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Jon Gruden's first NFL draft since leaving the broadcast booth has been a busy one.

One day after trading back in the first round and making another deal to acquire veteran wide receiver Martavis Bryant Colton Schmidt Jersey , the Oakland Raiders remained one of the NFL's most active teams in the draft Friday night with a series of trades.

Oakland began by trading down in the second round and acquiring defensive lineman P.J. Hall from Sam Houston State with the 57th overall pick, then made another deal to move up in the third round to get offensive tackle Brandon Parker.

The Raiders later dealt away two more picks to move up to 87th overall and drafted linebacker Arden Key from LSU.

"I thought (general manager Reggie McKenzie) did a great job pulling the trigger, making some trades last night and today to help us basically get five football players," Gruden said. "It's exciting man, it really is."

The flurry of activity at the Raiders headquarters on the second day of the draft was to be expected as Gruden continues to remake the team in his image. In vintage fashion that would have probably made late owner Al Davis proud, Oakland acquired a pair of players from small schools and a third who has a history of off-field issues.

"My mom called me and she said maybe Mr. Davis was calling down the picks down from heaven," Gruden said.

The Raiders acquired Hall with an eye on improving the interior of their defensive line. Oakland had 31 sacks in 2017, only 1 陆 from players playing inside full-time.

Hall should be an immediate help. The 6-foot-1, 310-pounder had 42 sacks in four seasons at Sam Houston State and was the Southland Conference defensive player of the year in 2016.

"I was really surprised," Hall said. "I hadn't heard about me going in the second round at all during this process. It really shocked me once I got the phone call."

An edge rusher who alternated between standing up and lining up with his hand on the ground during his first three college seasons, Hall switched to defensive tackle as a senior where his quickness helped make up for a size disadvantage.

The Raiders are thin inside. Eddie Vanderdoes and Justin Ellis were the starters in 2017 but Vanderdoes is coming off a torn ACL in his left knee suffered in Oakland's final regular-season game. Jihad Ward, the 44th overall pick in 2016 DeMarcus Ware Jersey , has one career sack in 21 games.

"We love (Hall's) measurables. The only thing he's not is tall," Gruden said. "But this man is extremely powerful. We need an inside pass rusher. I've said that since I've been here, somebody that can disrupt running plays and penetrate, and this guy can do that."

Hall was taken on the second day of the draft despite not getting invited to the NFL combine in February. The snub, he said, was extra motivation.

"I was a little down about it for like a day or two, but after that I felt like it helped me," Hall said. "I got more time to prepare for my pro day and I had an excellent pro day. I crushed it. I feel that's kind of what raised my stock."

To get Hall, Oakland shipped the 41st overall pick to Tennessee in exchange for the 57th and 89th overall picks.

Then Gruden and McKenzie worked the phones and made another trade to grab the first pick in the third round. The Raiders traded the 75th, 152nd and 212th overall picks to Baltimore for the 65th, which they used to get Parker.

Parker is a two-time Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference offensive lineman of the year who started four seasons at left tackle for North Carolina A&T. According to the Raiders, Parker did not allow a sack during his college career Byron Jones Jersey , although he disputed that.

"I think I gave up maybe one or two sacks," Parker said. "I don't know where that came from."

Parker's selection came on the heels of the Raiders drafting Kolton Miller with the 15th overall pick. Miller is expected to compete for the right tackle job while Parker will likely back up left tackle Donald Penn.

Key had 26 陆 sacks during three seasons at LSU but left school early after a 2017 season filled with highs and lows. He was limited to eight games last year due to injuries after checking himself into rehab the previous spring.

The Raiders see him as another outside edge rusher and a potential complement to Khalil Mack.

"He's made some mistakes," Gruden said. "He's had some difficult times in his young life. I know where he's been for the last several months, I know what he's been through in his career. He has a lot to prove and we have a lot to prove."
Even before speaking with his new boss after being selected by San Francisco with the ninth overall pick, Mike McGlinchey had a pretty good idea of what to expect from 49ers coach Kyle Shanahan.

McGlinchey's cousin, Atlanta Falcons quarterback Matt Ryan, spent two seasons working closely with Shanahan from 2015-16 when Shanahan was the team's offensive coordinator. So who else for McGlinchey to go to for advice about his new gig?

"I've heard quite a bit about Kyle," McGlinchey said on a conference call with reporters. "He's done obviously a great job both with the Falcons and the 49ers. My cousin Matt has said nothing but great things about Kyle. I'm really excited to get to work with him."

Ryan wasn't among the 150 family members and friends who joined McGlinchey at a restaurant near his hometown in Pennsylvania to celebrate being drafted. The Falcons quarterback was home tending to a pair of newborn twin boys but repeatedly reached out to his cousin throughout the day.

"He's been calling me and texting me all day and making sure I'm OK," McGlinchey said. "He's given me all the support I've needed."

McGlinchey was the consensus top tackle available in the draft. He started 29 games on the left side over the past two seasons but will most likely play on the right side in the NFL. San Francisco has six-time Pro Bowl left tackle Joe Staley, who is the longest-tenured player on the 49ers.

"The more we watched him, the more we liked him," 49ers general manager John Lynch said. "Every time Kyle and I kept watching him Jamie Collins Jersey , he just kept getting better. Last week we decided that if he's there at nine, he's the guy we're taking."

Lynch called McGlinchey a game-changer, an athletic offensive tackle who repeatedly showed up on film blocking for running plays well down the field.

"He's got a special presence to him," Lynch said. "He's real, he's authentic and he's a bad-ass. And we like that."

Shanahan was asked if he reached out to Ryan to get information. The 49ers coach smiled and said no, out of fear of tipping the 49ers' intentions.

"I didn't want to blow our cover," Shanahan said. "I didn't trust Matt to keep a secret."

The pick was somewhat surprising because many speculated that Lynch and Shanahan would continue to target the defense.

For a while, it appeared that middle linebacker Roquan Smith might fall into San Francisco's lap, one year after the 49ers grabbed Reuben Foster with the 31st overall pick. Foster is currently facing domestic violence charges, although his girlfriend recently said she had lied to authorities about the situation.

But Smith was drafted by the Chicago Bears with the eighth pick and the 49ers went with McGlinchey.

"We considered linebackers throughout this process because there were some very good ones in this draft," Lynch said. "Ultimately we came to the decision that McGlinchey was the guy we wanted at our spot. Mike was the guy at nine."

Even McGlinchey was caught off guard. After being picked, he told reporters that he hadn't spoken with the 49ers since a formal interview at the scouting combine. Their first interaction since the combine came when Lynch Jim McMahon Jersey , Shanahan and owner Jed York got on the phone to speak with their newest rookie.

"I had no idea," McGlinchey said. "It's definitely a shock but absolutely thrilled to be a part of the San Francisco 49ers organization. My family and I couldn't be happier."

The 6-foot-8, 309-pound McGlinchey played both tackle positions with the Irish before settling in at left tackle as a junior. He was projected to be one of the top left tackles in 2017 but he returned to Notre Dame and improved his stock.

With the 49ers, McGlinchey is expected to push Trent Brown and Garry Gilliam for the starting right tackle job. Brown, a seventh-round pick in 2015, has had an up-and-down career with San Francisco and suffered a torn labrum in his shoulder last November.

Brown is expected to be healthy in time for training camp, leaving McGlinchey and Gilliam to handle the reps at right tackle until then.

"No matter where they put me or see fit, that's what I'm going to do and give my best effort," McGlinchey said. "I feel like I've mastered both sides and I'm ready to go at either one."
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