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Coming off a 4-12 season in 2012, the Oakland Raiders were clearly rebuilding rather than contending for a championship.

The Oakland Raiders had a very busy off season, and no position saw more action from the Raiders front offices than the linebacker position.

For the Oakland Raiders , the roster is slowly starting to crystallize with early free-agency netted players like Pat Sims, Tracy Porter, Nick Roach and Mike Jenkins, among others.

Sep 8, 2012; East Hartford, CT, USA; Connecticut Huskies linebacker Sio Moore reacts after sacking North Carolina State Wolfpack quarterback Mike Glennon during the first half at Rentschler Field.

Former Cleveland Browns Pro Bowl punt returner / wide receiver Josh Cribbs paid a visit to the Oakland Raiders Monday, according to Ian Rapoport of NFL.com. Cribbs is recovering from off season arthroscopic knee surgery to repair an torn meniscus in his knee.

I wrote before the draft that GM Reggie McKenzie might need a home run draft to keep his job .

With the departures of Desmond Bryant, Richard Seymour and Tommy Kelly, Oakland Raiders defensive lineman Lamarr Houston will enter training camp as the elder statesman of the Raiders front seven.

Now that the Raiders have added players in the 2013 NFL draft, as well as the undrafted free agents which followed, we can begin to project what their final 53-man roster may look like heading into the regular season.

Six Raiders players helped bag and distribute groceries to senior citizens in Oakland as part of the Mercy Brown Bag Program.

It seems our off season has caught the attention of someone outside Raider Nation.

In the days following the draft, the Raiders signed 14 undrafted free agents. One of those UDFA's was Lehigh's Billy Boyko.

After allowing for a day of recovery and letting it all settle in, here is my take on how the Oakland Raiders did in the 2013 NFL draft.

Peter Schrager is the Senior NFL Writer for FOXSports.com and the national sports correspondent for FOX News Channel's "FOX Report Weekend." He's the co-author of Victor Cruz's New York Times' best-selling memoir " Out of the Blue " and lives in New York.

It is a period of civil war. Rebel spaceships striking from a hidden base, have won their first victory against the evil Galactic Empire." July 15, 2012; Miami, FL, USA; Star Wars stormtroopers line up as Darth Vader throws out the first pitch before a game between the Washington Nationals and the Miami Marlins before at Marlins Park.

Moore, 6-foot-1, 245 pounds, was a three-year starter for UConn with 274 tackles, including 43 for losses.

First off, this whole topic is incredibly unlikely to happen for this team, and saying that alone is an understatement.

We move on to the linebackers as I work through the positions and players on the Raiders draft radar.