It’s been known for some time that the Raiders don’t currently possess a single player from Reggie McKenzie’s first two drafts as Raiders GM in 2012-13. This offseason saw the largest purge of McKenzie picks to date.
Since Jon Gruden arrived, he has been getting rid of McKenzie drafted picks at a fever pace. Here is the list of picks from 2014-17 who were on the Raiders roster last year and who are not now:
Obi Melifonwu, Round 2, 2017 – Waived/injured, placed on injured reserve
Eddie Vanderdoes, Round 3, 2017 – Placed on Physically Unable to Perform list
Vadal Alexander, Round 7, 2016 – Released after failure to report to camp
Shalom Luani, Round 7, 2017 – Trade to Seahawks for 7th round pick
Elijah Hood, Round 7, 2017 – Waived in May
That’s 16 former Reggie McKenzie draft picks over four years gone in a matter of months.