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Note:  We are just now (as of Jan. 23, 2008) beginning work on this year's draft section. What follows is, at present, largely 2006 and 2007 material, to serve as a starting point. 2008 information, where it is available, usually appears at the top of the respective categories and is clearly labeled "2008." See more under Resources, below. Also (as of Feb. 10), with the Combine on the horizon, there are some good articles appearing, listed in Part D, "Current Articles."

1. History
2. Resources
3. Predicted Oakland First-round Picks
4. Current Articles

A.  History

Raiders first-round draft picks

• Since the team's inception

Past Raiders drafts (since returning to Oakland)

From this site's pages:

• 2007
• 2006
• 2005
• 2004
• 2003
• 2002
• 2001
• 2000
• 1999
• 1998
• 1997
• 1996

From ANG writer Jerry McDonald of the Oakland Tribune (series in progress as of 4/12/07):

• Draft review: 1995
• Draft review: 1996
• Draft review: 1997
• Draft review: 1998
• Draft review: 1999
• Draft review: 2000
• Draft review: 2001
• Draft review: 2002
• Draft review: 2003
• Draft review: 2004
• Draft review: 2005
• Draft review: 2006

Past NFL drafts

• 1982-2005 - sorted every which way (team, year, position, college . . .), on NFL.com. Look here for Raiders drafts from 1982 through 1995.

Past Raiders drafts

• 1960-2004 - in list form, not sorted nor in a database (no internal rankings for 1960-61). On Raiders.com.

B.  Resources

Note (1/23/08):  Last year's note, immediately below, still applies. Many of the best ones repeat annually at the same URL, or with only the digits of the year changing in the URL from one season to the next.

Note (4/2/07):  Most of the material in this section ("B, Resources") was collected in 2006 and has not yet been updated for 2007. Notable exceptions are the first few links under the subsection "Other Resources," which are 2007 listings. In particular, the NFL.com draft tracker has been finalized (barring further trades, obviously) and is authoritative. Even many of the 2006 resource links will still be useful as they are sites which cover the draft year after year. As we get closer toward the end of April this section will be overhauled and—time permitting—each link will be checked for its current accuracy. In the meantime the 2006 links should provide a good starting point for enterprising web jockeys who don't mind nosing around sites for different years' material.

General, but 'official' news dealing with player eligibility and/or selection order (2008)

• NFL Draft Tracker - complete and authoritative
  NFL.com, undated (appeared 3/31/08)

• NFL Draft Tracker by Team (Oakland) - this is a shortcut to the Oakland team tab; drag it to your desktop if you like
  NFL.com, undated

• NFL draft order - all seven rounds - PFW's site may be much faster to access than the NFL.com behemoth
  Pro Football Weekly, Mar. 31, 2008

• NFL announces 32 compensatory picks for 15 teams - Oakland was not awarded any for the 2008 draft
  Associated Press, Mar. 31, 2008 (NFL.com)

• Draft Extras / Compensatory picks announced / Ravens, Bengals make out big with four extra draft choices each
  Pro Football Weekly, Mar. 31, 2008

• 2008 (Scouting Combine) position reports - links appear in the left column near the top on this index page
  Pro Football Weekly, undated

• 2008 Combines Invitees [sic]
  Great Blue North Draft Report, undated

• Early entries for 2008 draft - the NFL has announced the names of 53 players who have been granted special eligibility
  Pro Football Weekly, Jan. 19, 2008

• 4 All-Americans enter NFL draft early
  Associated Press, Jan. 19, 2008 (SportingNews.com)

• Atlanta, KC, Oakland in complex draft scenario
  Associated Press, Dec. 31, 2007 (SportingNews.com)

• Updated 2008 NFL Draft order
  Associated Press, Dec. 31, 2007 (SportingNews.com)

Raiders.com draft coverage

• 2006 NFL Draft - appeared 4/17/06; finally, as of 4/25,06, there is some material there, including a draft tracker.

NFL Trade Value Chart (also sometimes called the "draft value chart")

• Here's a very useful chart which helps calculate the relative trade value of different draft picks. It doesn't say when it was calculated, but it appears all over the web, invariably without a date. This link is to one popular site, Scott Wright's NFL Draft Countdown, but if you like, compare it to the same chart as it appears on another subscription site, Ourlads, which is frequented by scouts and NFL personnel types, and you'll see they're identical.

  Note (4/4/06):  Interestingly, the above-linked chart, which has been on the Net for at least 6-7 years, finally appeared on the NFL.com web site a year ago, where draft columnist Gil Brandt identified it as "one NFL team's value chart, obtained by NFL.com." It has been re-published today by way of a link from an article on the FOXSports site.

  Further note (1//24/08):  Mike Florio, who edits the "Rumor Mill" blog at ProFootballTalk.com (and now contributes to SportingNews.com as well), wrote today of the chart, "The numbers that applied when Jimmy Johnson devised the thing in the 1990s might simply not be realistic in 2008." And there (if Florio's correct, and he generally is very knowledgeable) you have it.  

