OL Grades: Lance Zierlein

The Sideline View writer Lance Zierlein gives a solid, detailed breakdown of all the top talents up front.

http://thesidelineview.com/grades/ol

DE Ben Gardner Visits Oakland

Stanford stand out, and recently injured (torn pectoral) Defensive End Ben Gardner, paid a visit to the Raiders this weekend.  He also spent time with the Chargers and 49ers.

Gardner is a talented player, and yet, he could be viewed as another product of the Stanford defensive system which produced huge numbers for the likes of Chase Thomas and Trent Murphy, a prospect who's slipping to the 2nd/3rd Round after early talks of a 1st Round slate.  Thomas went undrafted altogether and has barely played in the NFL despite HUGE defensive numbers while playing in Palo Alto.

Gator OLB Ronald Powell

@RavensInsider is reporting that former UF OLB Ronald Powell visited with Oakland (date unkn.)

QB Prospects

QB Terrelle Pryor Traded to Seattle

The Oakland Raiders have officially parted ways with QB Terrelle Pryor.  In exchange for TP2's services, the Seahawks have relinquished the 247th Overall pick.  Not quite Mr. Irrelevant, but close.

Brandian Ross Signed

S Brandian Ross signed his Exclusive Rights Tender today.

Photo Courtesy of @raiders

Prospect Visits (Cont'd)

Raiders met with Valdosta State WR Gerald Ford.  Ford is a big body receiver who was named Gulf South Conference Offensive POTY in the winter of 2012.

The Raiders will also host former USC DE/OLB Morgan Breslin.  Breslin, like Miles Burris is a local kid who grew up in Northern California.  Hails from Walnut Creek, CA.

Updated from WalterFootball.com:

SR - Senior Bowl meeting.
EW - East-West Shrine meeting.
COM - Combine meeting.
INT - Interested.
VINT - Very Interested.
PRO - Pro Day or campus meeting/workout.
LOC - Local visit.
PRI - Private visit.
% - indicates more than one meeting.
# - indicates meeting set up outside of the 2014 Senior Bowl or the 2014 East-West Shrine Game

Ricardo Allen, CB, Purdue (EW)
Ken Bishop, DL, Northern Illinois (PRI)
Blake Bortles%, QB, Central Florida (PRI) (COM)
Tajh Boyd, QB, Clemson (SR) (VINT)
Xavius Boyd, LB, Western Kentucky (INT)
Bashaud Breeland, DB, Clemson (PRI)
Morgan Breslin, LB, USC (PRI)
Teddy Bridgewater, QB, Louisville (COM)
Carrington Byndom, CB, Texas (EW)
Derek Carr, QB, Fresno State (PRI) (VINT)
Gianni Carter, WR, Duquesne (PRO)
Jadeveon Clowney, DL, South Carolina (PRI)
Austin Flynn, DL, Arkansas (PRO)
Kyle Fuller, CB, Virginia Tech (PRI)
Willie Gibson, WR, Cumberlands (VINT)
Tyler Hoover, DL, Michigan State (PRO)
Mike Hunchak, OL, Hofstra (INT)
Cody Latimer, WR, Indiana (PRI)
Keith Lewis, DB, Virigina-Lynch (PRI)
Keon Lyn, DB, Syracuse (PRI)
Aaron Lynch, DL, South Florida (PRI)
Johnny Manziel%, QB, Texas A&M (PRI) (COM)
Dexter McDougle, DB, Maryland (PRI)
Zach Mettenberger%, QB, LSU (PRO) (COM)
Terrance Mitchell, DB, Oregon (PRI)
Zach Moore, DL, Concordia (PRI)
Rajion Neal, RB, Tennessee (EW)
Weston Richburg, OL, Colorado State (SR)
Tom Savage, QB, Pittsburgh (PRI)
Ryan Shazier, LB, Ohio State (PRI)
Chaz Sutton, DL, South Carolina (PRI/PRO)
Brandon Thomas, OL, Clemson (PRI*)
Logan Thomas, QB, Virginia Tech (COM)
Brent Urban, DL, Virginia (SR)

Kaelin Burnett and Matt McCants

LB Kaelin Burnett and OT Matt McCants have signed their Exclusive Rights Tenders with the Oakland Raiders.

ALL IN BABY!

Photo courtesy of @raiders

Photo courtesy of @raiders

BoJack's Big Board 4.13.14

Big Board Top 50 Prospects

1. Jadeveon Clowney DE South Carolina
2. Sammy Watkins WR Clemson
3. Greg Robinson OT Auburn
4. Khalil Mack DE/LB Buffalo
5. Jake Matthews OT TAMU
6. Teddy Bridgewater QB Louisville
7. Justin Gilbert CB Oklahoma State
8. Mike Evans WR TAMU
9. Anthony Barr LB UCLA
10. Kony Ealy DE Mizzou

