Oakland Raider’s 2010 Draft: Analyzing and Grading each Pick

Al Davis and the Oakland Raiders appear to have turned the corner. 2010 is seeing Davis and head coach Tom Cable guide the Oakland Raiders organization back onto the road to respectability. If the talent they've acquired play as well as the team drafted, 2010 could be a great year for Raider Nation. The best linebacker in the draft, one of the ten best defensive tackles and an offensive tackle with first round talent in the fourth round are now Raiders. However, Rolando McClain, Lamarr Houston and Bruce Campbell were just the beginning. Oakland added depth and talent to most of their need positions and took a huge stride toward helping them "Just win baby!" This slide show will discuss each draft pick and assign them a grade. The grade will be based on three criteria. Player talent, team need and value. Those three factors will be used to determine an overall grade for the entire 2010 Raider draft. Let's get to it...Begin Slideshow

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