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List of former Raiders drafted and assigned to XFL teams this week

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A mere months after the AAF came and went, the XFL is picking up the scraps of that league as well as the NFL. The retread league had their draft on Tuesday and there are a few players who were selected who Raiders fans may recognize.

Just like the AAF, there are 8 teams in the XFL. There were quarterbacks assigned to each team ahead of the draft. Then there were ten rounds for skill positions, offensive linemen, defensive front, and defensive backfield for a total of 330 players; 41 per team.

Here are the former Raiders either assigned to or drafted by one of those teams this week:

DC Defenders

WR Rashard Davis, Round 1

WR Max McCaffrey, Round 8

Houston Roughnecks

QB Connor Cook, Round 1

CB Saqwan Edwards, Round 5

LA Wildcats

RB Elijah Hood, Round 1

DT Leon Orr, Round 6

OT Tyler Roemer, Round 9

OT Anthony Morris, Round 10

St Louis Battlehawks

OT Matt McCants, Round 1

WR DeMornay Pierson-El, Round 3

TE Brandon Barnes, Round 4

New York Guardians

QB Matt McGloin, assigned

LB Ben Heeney, Round 1

OL Ian Silberman, Round 8

Dallas Renegades

QB Landry Jones, assigned

S Montrel Meander, Round 6

Seattle Dragons

CB Sterling Moore, Round 10

Tampa Bay Vipers

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