Other Resources

• (2007) NFL Draft Tracker - authoritative; includes this year's 32 compensatory picks
  NFL.com

• NFL Experts Blog - NFL   - this ongoing feature has numerous posts—the majority by Yahoo! writer and noted scout John Murphy—covering the (2007) Pro Days of different schools and draft prospects
  Yahoo! Sports, undated

• 2007 NFL Draft Prospects   - the Rivals.com prospects list, with links to player profiles; the top 100 are ranked, with what appears to be 200-300 more in alphabetical order - the rankings come from scout Frank Coyle, who writes for Rivals.com and also has his own site (www.draftinsiders.com, infra)
  Yahoo! Sports, undated

• 2007 Scout.com NFL Draft Rankings   - lists prospects rated Nos. 1-97; not all the height/weight data is accurate
  scout.scout.com, undated (appeared 2/07)

• NFL Draft - Yahoo Sports' tracker is also authoritative; shows trading teams in all picks acquired by trade (NFL.com doesn't do that)
  Yahoo! Sports

• NFL Draft Hub 2006 - this link, different than the URL just above, accesses not only the tracker (albeit in somewhat roundabout fashion) but also other draft-related material, including the Rivals.com profiles on what looks to be about 300 top prospects!
  Yahoo! Sports, undated (appeared 4/15/06)

• Ourlads 2006 Draft Sequence (authoritative) - as of 4/4/06; Ourlads is the heavy duty scouting service, whose publications the NFL clubs' scouts buy
  Ourlads Scouting Services

• PRELIMINARY 2006 DRAFT SELECTION ORDER - the Great Blue North Draft Report, maintained in Canada by Colin Lindsay, is the best of the amateur sites, and a first-rate site in every respect; site shows all "traded from" info
  Great Blue North Draft Report

• ESPN Draft Central - easy navigation, and, unlike 2004 and earlier years, most areas look to be free rather than subscriber-only
  ESPN.com

• 2006 NFL Draft underclassmen
  Yahoo! Sports, Apr. 4, 2006

• 2006 NFL Draft Early Entries
  USA Today, Jan. 20, 2006

• NFL Draft Tracker - and another good tracker - despite the same name, this is not the same site as NFL.com, which has its own tracker
  CBS Sportsline.com, undated

• Prospect Profiles - 200 prospects profiled
  NFL.com

• 2006 NFL Draft - USA Today has a chart listing 400 prospects, with profiles on most. Info is somewhat awkward to retrieve, however.
  USA Today, Apr. 10, 2006

• DraftHistory.com
  Fun reading if you like trivia; incredible array of stats and charts. You could spend hours here with no difficulty . . .  Also lots of PDF publications for past drafts available at reasonable prices.

• The Draft Exchange 2006
  Tons of info, message boards. Tiny fonts are tough on the eyes, and cluttered interface is a little bit intimidating.

• Draft Insiders
  Some free, some parts by subscription. The author, Frank Coyle, is a highly regarded scout. Sloppy (at times even hideous) formatting detracts.

• NFL Draft Blitz
  Includes message board, columnists for individual teams, top 100 and 300 prospects, mock draft, etc. Parts are free, much is subscriber-only.

• NFL Draft Countdown - once first-rate, this fan site has slipped several notches . . .  it's still entertaining, however, with numerous features and daily updates.
  

• Rob's Scouting 2006 NFL Draft
  Lots of content. Site design has some rough edges.

• DRAFT HQ - NBCSports.com's draft portal has a first-round mock on its index page

• ProFootballWeekly.com - excellent analysis, but nearly all features are subscription-only

• DraftSeason.com - well done fan site: mocks, 300 prospects graded,

C.  Predictions for Oakland's First-Round Pick
What the Mock Drafts Have to Say (in no particular order)

D.  Articles

Articles

Disclaimer:  The focus of this site is not the draft. After all the noise and hoopla, most of those picked in the draft in any given year will play one or two years in the NFL—if they make it at all—then they'll be gone. So . . .  the coverage here isn't exhaustive. That said, you will find the major developments or stories covered here.

• NFL DRAFT PREVIEW / Taking WR early is gamble
  The Buffalo News, Apr. 14, 2008 (appeared 4/13/08)

• In weak safety crop, Miami's Phillips stands out
  USA Today, Apr. 13, 2008

• Draft Dish: Film reviews hurt DE Gholston
  SportingNews.com, Apr. 13, 2008

• QB Flacco heads list of small-school draft surprises - published on Apr. 10 but apparently updated just today
  USA Today, Apr. 13, 2008

• Best after McFadden? RB contenders aplenty in NFL draft
  USA Today, Apr. 13, 2008

• Draft Extras / Building blocks / Breaking down each NFL team's draft success the past five years - highly thoughtful, highly interesting study of the value of the draft in teams' post-season success
  Pro Football Weekly, Apr. 13, 2008

• Draft Extras / Three- and five-year NFL draft history
  Pro Football Weekly, Apr. 13, 2008

• Pre-draft offensive awards
  Scout.com, Apr. 13, 2008 (FOXSports)

• Features / Raiders' draft classes, 2003-07 - we have this data here on the site, too, with numerous links to draft scouting profiles for the draftees; but this list was gathered by PFW as background for its lead article several links above ("Breaking down each NFL team's draft success the past five years") and it's included here to keep the PFW package intact
  Pro Football Weekly, Apr. 12, 2008

• Sam Farmer's mock NFL draft - the one-time Raiders beat writer at the SJ Murky News now covers the NFL for the LA Times
  Los Angeles Times, Apr. 12, 2008

• Snap Judgments / Teams with most riding on draft; retired QBs; more
  SI.com, Apr. 11, 2008

• Jake Long Q&A
  "Inside The Oakland Raiders" blog, Apr. 12, 2008 (Bay Area News Group/InsideBayArea.com)

• Two first-rounders!?! Dallas, have some fun
  FOXSports, Apr. 12, 2008 (MSN)

• 2008 NFL Draft Preview - Oakland Raiders
  TheFootballExpert.com, Apr. 11, 2008

