With the 7th Pick in the 2009 NFL Draft the Raiders Select...

The Raiders need help at receiver, defensive tackle and offensive tackle, so all their options were open with plenty of talent still on the board. They chose the fastest receiver the draft, Maryland WR Darrius Heyward Bey. Al Davis is overly fixated with speed. He passed on a much better receiver in WR Michael Crabtree. This pick is terrible, the Raiders could have traded down to the end of the first round and still got Bey. Draft grade for this pick: F