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

August 25, 2012; Oakland, CA, USA; Oakland Raiders owner Mark Davis and general manager Reggie McKenzie watch before the game against the Detroit Lions at O.co Coliseum.

With the young roster that GM Reggie McKenzie and head coach Dennis Allen have to work with, the Oakland Raiders will have plenty of positional competition throughout offseason programs and training camp.

It has been seven years since Charles Woodson wore the silver-and-black jersey of the Oakland Raiders .

Excluding Lamarr Houston , there are no returning starters to the Raiders defensive line.

When CB Tracy Porter was first signed by the Raiders on April 3, 2013, he spoke with the media via conference call and talked about his long history with Head Coach Dennis Allen.

Myles, who spent the past two seasons at Louisiana Tech catching passes, signed a free agent contract last week with the NFL's Green Bay Packers.

Quality is important, but the Raiders needed quantity even more. Oakland came into the draft with seven picks, having dealt its second- and fifth-rounders in trades for Carson Palmer and Aaron Curry - neither of whom is still with the team.

Adrian Bushell was once one of the nation's top recruits. He played one season in 2009 for the Florida Gators but after a rocky season in which he missed team meetings and got into arguments with members of the coaching staff, he was kicked out of the program.

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

Floyd had been almost unanimously predicted to go to the Raiders with the third pick before Oakland traded down to No.

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.

The Raiders entered the draft with many, many needs and just seven picks. By draft's end, they had 10 picks - and had filled some holes.

D.J. Hayden, who ran the 40 in 4.42 seconds, had four interceptions in nine games for Houston last season.

Kneed in the chest, Hayden, sustained a tear of his inferior vena cava, the large vein that carries blood from the lower half of the body to the heart.

According to CBS Sports, the Oakland Raiders are prepared to draft cornerback D.J. Hayden with the third overall pick in the 2013 NFL Draft , if they can't find a trade partner.

With the 2013 NFL draft getting under way Thursday night, general manager Reggie McKenzie and his Oakland Raiders staff will have their board of prospects set for action.

What would the NFL Draft be without Mel Kiper's hair and 45,000 mock drafts? Probably a lot less fun.

Two picks down, two tackles off the board. In a very close vote, Central Michigan's Eric Fisher edged Oregon's Dion Jordan with 40 percent of the vote to Jordan's 37 percent to get the nod as the No.

Inquiring minds want to know how the Raiders intend to attack the NFL Draft, starting Thursday.