• Agent says Heath Benedict died of heart condition - Benedict was among the O-linemen whose capsules appeared on Raiders.com following the Combine
  ESPN.com, Apr. 11, 2008

• Groves gets clean bill of health
  ESPN.com, Apr. 11, 2008

• Malcolm Kelly's outburst, not 40 time, hurts draft stock
  SportingNews.com, Apr. 11, 2008

• Tight end draft previews: Converted receivers ready to dominate
  CBS Sports.com (formerly CBS Sportsline), Apr. 11, 2008

• Draft Extras / Mock draft / Demand for pass rushers could shape top 10
  Pro Football Weekly, Apr. 11, 2008

• Player rankings regardless of position
  Pro Football Weekly, Apr. 11, 2008

• Parcells plays poker with No. 1 draft pick
  SportingNews, Apr. 11, 2008 (Yahoo! Sports)

• Raider Nation: Brace yourself, it's going to be bumpy.
  "Thoughts from the Dark Side" blog, Apr. 11, 2008 (MVN.com)

• Raiders' pick is key to Jets' draft
  "The Jets Stream" blog, Apr. 10, 2008 (New York Daily News)

• Reports: Dolphins negotiating with Long as possible No. 1 overall pick
  ESPN.com news services, Apr. 10, 2008 (ESPN.com)

• Raiders Draft: Defensive End not critical with first pick
  "Thoughts from the Dark Side" blog, Apr. 10, 2008 (MVN.com)

• Scout.com Seventh-Round Mock Draft - amazing! this former scout mocks the final round; check out Oakland's two picks in that last stanza
  Silver & Black Illustrated Online, Apr. 10, 2008 (Scout.com)

• NFL Draft: Ranking the quarterbacks
  CollegeFootballNews.com, Apr. 10, 2008 (FOXSports)

• First-round mock draft: Look who's back
  Scout.com, Apr. 10, 2008 (FOXSports)

• QB Flacco heads list of small-school draft surprises
  USA Today, Apr. 10, 2008

• Year of the running back? Draft could be stocked
  USA Today, Apr. 10, 2008

• NFL Backdraft / Peterson at top of the heap in '07 NFL draft do-over
  USA Today, Apr. 10, 2008

• 2005-2008, what a difference three years can make - Oakland gets a "B" grade for its 2005 draft almost entirely because of LB Kirk Morrison; also search for "Oakland" for an obscure fact
  Scouts Inc., Apr. 10, 2008 (ESPN.com)

• Run-up to NFL draft all about false advertising - indeed!
  SportingNews.com, Apr. 10, 2008

• Mock draft top 10: Chris Long goes No. 1
  SportingNews.com, Apr. 10, 2008

• Mock draft: Parcells getting a Parcells kind of guy - Clark Judge's mock draft
  CBS Sports.com (formerly CBS Sportsline), Apr. 10, 2008

• Mock draft: Popping sweet pieces into incomplete puzzle - Pete Prisco's mock draft
  CBS Sports.com (formerly CBS Sportsline), Apr. 10, 2008

• Consistent punter Brooks ready to take game to next level - the top punter in this year's draft is a former Ray Guy pupil, and writer Clark Judge makes a big deal about the connection
  CBS Sports.com (formerly CBS Sportsline), Apr. 10, 2008

• Jake Long or Vernon Gholston can legally pack heat on gameday - we can do without the attempts at humor, but this post confirms that Miami is negotiating with the Gholston camp
  "Shutdown Corner" blog, Apr. 10, 2008 (Yahoo! Sports)

• Draft Extras / The Way We Hear It - draft edition / Sooners' injured juniors disappoint; Otah recovers; Top prospects invited to draft
  Pro Football Weekly, Apr. 10, 2008

• NFL Draft / Player Rankings / About the player rankings - rankings for more than 1100 players; not in a database per se, but sorted by position - links are in the left margin
  Pro Football Weekly, Apr. 10, 2008

• Draft Extras / Top DB prospects / Scouting reports on the five highest-ranked defensive backs
  Pro Football Weekly, Apr. 10, 2008

• NFL - Sports Rumors / Raiders fascinated with Gholston?
  Yahoo! Sports, Apr. 10, 2008

• Dolphins begin talks with Jake Long - a report by Jason Cole, different from the link which follows
  Yahoo! Sports, Apr. 10, 2008

• Dolphins Begin Talks With Jake Long - an AP article
  Associated Press, Apr. 10, 2008 (San Francisco Examiner)

• Longing for Long
  Raiders Blog and Q&A, Apr. 10, 2008 (Sacramento Bee)

• Gholston coming?
  Raiders Blog and Q&A, Apr. 10, 2008 (Sacramento Bee)

• Looking out for No. 1s
  "Inside The Oakland Raiders" blog, Apr. 10, 2008 (Bay Area News Group/InsideBayArea.com)

• Mock Draft No. 5 / Reassessing Round 1 with less than three weeks to go - Sports Illustrated's Don Banks' mock
  SI.com, Apr. 9, 2008

• Parcells expects No. 1 pick to sign
  ESPN.com, Apr. 9, 2008

• Draft Dish: So-so pro day for Sooners' Kelly, Smith
  SportingNews.com, Apr. 9, 2008

• Report: Dolphins talk to Jake Long, Gholston
  SportingNews.com, Apr. 9, 2008

• RAIDERS GA-GA FOR GHOLSTON? - this is the rumor that kick-started other ones about the Raiders and Gholston
  ProFootballTalk.com ("Rumor Mill"), Apr. 9, 2008

