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Oakland Raiders: Top 20 Draft Picks In Franchise History

By Erik Lambert

Sep 13, 2015; Oakland, CA, USA; Oakland Raiders quarterback Derek Carr (4) stands in the team huddle before taking a snap against the Cincinnati Bengals in the first quarter at O.co Coliseum. Mandatory Credit: Cary Edmondson-USA TODAY Sports
Sep 13, 2015; Oakland, CA, USA; Oakland Raiders quarterback Derek Carr (4) stands in the team huddle before taking a snap against the Cincinnati Bengals in the first quarter at O.co Coliseum. Mandatory Credit: Cary Edmondson-USA TODAY Sports /
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#17:  Terry McDaniel (9th overall, 1988)

Feb 16, 2016; Los Angeles, CA, USA; General view of Oakland Raiders helmet at McArthur Park with the downtown Los Angeles skyline as a backdrop. NFL owners voted 30-2 to allow owner Rams Stan Kroenke (not pictured) to move the St. Louis Rams to Los Angeles for the 2016 season with an option also award to Raiders owner Mark Davis (not pictured). Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports
Feb 16, 2016; Los Angeles, CA, USA; General view of Oakland Raiders helmet at McArthur Park with the downtown Los Angeles skyline as a backdrop. NFL owners voted 30-2 to allow owner Rams Stan Kroenke (not pictured) to move the St. Louis Rams to Los Angeles for the 2016 season with an option also award to Raiders owner Mark Davis (not pictured). Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports /

Another great player who is lost to history because he didn’t have the good fortune of being born a decade earlier.  Like McGlockton, cornerback Terry McDaniel became a great player for the Raiders during the 1990s.  Though he does not hold standing as a Hall of Famer like others, he was a five-time Pro Bowler who snagged 34 interceptions for the team, returning five for touchdowns, upholding that part of the tradition if not being able to bring home a championship.

Considering he eventually did all that despite breaking his leg as a rookie makes it an even more impressive accomplishment.  What holds him back on this list is the same thing for most of the great players to come from that decade:  inability to perform in the playoffs.  McDaniel played in five postseason game during his career.  In that time he failed to snag a single interception or make any other type of impactful play.  Still, that should not diminish his place on the list too much.

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