The Raiders picked safety Stevie Brown with the 251st pick of the NFL Draft (7th round).  He is 5′11″, 213 pounds and he runs a 4.56 40.  Brown had 79 tackles, 1 sack and 1 interception last season for Michigan.  In his four years in college Brown finished up with 184 tackles, 2 sacks, 1 forced fumble and he had 4 interceptions (103 return yards).  Brown was a solid player in college so he was worth taking a chance on this late in the NFL Draft by the Raiders.

The Raiders picked CB Jeremy Ware out of Michigan State with the 215th overall pick (7th round) of the NFL Draft.  Ware is 5′11″, 188 pounds but he’s fast.  He had 52 tackles, 2 sacks and 1 interception for the Spartans last season.  He finished up with 84 tackles, 2 sacks and 2 interceptions in his 3 years at Michigan State.  Ware will likely have to earn a spot on the special teams as a rookie for the Raiders.

The Raiders have picked inside linebacker Travis Goethel with the 190th overall pick (6th round) of the NFL Draft.  He has the size at 6′2″, 240 pounds to handle a job on the inside of the D but he’s not very fast 4.86 40 which will hurt him trying to chase around running backs at the NFL level.  Goethel had 53 tackles and 1 interception last season for Arizona State.  He finished up with 223 tackles, 2 sacks, 1 forced fumble and 3 interceptions (1 returned for a TD) in his time at Arizona State.  Goethel will have to earn his roster spot on special teams this season but he could develop into a helpful defender for the Raiders down the road.

The Raiders have picked CB Walter McFadden out of Auburn with the 138th overall pick (5th round) of the NFL Draft.  McFadden is very thin at 5′11″, 172 pounds but he’s lightning quick running a 4.42 40.  McFadden is a really good pass defender despite his size.  But, he likely won’t be able to help much against the running game.  He played in 13 games (all starts) for Auburn last season and he finished up with 46 tackles, he broke up 10 passes and he had 6 interceptions (154 return yards).  McFadden played in 47 games (25 starts) in his four years at Auburn in which he had 87 tackles, he broke up 19 passes and he had 9 interceptions (265 return yards).  McFadden will likely help the Raiders on special teams and maybe as a nickel back in 2010 and he might be even more than that down the road.

The Raiders have picked WR/KR/PR Jacoby Ford out of Clemson with the 108th overall pick (4th round) of the NFL Draft.  Ford is a tiny guy at 5′8″, 182 pounds but he was the fastest player at the NFL Combine running a 4.2 40.  Ford fills Al Davis’ need for speed in the draft.  Ford played in 14 games (all starts) for Clemson last season and he caught 56 passes for 779 yards (13.9 avg) with 6 TD grabs.  In his four years in college, Ford played in 48 games (27 starts) in which he caught 143 passes for 1,986 yards (13.9 avg) with 16 TD grabs.  Ford’s whole game is based on speed as he doesn’t help out much as a blocker in the running game.  With the Raiders not having much of a WR corps Ford could have a role as a slot receiver with them.  He also could help out a lot on special teams where the Raiders can use his game changing speed.