• Chris Long in town
  "Inside The Oakland Raiders" blog, Apr. 9, 2008 (Bay Area News Group/InsideBayArea.com)

• The case against McFadden
  "Inside The Oakland Raiders" blog, Apr. 9, 2008 (Bay Area News Group/InsideBayArea.com)

• Draft Extras / The Way We Hear It - draft edition / Raiders owner narrows focus on McFadden
  Pro Football Weekly, Apr. 9, 2008

• Draft Extras / Draft Q&A / PFW's Nolan Nawrocki answers readers' questions about this year's draft
  Pro Football Weekly, Apr. 9, 2008

• Draft: The offensive tackle pecking order
  SportingNews.com, Apr. 9, 2008

• Top pick can lead to praise, ridicule
  Scout.com, Apr. 9, 2008 (FOXSports)

• Leaf's San Diego failure had ripple effect
  ESPN.com, Apr. 9, 2008

• What the also-rans really need in NFL draft
  FOXSports, Apr. 9, 2008 (MSN)

• Dolphins should go Chris Long at No. 1
  SportingNews.com, Apr. 9, 2008

• Chris Williams' NFL journey a love story
  SportingNews.com, Apr. 9, 2008

• QB draft preview: Underrated Henne shows shades of Brady
  CBS Sports.com (formerly CBS Sportsline), Apr. 9, 2008

• Draft Extras / Top LB prospects / Scouting reports on the five highest-ranked linebackers
  Pro Football Weekly, Apr. 9, 2008

• Cardinal rules / Brohm likely to be No. 2 QB taken in draft; more mail
  SI.com, Apr. 8, 2008

• Raider Nation: Meet Darren McFadden
  "Thoughts from the Dark Side" blog, Apr. 8, 2008 (MVN.com)

• Some bigwigs need to nail this draft to keep their jobs - or so says Denver Post columnist Bill Williamson, now writing for ESPN
  ESPN.com, Apr. 8, 2008

• Draft Extras / The Way We Hear It - draft edition / Character concerns drop Talib, Manningham from multiple draft boards
  Pro Football Weekly, Apr. 8, 2008

• Chris Long to Dolphins in Mock NFL Draft - the AP's Dave Goldberg presents his mock first round
  Associated Press, Apr. 8, 2008 (San Francisco Chronicle)

• Draft Gems: UT's Ainge could be a bargain pick
  USA Today, Apr. 8, 2008

• Scout First-Round Mock Draft - the projection for Oakland has changed
  Silver & Black Illustrated Online, Apr. 9, 2008 (appeared 4/8/08) (Scout.com)

• Miami is on the clock, looking at Chris Long
  SportingNews.com, Apr. 8, 2008

• Marijuana reports peg Talib, Manningham
  SportingNews.com, Apr. 8, 2008

• Draft Extras / Draft value chart - not to be confused with the ubiquitous trade value chart, which is almost always in evidence on draft sites
  Pro Football Weekly, Apr. 8, 2008

• Draft Extras / Top DL prospects / Scouting reports on the five highest-ranked defensive linemen
  Pro Football Weekly, Apr. 8, 2008

• Top 500 draft-eligible players in database from nfldraftscout.com - it's all one large, embedded, full-screen Flash control, so (obviously) you must have Flash enabled - invaluable resource
  USA Today, undated

• Help from the farm?
  Raiders Blog and Q&A, Apr. 8, 2008 (Sacramento Bee)

• The case for McFadden
  "Inside The Oakland Raiders" blog, Apr. 8, 2008 (Bay Area News Group/InsideBayArea.com)

• Arkansas running back McFadden visits Raiders
  Bay Area News Group, Apr. 8, 2008 (San Jose Mercury News)

• NFL Draft: Pre-Draft Defensive Awards
  Silver & Black Illustrated Online, Apr. 7, 2008 (Scout.com)

• With Smith, Falcons have lots of options - Alex Marvez writes that Atlanta fancies T Jake Long
  FOXSports, Apr. 7, 2008 (MSN)

• Inside Dish: Brennan might not be drafted
  SportingNews.com, Apr. 7, 2008

• Draft Extras / Combine workout results - enough facts and figures to make you dizzy; grouped by position
  Pro Football Weekly, Apr. 7, 2008

• Draft Extras / Top OL prospects / Scouting reports on the five highest-ranked offensive linemen
  Pro Football Weekly, Apr. 7, 2008

• Decision makers with most influence over draft - tough call when it comes to Oakland, huh?  
  Yahoo! Sports, Apr. 7, 2008

• Would Raiders pick a WR in Rd. 1?
  "Inside The Oakland Raiders" blog, Apr. 7, 2008 (Bay Area News Group/InsideBayArea.com)

• How they fit: Seven teams, seven top prospects
  USA Today, Apr. 6, 2008

• NFL Draft: Pair of Visits for Dwight Lowery - a subscriber-only teaser, but one may fairly deduce by its placement in the Raiders area of Scout.com that Alameda will be one of the visits for the San Jose State cornerback
  Scout.com, Apr. 6, 2008 (FOXSports)

• Trojans shine at Pro Day   - the drills took place Apr. 3, but the video clip appeared on Apr. 6
  FOXSports, Apr. 6, 2008 (MSN)

• Draft Extras / Top WR prospects / Scouting reports on the five highest-ranked wide receivers
  Pro Football Weekly, Apr. 6, 2008

• Draft Extras / Top TE prospects / Scouting reports on the five highest-ranked tight ends
  Pro Football Weekly, Apr. 5, 2008

