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Jon Gruden: Raiders won't 'discriminate' against youthful Tremaine Edmunds

ALAMEDA, Calif. -- ESPN NFL draft analysts Mel Kiper, Jr. and Todd McShay may not agree on much, but when it comes to the Oakland Raiders' draft needs, well ...

It’s pretty much a foregone conclusion the Raiders will be heavy on defense come the draft on April 26 and Kiper and McShay concur.

Even if they chose different players for the Raiders in the first round of their respective “Grade: A” Insider mock drafts this week, they both addressed Oakland's defense. And they both chose young players.

Kiper went with Virginia Tech junior linebacker Tremaine Edmunds at No.