11. Aaron Donald DT Pittsburgh
12. Derek Carr QB Fresno State
13. Blake Bortles QB UCF
14. Marqise Lee WR USC
15. Eric Ebron TE UNC
16. Taylor Lewan OT Michigan
17. Calvin Pryor FS Louisville
18. Darqueze Dennard CB Michigan State
19. Odell Beckham Jr. LSU
20. CJ Mosely LB Alabama

21. Brandin Cooks WR Oregon State
22. Ha Ha Clinton-Dix FS Alabama
23. Rashede Hageman DT Minnesota
24. Zack Martin OT Notre Dame
25. Kyle Fuller CB Virginia Tech
26. Davante Adams WR Fresno State
27. Timmy Jernigan DT Florida State
28. Louis Nix III DT Notre Dame
29. Kyle Van Noy LB BYU
30. Xavier Su'a-Filo OG UCLA

31. Kelvin Benjamin WR Florida State
32. Allen Robinson WR Penn State
33. Johnny Manziel QB TAMU
34. Deone Bucannon SS Washington State
35. Ryan Shazier LB Ohio State
36. Jason Verrett CB TCU
37. Stephon Tuitt DE/DT Notre Dame
38. Cyrus Kouandijo OT Alabama
39. Bradley Roby CB Ohio State
40. Carlos Hyde RB Ohio State

41. Morgan Moses OT Virginia
42. Tre Mason RB Auburn
43. Jace Amaro TE Texas Tech
44. David Yankey OG Stanford
45. Austin Seferian-Jenkins TE Washington
46. Jimmie Ward SS NIU
47. Dee Ford DE/LB Auburn
48. Jordan Matthews WR Vanderbilt
49. Bishop Sankey RB Washington
50. Troy Niklas TE Notre Dame

QUARTERBACK:
1. Teddy Bridgewater Louisville
2. Derek Carr Fresno State
3. Blake Bortles UCF
4. Johnny Manziel TAMU
5. Jimmy Garoppolo EIU
6. AJ McCarron Alabama
7. David Fales SJSU
8. Zach Mettenberger LSU
9. Tajh Boyd Clemson
10. Tom Savage Pittsburgh

RUNNING BACK:
1. Carlos Hyde Ohio State
2. Tre Mason Auburn
3. Bishop Sankey Washington
4. Ka'Deem Carey Arizona
5. Jeremy Hill LSU
6. Charles Sims WVU
7. Lache Seatrunk Baylor
8. Terrence West Towson
9. Andre Williams Boston College
10. Devonte Freeman Florida State

WIDE RECEIVER:
1. Sammy Watkins Clemson
2. Mike Evans TAMU
3. Marqise Lee USC
4. Brandin Cooks Oregon State
5. Odell Beckham Jr. LSU
6. Davante Adams Fresno State
7. Kelvin Benjamin Florida State
8. Allen Robinson Penn State
9. Jordan Matthews Vanderbilt
10. Donte Moncrief Ole Miss
11. Martavis Bryant Clemson
12. Paul Richardson Colorado
13. Cody Latimer Indiana
14. Bruce Ellington South Carolina
15. Josh Huff Oregon

TIGHT END:
1. Eric Ebron UNC
2. Jace Amaro Texas Tech
3. Austin Seferian-Jenkins Washington
4. Troy Niklas Notre Dame
5. CJ Fiedorowicz Iowa

OFFENSIVE TACKLE:
1. Greg Robinson Auburn
2. Jake Matthews TAMU
3. Taylor Lewan Michigan
4. Zack Martin Notre Dame
5. Cyrus Kouandijo Alabama
6. Morgan Moses Virginia
7. Joel Bitonio Nevada
8. Antonio Richardson Tennessee
9. Jack Mewhort Ohio State
10. JuWuan James Tennessee

CENTER / OFFENSIVE GUARD:
1. Xavier Su'a-Filo UCLA
2. David Yankey Stanford
3. Gabe Jackson Miss State
4. Marcus Martin USC
5. Trai Turner LSU
6. Brandon Thomas Clemson*
7. Weston Richburg Colorado State
8. Dakota Dozier Furman
9. Travis Swanson Arkansas
10. John Halapio Florida

DEFENSIVE END:
1. Jadeveon Clowney South Carolina
2. Kony Ealy Mizzou
3. Dee Ford Auburn
4. Scott Crichton Oregon State
5. Trent Murphy Stanford
6. Demarcus Lawrence Boise State
7. Marcus Smith Louisville
8. Kareem Martin UNC
9. Will Clarke West Virginia
10. Chris Smith Arkansas

DEFENSIVE TACKLE:
1. Aaron Donald Pittsburgh
2. Rashede Hageman Minnesota
3. Timmy Jernigan Florida State
4. Louis Nix III Notre Dame
5. Stephon Tuitt Notre Dame
6. Will Sutton Arizona State
7. Dominique Easley Florida*
8. Kelcy Quarles South Carolina
9. Ego Ferguson LSU
10. Anthony Johnson LSU

OUTSIDE LINEBACKER:
1. Khalil Mack Buffalo
2. Anthony Barr UCLA
3. Kyle Van Noy BYU
4. Ryan Shazier Ohio State
5. Dee Ford Auburn
6. Carl Bradford Arizona State
7. Jeremiah Attaochu Georgia Tech
8. Trevor Reilly Utah
9. Christian Kirksey Iowa
10. Jordan Tripp Montana

