NFL Draft

Raiders owner Al Davis

Al Davis’s “Baker’s Dozen”: 13 Great 2nd Round Picks

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Everyone loves the first round of the NFL draft when teams choose the biggest names coming out of college. Al Davis chose 555 players in his long career, from Tony Lorick to Terrelle Pryor, including Marcus Allen, Jack Tatum, Tim Brown, Sebastian Janikowski, and many other great Raiders in Round One.

Yet he, his scouts, and general managers also found many stars in Round Two, many of them small-school or obscure players who went on to stellar careers. More recently, the Oakland Raiders have added three intriguing players to the defense from Round Two in the last three drafts—Mario Edwards in 2015, Jihad Ward in 2016, and Obi Melifonwu this year.

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Raiders Defense

Five undrafted rookies that Raider Nation should keep an eye on

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Ask any Oakland Raiders fan about general manager Reggie McKenzie and they’ll tell you he seems to have the uncanny ability to pluck talented players out of a seemly vast ocean of “forgotten” rookies. Think Jalen Richard and Seth Roberts to name a couple, both of whom made a significant impact for the Silver and Black on the field and will have the opportunity continue to do so in 2017.

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What if Raiders went offense early in the NFL Draft?

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By now it’s common knowledge that the Oakland Raiders and general manager Reggie McKenzie will go defense early and often at the upcoming NFL draft. However, after McKenzie had some fun with reporters stating he’d consider choosing offense, let’s play “devil’s advocate” here at RaiderRamble.com and have some fun of our own. “Don’t be surprised

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Raiders 1st 5 NFL Round Mock Draft

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With the 2017 NFL Draft only weeks away, speculating is flying everywhere on who everyone thinks the Raiders will take with their 24th overall pick in the 1st round. Not only am I going to add to that speculation but I’m also going to briefly give you some of my thoughts on who I think Oakland should target through the first 5 rounds. Let the games begin!

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