• After pokes and prods, Dorsey still potential No. 1
  USA Today, Apr. 5, 2008

• Head-2-Head: Kelly vs. Thomas
  Scout.com, Apr. 5, 2008 (FOXSports)

• 'Canes safety is in a hurry to make NFL impact
  FOXSports, Apr. 5, 2008 (MSN)

• Rivers, Ellis impress at USC Pro Day - probably a dupe of Rob Rang's report for CBS Sports filed the day previous
  Sports Xchange, Apr. 4, 2008 (FOXSports)

• NFL draft Q&A: Colt Brennan - Brennan was touted as Heisman material before the 2007 season, but demonstrated below-average arm strength at the Combine and now needs hip surgery for a torn labrum
  Scout.com, Apr. 4, 2008 (FOXSports)

• Draft Gems: Forte, Woodyard could be surprises
  USA Today, Apr. 4, 2008

• 10-pack: GMs who need to deliver on draft day
  SportingNews.com, Apr. 4, 2008

• Position draft previews: One number tells story for top prospect Rivers
  CBS Sports.com (formerly CBS Sportsline), Apr. 4, 2008

• DMC on his way for a visit - has an embedded YouTube video of McFadden highlights; he is awfully fast
  Raiders Blog and Q&A, Apr. 4, 2008 (Sacramento Bee)

• Darren McFadden highlights    (YouTube clip; uses player embedded at the YouTube site) - here is that clip, if you want to save it (to save YouTube clips, Google for the utility "KeepTube")
  YouTube, undated

• Draft Prospects: Linebackers
  Raiders.com, Apr. 4, 2008

• On the Clock: Is Ryan worth the top prize?
  FOXSports, Apr. 3, 2008 (MSN)

• Spread makes it tough to evaluate running back prospects - a very important point when talking about, e.g., Darren McFadden or Felix Jones, the Arkansas tailbacks
  SportingNews.com, Apr. 3, 2008

• Scouting the draft's top spread backs
  SportingNews.com, Apr. 3, 2008

• Draft Dish: Great defensive debates for '08
  SportingNews.com, Apr. 3, 2008

• Three draft-day errors NFL teams fail to learn from - don't miss the comment on Al Davis
  SportingNews.com, Apr. 3, 2008

• Led by Rivers, Ellis, USC Pro Day feast for scouts' eyes
  The Sports Xchange/CBSSports.com, Apr. 3, 2008

• Position draft previews: Lots of offensive tackle help available
  CBS Sports.com (formerly CBS Sportsline), Apr. 3, 2008

• Draft Extras / The Way We Hear It - draft edition / USC LB Rivers impresses at pro-day workout; OLT Baker, TE Davis disappoint - read the commentary about Sedrick Ellis and the Raiders
  Pro Football Weekly, Apr. 3, 2008

• C. Long vs. Gholston
  "Inside The Oakland Raiders" blog, Apr. 3, 2008 (Bay Area News Group/InsideBayArea.com)

• Draft Extras / The Way We Hear It - draft edition / Chiefs focusing on OT prospects; Cromartie's missing kidney causes concern
  Pro Football Weekly, Apr. 2, 2008

• Draft Extras / Q&A with Oklahoma State WR Adarius Bowman
  Pro Football Weekly, Apr. 2, 2008

• Draft Extras / Mock draft / Chris Long drops out of the top five - Wow! We should grab him if we can at No. 4; he would make all the D-linemen better
  Pro Football Weekly, Apr. 2, 2008

• J. Long vs. Clady
  "Inside The Oakland Raiders" blog, Apr. 2, 2008 (Bay Area News Group/InsideBayArea.com)

• Team Reports / Raiders' 2008 draft needs - unfortunately, very brief
  Pro Football Weekly, Apr. 1, 2008

• Draft Extras / The Way We Hear It - draft edition
  Pro Football Weekly, Apr. 1, 2008

• AFC West: Chargers clearly in charge as draft nears - so says Pete Prisco, assessing the teams' draft needs
  CBS Sports.com (formerly CBS Sportsline), Mar. 31, 2008

• Draft Extras / Compensatory picks announced / Ravens, Bengals make out big with four extra draft choices each - Oakland got none this year
  Pro Football Weekly, Mar. 31, 2008

• Draft Extras / Our draft coverage moves into high gear
  Pro Football Weekly, Mar. 31, 2008

• Chris Long (DE)
  NFL.com, undated

• Dorsey vs. Ellis
  "Inside The Oakland Raiders" blog, Mar. 30, 2008 (Bay Area News Group/InsideBayArea.com)

• OAKLAND RAIDERS 2008 DRAFT NEEDS
  ProFootballTalk.com ("Rumor Mill"), Mar. 29, 2008

• Dolphins fans divided over first overall pick - not that Parcells will care what the fans think
  RealFootball365.com, Mar. 28, 2008

• Draft Prospects Series: D-Line
  Raiders.com, Mar. 28, 2008

• Will Edwards lead to DMC?
  Raiders Blog and Q&A, Mar. 28, 2008 (Sacramento Bee)

• The Kids Are Alright
  RealFootball365.com, Mar. 27, 2008

• Five big first-round Raider busts
  RealFootball365.com, Mar. 26, 2008

• 2008 Draft preview: Raiders' game plan - this is dated 3/25, but refers to Barry Sims, who was released on 2/28 . . .   Huh?!?!? We wonder when Steve Corkran really wrote this
  SportingNews.com, Mar. 25, 2008

