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The 2001 draft is all over now and the players select by the Raiders are currently enjoying their first professional minicamp. Taking two safeties, a quarterback and two players intended to by wide reciever (Combs played his college ball as a running back but will be a wideout if he makes the Raiders roster) all help fill needs on this team. The quarterback is a player I've been lucky enough to watch this past season and wholely endorse his selection (not that Jon Gruden or Al Davis need that or even care probably). Tuiasosopo is a winner who plays his game much like current Raider QB Rich Gannon. The two DEs selected provide youth and depth to position that had already recieved improvement from free agency with the signing of Trace Armstrong. Overall this appears to have been a solid draft for the Raiders and I look forward to seeing just how solid over the next few years.

2001 Draft
Player
College
Rd
Pick
Pos
Ht
Wt
40yd
Derrick Gibson Florida State
1
28
S
6'1"
218
4.45
Marques Tuiasosopo Washington
2
59
QB
6'1"
220
4.72
DeLawrence Grant Oregon State
3
89
DE
6'2"
280
4.9
Raymond Perryman Northern Arizona
5
158
S
6'
204
4.43
Chris Cooper Nebraska-Omaha
6
184
DE
6'5"
270
5.05
Derek Combs Ohio State
7
228
RB
6'
193
  
Ken-Yon Rambo Ohio State
7
229
WR
6'
195
4.4

Derek Combs appears to be headed for conversion into a wide-reciever. The first mini-camp pictures on the Raiders.com site (posted on April 27th) certainly show a lot of him running routes and catching the ball.

1/20/2001 - CNN/SI mock draft has us talking Hakim Akbar, S. Washington.
 1/22/2001 - Sportstalk mock draft 3.0 has us taking Markus Steele, LB, USC.
1/24/2001 - Boomer's draft page has us picking up Tommy Polley, OLB, Fl.State
1/25/2001 - Sporting News has us taking Derrick Gibson, S, Florida State.
1/26/2001 - Pro Football Insider has us taking Quinton Caver, LB, Arkansas
1/27/2001 - A Geocities site has us drafting Quinton Caver, LB, Arkansas.
1/27/2001 - Draft Dodger is another one picking Derrick Gibson, S, Fl.State
3/18/2001 - Sportstalk mock draft 7.0 sees us picking Jamar Fletcher, CB, Wisconsin
3/18/2001 - Adam Archuleta S/LB Arizona State is CNN/SI's march pick
3/18/2001 - SportsLine picks Willie Howard, DT, Stanford for us.
3/18/2001 - Boomer's switches pick to Derrick Gibson, S, Florida State.
3/18/2001 - Eric Berger's site picks Tommy Polley, OLB, Florida State
3/18/2001 - NFL Draft Blitz pick Quinton Caver, LB, Arkansas
3/18/2001 - Great Blue North pick Quincy Morgan, WR, Kansas State
 

Mock Draft Favorites

Derrick Gibson, S, Florida State, 3 picks
Quinton Caver, LB, Arkansas, 3 picks
Tommy Polley, OLB, Florida State, 2 pick
Hakim Akbar, S, Washington, 1 pick
Markus Steele, LB, USC, 1 pick
Jamar Fletcher, CB, Wisconsin, 1 pick
Adam Archuleta, S/LB, Arizona State, 1 pick
Willie Howard, DT, Stanford, 1 pick
Quincy Morgan, WR, Kansas State, 1 pick

23 August, 2005