Oakland Raiders general manager Reggie McKenzie went with a defensive player with his first three picks in the 2017 NFL Draft. The Raiders selected Ohio State Buckeyes cornerback Gareon Conley at No. 24 and UConn Huskies safety Obi Melifonwu at No. 56. Both will play big snaps as rookies in the secondary, but what are we to make of third-round pick in defensive tackle Eddie Vanderdoes?
McKenzie used his third-round pick at No. 88 out of the high-energy, albeit bulky defensive tackle Vanderdoes out of UCLA. Vanderdoes hails from just outside of Sacramento and was a former five-star recruit to Westwood.