• Question and answer time
  Raiders Blog and Q&A, Mar. 25, 2008 (Sacramento Bee)

• Scuttlebutt / NFL / Parcells likely to take Long or trade down - that's DE Chris, not T Jake
  MSNBC.com, Mar. 24, 2008

• Perfect corner? The next Cromartie in the fast lane
  USA Today, Mar. 24, 2008

• Should the Raiders Trade Down? - a fan-contributed article
  Raidernews.com, Mar. 24, 2008

• The six greatest first-round Raiders - fine article, if too brief
  RealFootball365.com, Mar. 25, 2008 (appeared 3/24/08)

• Scout Second-Round Mock Draft
  Silver & Black Illustrated Online, Mar. 22, 2008 (Scout.com)

• Billy Devaney on the Rams Draft - "We had Rams VP of personnel Billy Devaney on our Team 1380 radio show on Friday, and he was generous in providing answers to our questions" - sounds like the Rams really like DE Chris Long
  St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Mar. 21, 2008

• 'V' is for virile / Vernon Gholston has developed from football neophyte to powerful force on the field - and a likely top-10 pick
  Pro Football Weekly, Mar. 20, 2008

• Draft Prospects Series: O-Line
  Raiders.com, Mar. 20, 2008

• Shortage of picks
  "Inside The Oakland Raiders" blog, Mar. 19, 2008 (Bay Area News Group/InsideBayArea.com)

• A class act / LSU's Dorsey displays character off field to match great talent on it
  Pro Football Weekly, Mar. 18, 2008

• Q&A with Kansas CB Aqib Talib
  Pro Football Weekly, Mar. 18, 2008

• Mock draft / QB Ryan, OT Long still projected to go 1-2
  Pro Football Weekly, Mar. 15, 2008

• Questioning Kiffin's role - subject matter includes the front office, the draft, and free agency
  Raiders Blog and Q&A, Mar. 15, 2008 (Sacramento Bee)

• More bulk in the middle - Jason Jones embedded a YouTube clip of a Vernon Gholston highlight in his post on the Wm. Joseph signing
  Raiders Blog and Q&A, Mar. 14, 2008 (Sacramento Bee)

• State of the Franchise: Oakland Raiders    (requires Flash 8 or better player [9 is the latest])
  NFL Network, Mar. 14, 2008 (NFL.com)

• Draft Dish: Fight is on for No. 1 CB spot
  SportingNews.com, Mar. 13, 2008

• Draft Prospects: Tight Ends
  Raiders.com, Mar. 13, 2008

• NFLTA: Rookie salary cap discussion    (requires Flash 8 or better player [9 is the latest])
  NFL Network, Mar. 12, 2008 (NFL.com)

• DeSean Jackson studying up for NFL draft under Jerry Rice's tutelage
  Associated Press, Mar. 12, 2008 (San Francisco Chronicle)

• What's in a number?
  Raiders Blog and Q&A, Mar. 11, 2008 (Sacramento Bee)

• Gholston's vertical could help him leap into top five
  The Sports Xchange/CBSSports.com, Mar. 8, 2008

• Kentucky's Woodson steadies stock with solid pro day
  The Sports Xchange/CBSSports.com, Mar. 9, 2008 (CBS Sports.com)

• Steuber's 2008 NFL Mock Draft - updating his original mock (dated Feb. 7)
  Silver & Black Illustrated Online, Mar. 6, 2008 (Scout.com)

• Draft Prospects Series: WRs
  Raiders.com, Mar. 6, 2008

• Never too early to talk NFL Draft
  Raiders Blog and Q&A, Mar. 3, 2008 (Sacramento Bee)

• Jake Long at No. 4? - Jerry McDonald's query has both draft and free agency implications
  "Inside The Oakland Raiders" blog, Feb. 29, 2008 (Bay Area News Group/InsideBayArea.com)

• Draft Prospects Series: RBs
  Raiders.com, Feb. 28, 2008

• Bay Area teams could find a receiver in the NFL draft
  Sacramento Bee, Feb. 26, 2008

• Setting the draft stage / The latest word on what the teams with the top 10 picks are considering
  Pro Football Weekly, Feb. 25, 2008

• Jockeying for position - minor Raiders content
  "Inside The Oakland Raiders" blog, Feb. 25, 2008 (Bay Area News Group/InsideBayArea.com)

• How badly does Oakland want Long?
  RealFootball365.com, Feb. 26, 2008 (appeared 2/25/08)

• Former NFL coaches a plus for pro prospects
  Rivals.com, Feb. 25, 2008 (Yahoo! Sports)

• Big N.F.L. Dreams for Stars From Smaller Colleges
  Associated Press, Feb. 25, 2008 (New York Times)

• Last call from Naptown
  Raiders Blog and Q&A, Feb. 25, 2008 (Sacramento Bee)

• Selecting receivers can drive GM nutty / 49ers, Raiders need wideouts, but draft littered with busts galore
  Oakland Tribune, Feb. 25, 2008 (InsideBayArea.com)

• NFL COMBINE / Fast times at Indy 'speedway'
  San Francisco Chronicle, Feb. 25, 2008

• Scouting Combine / Prospect of the day / Godfrey has great physical tools, but many flaws too
  Pro Football Weekly, Feb. 24, 2008

• Scouting combine / Prospect of the day / Lofton's instincts, toughness outweigh athletic deficiencies
  Pro Football Weekly, Feb. 24, 2008

• DT Glenn Dorsey prepares for scrutiny that comes with being top draft prospect
  Associated Press, Feb. 24, 2008 (Yahoo! Sports)