INSIDE LINEBACKER:
1. CJ Mosely Alabama
2. Chris Borland Wisconsin
3. Shayne Skov Stanford
4. Christian Jones Florida State
5. Yawin Smallwood UConn

CORNERBACK:
1. Justin Gilbert Oklahoma State
2. Darqueze Dennard Michigan State
3. Kyle Fuller Virginia Tech
4. Jason Verrett TCU
5. Bradley Roby Ohio State
6. Keith McGill Utah
7. Lamarcus Joyner Florida State
8. Bashaud Breeland Clemson
9. Marcus Roberson Florida
10. Stanley Jean-Baptiste Nebraska

SAFETY:
1. Calvin Pryor Louisville
2. Ha Ha Clinton-Dix Alabama
3. Deone Buccannon Washington State
4. Jimmie Ward NIU
5. Ed Reynolds Stanford
6. Dion Bailey USC
7. Terrence Brooks Florida State
8. Craig Loston LSU
9. Ahmad Dixon Baylor
10. Kenny Ladler Vanderbilt

Black Reign

You Have To Have Faith.  Let's Get It On Oakland.

Less Than A Month Away From The 2014 NFL Draft!

Pre-Draft Visits (Updated 4.14.14)

The Oakland Raiders have conducted or will conduct private workouts with the following 2014 NFL Draft Prospects:

CB Terrance Mitchell - Oregon (April 12th)
QB Blake Bortles - Central Florida (April 14th)
Vanderbilt WR Jordan Matthews (April 14th)

All three will privately visit and work out with Oakland before the Draft.

Per WalterFootball.com... South Florida DE Aaron Lynch has had a private workout with Oakland, as well as Clemson Offensive Lineman Brandon Thomas.  Lynch has a huge ceiling, but may have even bigger maturity issues, he is very young, but has talent.  Brandon Thomas tore his ACL working out for New Orleans last week...he was likely going to be a 2nd to 3rd Rd. pick, now he will likely drop a round or two and will medically sit out most, if not all of the 2014-2015 season.

Maryland CB Dexter McDougle will visit Oakland



Crown Jewel Defensive Prospect Jadeveon Clowney will visit Oakland next week...



DE Zach Moore - Concordia, St. Paul will visit Raiders (date n/a)



Marshall OT Garrett Scott will visit Raiders (date n/a)

Pitt QB Tom Savage will visit Oakland on Friday, 4/10



CB Brashaud Breeland - Clemson visited Oakland (date was unknonwn)



CB Kyle Fuller - Virginia Tech will visit the Raiders (date unknown), Fuller is one of the more complete CB prospects in this draft and would fit nicely for Oakland in Tarver's versatile scheme.  Likely a possible 2nd Rd. target.  Mayock loves Fuller.

Thanks to Mario Clavel and draftbreakdown.com for providing the video!



QB Zach Mettenberger - LSU will visit the Raiders (April 8th)

Thanks to JPDraftJedi for providing the film!


Per WalterFootball.com ---

SR - Senior Bowl meeting.
EW - East-West Shrine meeting.
COM - Combine meeting.
INT - Interested.
VINT - Very Interested.
PRO - Pro Day meeting.
LOC - Local visit.
PRI - Private visit.
% - indicates more than one meeting.
# - indicates meeting set up outside of the 2014 Senior Bowl or the 2014 East-West Shrine Game.

Ricardo Allen, CB, Purdue (EW)
Ken Bishop, DL, Northern Illinois (PRI)
Blake Bortles %, QB, Central Florida (PRI) (COM) 



Tajh Boyd, QB, Clemson (SR) (VINT)
Xavius Boyd, LB, Western Kentucky (INT)
Teddy Bridgewater, QB, Louisville (COM)
Carrington Byndom, CB, Texas (EW)
Derek Carr, QB, Fresno State (PRI) (VINT)
Gianni Carter, WR, Duquesne (PRO)
Willie Gibson, WR, Cumberlands (VINT)
Mike Hunchak, OL, Monmouth (INT) 



Cody Latimer, WR, Indiana (PRI)
Keon Lyn, DB, Syracuse (PRI)
Johnny Manziel %, QB, Texas A&M (PRI) (COM)
Zach Mettenberger, QB, LSU (COM)
Rajion Neal, RB, Tennessee (EW)
Weston Richburg, OL, Colorado State (SR)
Logan Thomas, QB, Virginia Tech (COM)
Brent Urban, DL, Virginia (SR)


...

WR Cody Latimer - Indiana (April 14th)



QB Johnny Manziel - Texas A&M (April 6th - April 7th)



DT Ken Bishop - Northern Illinois (April 15th)

OLB Ryan Shazier - Ohio State (undisclosed date, workout conducted)

CB Keith Lewis - Virginia Univ. of Lynchburg (April 7th)



(To be updated as the pre-draft countdown continues...)