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Jon Gruden's vintage draft class gathers for rookie minicamp

ALAMEDA, Calif. -- There was a certain vintage feel to the Oakland Raiders' first draft with Jon Gruden in the room since 2001.

There were small-school picks -- second-round defensive tackle P.J. Hall went to Sam Houston State and third-round offensive tackle Brandon Parker attended North Carolina A&T.

There were guys with red flags -- third-round defensive end Arden Key had his issues at LSU, as did sixth-round linebacker Azeem Victor at Washington. And, there were guys with injury and health concerns -- fourth-round cornerback Nick Nelson is recovering from meniscus surgery and fifth-round defensive tackle Maurice Hurst has a heart issue.