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Brief assessment of Raiders' last four drafts

Legend:

BLACK is Good

RED is Bad

YELLOW is Fair

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2010

1. Rolando McClain, LB, Alabama....... .BLACK
2. Lamarr Houston, DT, Texas............... BLACK
3. Jared Veldheer, T, Hillsdale...............BLACK
4a. Bruce Campbell, T, Maryland..........RED
4b. Jacoby Ford, WR, Clemson.............BLACK
5. Walter McFadden, CB, Auburn......... RED
6. Travis Goethel, LB, Arizona State......BLACK
7a. Jeremy Ware, CB, Michigan State...YELLOW
7b. Stevie Brown, S, Michigan .............YELLOW

Oakland went 5-2-2

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2009

1. Darrius "-", WR, Maryland ...................... RED
2. Mike Mitchell, S, Ohio University.............BLACK
3. Matt Shaughnessy, DE Wisconsin........ BLACK
4a. Louis Murphy, WR, Florida.................. BLACK
4b. Slade Norris, LB, Oregon State............. RED
6a. Stryker Sulak, DE, Missouri ..................RED
6b. Brandon Myers, TE, Iowa.....................BLACK

Oakland went 4-3-0

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2008

1. Darren McFadden, RB, Arkansas ..........BLACK
4a. Tyvon Branch, DB, Connecticut.......... BLACK
4b. Arman Shields, WR, Richmond............RED
6. Trevor Scott, DE, Buffalo.......................BLACK
7. Chaz Schilens, WR, San Diego State....YELLOW

Oakland went 3-1-1

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2007

1. JaMarcus Russell, QB, LSU ........................Kansas City RED
2. Zach Miller, TE, Arizona State........................BLACK
3a. Quentin Moses, DE, Georgia......................RED
3b. Mario Henderson, OL, Florida State...........YELLOW
3c. Johnnie Lee Higgins, WR, UTEP...............YELLOW
4a. Michael Bush, RB, Louisville......................BLACK
4b. John Bowie, CB, Cincinnati.........................RED
5a. Jay Richardson, DE, Ohio State.................BLACK
5b. Eric Frampton, S, Washington State...........RED
6. Oren O'Neal, FB, Arkansas State............. ...YELLOW
7. Jonathan Holland, WR, Louisiana Tech......YELLOW

Oakland went 3-4-4

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That's 15 successes to 10 failures and 7 ties

Is this about right?