• The real deal
  Raiders Blog and Q&A, Feb. 24, 2008 (Sacramento Bee)

• GBN 'BIG BOARD': TOP 100+ PROSPECTS FOR THE 2008 DRAFT - the list actually numbers 151  
  Great Blue North Draft Report, undated

• CBs Rodgers-Cromartie, McKelvin could go from small schools to big draft picks
  Associated Press, Feb. 24, 2008 (Yahoo! Sports)

• Prospect for N.F.L. First Ran From Liberia
  New York Times, Feb. 24, 2008

• Almost done
  Raiders Blog and Q&A, Feb. 24, 2008 (Sacramento Bee)

• Much ado about everything
  Raiders Blog and Q&A, Feb. 24, 2008 (Sacramento Bee)

• NFL Combine Notes: Long already knows all about the Raiders
  Sacramento Bee, Feb. 24, 2008

• Safety-challenged
  "Inside The Oakland Raiders" blog, Feb. 24, 2008 (Bay Area News Group/InsideBayArea.com)

• Raiders might consider Long shot / Virginia defensive end seen as an inspiring force
  Oakland Tribune, Feb. 24, 2008 (InsideBayArea.com)

• nfl NFL COMBINE / Seen, and certainly not seen [sic]
  San Francisco Chronicle, Feb. 24, 2008

• Ryan undaunted by prospect of being drafted by Falcons - it says QB Matt Ryan kept close tabs on the coin toss between Atlanta and Oakland
  Associated Press, Feb. 23, 2008 (NFL.com)

• Scouting Combine / Saturday notebook / Humble Virginia DE Long holds court
  Pro Football Weekly, Feb. 23, 2008

• Scouting Combine / The 40-yard hoax / Manufactured times fail to account for prospects' ability
  Pro Football Weekly, Feb. 23, 2008

• Scouting Combine / Sidekick label not easy to shed / Arkansas RB Jones never minded being No. 2 to college teammate McFadden
  Pro Football Weekly, Feb. 23, 2008

• Scouting combine / Prospect of the day / Florida's Harvey has versatility to play either DE position
  Pro Football Weekly, Feb. 23, 2008

• Falcons could use draft or free agency to seek Vick replacement
  Associated Press, Feb. 23, 2008 (Yahoo! Sports)

• Long has strong family ties to Raiders
  Rivals.com, Feb. 23, 2008 (Yahoo! Sports)

• From Delaware to first round? Flacco hype is real
  SportingNews, Feb. 23, 2008 (Yahoo! Sports)

• Catching up with Kiffin - Jerry McDonald did at least get a "no comment" from the Raiders head coach
  "Inside The Oakland Raiders" blog, Feb. 23, 2008 (Bay Area News Group/InsideBayArea.com)

• Long and Ellis would fit
  Raiders Blog and Q&A, Feb. 23, 2008 (Sacramento Bee)

• Draft Prospects: Quarterbacks
  Raiders.com, Feb. 21, 2008 (appeared 2/23/08)

• Still missing
  Raiders Blog and Q&A, Feb. 23, 2008 (Sacramento Bee)

• Combine stats
  Raiders Blog and Q&A, Feb. 23, 2008 (Sacramento Bee)

• American hustle
  Raiders Blog and Q&A, Feb. 23, 2008 (Sacramento Bee)

• Day 3 from the Combine
  Raiders Blog and Q&A, Feb. 23, 2008 (Sacramento Bee)

• A flip of the coin means Raiders will draft fourth
  Sacramento Bee, Feb. 23, 2008

• Looking for Lane in all the wrong places
  "Inside The Oakland Raiders" blog, Feb. 23, 2008 (Bay Area News Group/InsideBayArea.com)

• Raiders lose coin flip
  Oakland Tribune, Feb. 23, 2008 (InsideBayArea.com)

• Bay Area hopefuls ready for moment in microscope
  San Francisco Chronicle, Feb. 23, 2008

• Scouting Combine / Multiple personalities / For two top TE prospects, elite ability is the only common link
  Pro Football Weekly, Feb. 22, 2008

• Scouting Combine / Thursday notebook / Competition committee wants to move on from 'Spygate' - both general NFL and Combine content
  Pro Football Weekly, Feb. 22, 2008

• Scouting Combine / Prospect of the Day / Henne armed with starting-QB potential
  Pro Football Weekly, Feb. 22, 2008

• 2008 DRAFT 2-ROUND PROJECTION
  Great Blue North Draft Report, Feb. 22, 2008

• Friday notebook / Boston College's Ryan gets his act together - both Combine and free agency topics in this article
  Pro Football Weekly, Feb. 22, 2008

• Falcons will pick third in NFL draft
  PA SportsTicker, Feb. 22, 2008 (Yahoo! Sports)

• Raiders will pick fourth in draft
  Associated Press, Feb. 22, 2008 (Sacramento Bee)

• NFL Combine: For Trojan, family is first / A desire to take care of his parents prompted Chilo Rachal to leave USC.
  Sacramento Bee, Feb. 22, 2008

• Paging Lane Kiffin
  Raiders Blog and Q&A, Feb. 22, 2008 (Sacramento Bee)

• Small players, big impact?
  Raiders Blog and Q&A, Feb. 22, 2008 (Sacramento Bee)

• It's test time for NFL's hopefuls / The league's scouting combine can make or break a prospect's chances.
  Sacramento Bee, Feb. 22, 2008

