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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.

Dec 30, 2012; San Diego, CA, USA; Oakland Raiders fan Wayne Mabry aka Violator reacts against the San Diego Chargers at Qualcomm Stadium.

The Oakland Raiders entered the 2013 NFL Draft with defensive line being one of their biggest areas of need.

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

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.

The Oakland Raiders were ranked No. 18 in rushing defense in 2012 , surrendering nearly 1,900 yards and watching their opponents cross the goal line no less than 18 times.

Raiders sign a plethora of lbs in the offseason, draft a very athletic OLB in Sio Moore that they put his hand in the dirt even when coaching him in the Senior Bowl and neglected the DT and DEs until late flyers.

The Raiders selected Central Florida running back Latavius Murray with their second pick in the sixth round of the NFL draft.

Through three rounds, Oakland has gotten a lot of good talent and they fit some important needs.

With the draft just hours away, you are going to want to be thoroughly prepared for it.

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

The Oakland Raiders enter the draft with needs throughout their roster. Despite the fact that general manager Reggie McKenzie did his best to fill the roster under rather unfavorable cap conditions, the Raiders still need a lot of help and they hope to find that help in the draft.

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

The latest word for the NFL Draft is that the Oakland Raiders should keep their third overall pick instead of trading down in order to pick up Florida's defensive tackle Sharrif Floyd.

If Raiders general manager Reggie McKenzie sticks to his mantra ``the film doesn't lie'' the next star on the silver and black screen could be Florida defensive tackle Sharrif Floyd.