowns as a senior in 2017, leading the team to an undefeated season and a Long Island championship. He also was the co-winner of the Hansen Award, given to the best player in Suffolk County. He split the award with Lindenhurst native and Jets tight end Jeremy Ruckert.
Top: Las Vegas Raiders running back Dylan Laube (23) warms up before an NFL football game against the New England Patriots in Foxborough, Mass., Sunday, Oct. 11, 2026. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)
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