The Raiders picked Schilens because of his workouts which were impressive.  But, they should have watched more game film of Schilens as he isn’t that good of a player.  Schilens is a big guy at 6′4″, 208 pounds and that’s his biggest asset as he isn’t the fastest receiver around.  He played in 15 games at San Diego State and he caught 34 passes for 441 yards (13.0 avg) with 2 TD grabs.  He has the look of a practice squad player.

Trevor Scott is a high motor player but he’s a tad raw so the Raiders will have to coach him up.  Scott is a bit undersized at 6′5″, 256 pounds so he will likely only get to play in passing situations.  Scott played in 41 games (24 starts) at Buffalo and he made 99 tackles, had 28.5 tackles for a loss, 19 sacks, forced 3 fumbles and he recovered 2 fumbles.  Scott will likely be a backup as a rookie and he might help out on special teams.

If Arman Shields can stay healthy he can help the Raiders.  Shields is 6′1″, 187 but he’s a tad slow running a 4.5 40.  He is tough over the middle and he has great hands which will come in handy catching fastballs from JaMarcus Russell.  Shields caught 160 passes for 1,930 yards (12.1 avg) with 13 TD grabs at Richmond.  It will be interesting to see how well Shields handles the jump from Richmond to the NFL.  Shields was worth the risk in the 4th round.

Tyvon Branch only has a couple of weaknesses.  He can’t catch the ball and he rarely makes plays on the ball.  But, he’s physical against the run and he’s really fast (4.44 40).  Branch played in 48 games (31 starts) at Connecticut and he made 231 tackles, broke up 21 passes, had 3 interceptions, forced 4 fumbles and he recovered 4 fumbles.  Branch will likely help out on special teams from Day #1 for the Raiders and he will likely play in nickel and dime packages on defense as a rookie.  But, he has a very huge upside.

The Oakland Raiders selected the best offensive player in this year’s NFL Draft when they picked running back Darren McFadden out of Arkansas.  McFadden is 6′1″, 215 pounds and he can run a 4.4 40.  He has the speed to score on any play and he can handle the beating of being an every down back.  McFadden played in 38 games (35 starts) at Arkansas and he carried the ball 785 times for 4,590 yards (5.8 ypc) with 41 TD runs.  He also caught 46 passes for 365 yards (7.9 avg) with 2 TD grabs.  McFadden also lined up at QB at times so you can expect the Raiders to add some gimmicks to their offense.  Adding a player of McFadden’s caliber to the offense should help QB JaMarcus Russell as opposing teams will have to load up the box to stop him.  McFadden will be this year’s Adrian Peterson except he’s not nearly as injury prone.  This was an outstanding pick by the Raiders.