• McFadden makes his case
  "Inside The Oakland Raiders" blog, Feb. 22, 2008 (Bay Area News Group/InsideBayArea.com)

• Working out kinks
  Raiders Blog and Q&A, Feb. 22, 2008 (Sacramento Bee)

• Falcons draft third
  "Inside The Oakland Raiders" blog, Feb. 22, 2008 (Bay Area News Group/InsideBayArea.com)

• Raiders Will Draft Fourth
  San Francisco Chronicle, Feb. 22, 2008

• On the clock
  Raiders Blog and Q&A, Feb. 22, 2008 (Sacramento Bee)

• Scouting Combine / Tale of two coaches / Jauron, Mangini make contrasting impressions at Combine
  Pro Football Weekly, Feb. 21, 2008

• Scouting Combine / Prospect of the day / Cherilus has talent to play OLT but needs more repetitions
  Pro Football Weekly, Feb. 21, 2008

• Overheard at the combine
  "Inside The Oakland Raiders" blog, Feb. 21, 2008 (Bay Area News Group/InsideBayArea.com)

• McFadden to face tough questions in Indy
  Yahoo! Sports, Feb. 21, 2008

• Heads or tails
  Raiders Blog and Q&A, Feb. 21, 2008 (Sacramento Bee)

• Video games
  Raiders Blog and Q&A, Feb. 21, 2008 (Sacramento Bee)

• Vote for Chilo
  Raiders Blog and Q&A, Feb. 21, 2008 (Sacramento Bee)

• He won't last Long in the draft - Jake, not Chris
  Raiders Blog and Q&A, Feb. 21, 2008 (Sacramento Bee)

• Paging Lane, Rob, anyone
  Raiders Blog and Q&A, Feb. 21, 2008 (Sacramento Bee)

• Exclusive company
  Raiders Blog and Q&A, Feb. 21, 2008 (Sacramento Bee)

• It's time for the Combine
  Raiders Blog and Q&A, Feb. 20, 2008 (Sacramento Bee)

• Highlight montages don't count at combine
  San Francisco Chronicle, Feb. 20, 2008

• You want a center? We've got your centers right here - Os Davis thinks Raider Nation needs a center—so do we— and reviews the draft pool at that position
  RealFootball365.com, Feb. 20, 2008 (appeared 2/19/08)

• More draft fodder
  Raiders Blog and Q&A, Feb. 14, 2008 (Sacramento Bee)

• Happy Valentine's Day, draft geeks ... - yeah, it's a Whiners blog, but it discusses 2008 draft prospects
  49ers Blog and Q&A, Feb. 14, 2008 (Sacramento Bee)

• Dolphin moves could mean it'll be a Long draft - Jake Long, that is; Miami released three offensive tackles
  RealFootball365.com, Feb. 12, 2008

• NFL Scouting Combine Preview: RBs
  Silver & Black Illustrated Online, Feb. 10, 2008 (Scout.com)

• Mike Mayock's draft prospect rankings (updated Feb. 8) - the analyst the Raiders wanted to hire to run their player personnel dept.
  NFL Network, Feb. 8, 2008 (NFL.com)

• Burton Ready for Full Workout at Combine
  Silver & Black Illustrated Online, Feb. 8, 2008 (Scout.com)

• Steuber's 2008 NFL Mock Draft
  Silver & Black Illustrated Online, Feb. 7, 2008 (Scout.com)

• NFL Combine Invitees: Safeties
  Silver & Black Illustrated Online, Feb. 6, 2008 (Scout.com)

• NFL Combine Invitees: Cornerbacks
  ScoutNFLExperts.com, Feb. 6, 2008

• Millard Offers Unique Perspective
  Raiders.com, Jan. 26, 2008

• Dolphins have many draft hopes, but few options
  RealFootball365.com, Jan. 25, 2008

• Let the game begin / My first crack at projecting the NFL draft's first round - there are probably other mock first rounds out there already somewhere, but we haven't seen them; Don Banks' football knowledge makes his picks worth reading
  SI.com, Jan. 24, 2008

• Senior Bowl: Final analysis / One last stock report now that practices are complete
  SI.com, Jan. 24, 2008

• Senior Bowl / Quite the tandem / Cal duo has displayed offensive skills
  Pro Football Weekly, Jan. 24, 2008

• Senior Bowl: North Squad Defense
  Raiders.com, Jan. 23, 2008

• Senior Bowl: North Squad Offense
  Raiders.com, Jan. 23, 2008

• Senior Bowl / Room to grow / McKelvin might not be a household name yet, but he could be atop CB class
  Pro Football Weekly, Jan. 23, 2008

• Senior Bowl / Prospect of the day / Vanderbilt OLT Williams can become a starter but needs motivation
  Pro Football Weekly, Jan. 23, 2008

• Senior Bowl / Prospect of the day / Hardworking Sweed has tools to become No. 1 receiver
  Pro Football Weekly, Jan. 22, 2008

• A touch of class / Juniors should boost draft's quality even more than usual
  Pro Football Weekly, Jan. 21, 2008

• Shrine Game Standouts
  Silver & Black Illustrated Online, Jan. 19, 2008 (Scout.com)

• NFL Draft: Top 20 Quarterbacks
  Silver & Black Illustrated Online, Jan. 18, 2008 (Scout.com)

• Atlanta, KC, Oakland in complex draft scenario
  Associated Press, Dec. 31, 2007 (SportingNews.com)

• Updated 2008 NFL Draft order
  Associated Press, Dec. 31, 2007 (SportingNews.com)

Last updated Sunday, April 13, 2008