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With pick 27 in the first round of the 2019 NFL Draft the Oakland Raiders selected safetyJohnathan Abram out of Mississippi State. Abram is a bruiser in the defensive secondary Antonio Brown Raiders Jersey , and has been..."With pick 27 in the first round of the 2019 NFL Draft the Oakland Raiders selected safetyJohnathan Abram out of Mississippi State. Abram is a bruiser in the defensive secondary, and has been widely panned as the best safety available in the draft this season. Abram was an Associated Press third team All-American his senior season. According to ProFootballFocus, Abram allowed a passer rating of just 43.6 when he was in coverage during the 2018 season, the best among all safeties in the SEC. The selection of Abram wraps up the Raiders three first round picks, and addresses three of the team’s main needs at EDGE, running back and in the defensive backfield. Thus, there were a lot of holes to fill, but Jon Gruden and Mike Mayock have addressed multiple of those needs on the first day of their first draft together. Now it’s time to see how they handle the rest of their draft on Friday and Saturday. Raiders picks in all 7 roundsRound 1, pick 4 - Clelin Ferrell, ED Womens Antonio Brown Jersey , ClemsonRound 1, pick 24 (from CHI) - Josh Jacobs, RB, AlabamaRound 1, pick 27 (from DAL) -Johnathan Abram, S, Mississippi StateRound 2, pick 35Round 4, pick 106Round 5, pick 140 (from NYJ)Round 7 Antonio Brown Jersey White , pick 218Round 7, pick 235 (from SEA)See the full NFL draft order here Once Jon Gruden said some of A.J. Cole’s punts reminded him of Raiders great Shane Lechler, you kinda figured the writing was on the wall for Johnny Townsend. Well, that writing became reality..." />Skip to main contentclockmenumore-arrownoyesSilver And Black Pride homepageHorizontal - WhiteSilver And Black Pridean Oakland Raiders communityFollow Silver And Black Pride online:Follow Silver And Black Pride on TwitterFollow Silver And Black Pride on FacebookLog in or sign upLog InSign UpSite searchSearchSearchSilver And Black Pride main menuFanpostsFanshotsRaidersOddsAboutMastheadCommunity GuidelinesStubHubMoreAll 321 blogs on Horizontal - WhiteFanposts Fanshots Raiders StoriesScheduleRosterStatsYahoo Raiders NewsYahoo Raiders Team PageYahoo Raiders ReportYahoo Raiders Depth ChartYahoo Raiders TransactionsYahoo Raiders PhotosOdds About Masthead Community Guidelines StubHub ✕Raiders release punter Johnny TownsendNew,204commentsPDTOnce Jon Gruden said some of A.J. Cole’s punts reminded him of Raiders great Shane Lechler, you kinda figured the writing was on the wall for Johnny Townsend. Well, that writing became reality today when the Raiders released waived Townsend.The Raiders spent a 5th round pick on Townsend in 2018 after missing out on the drafted top punters Michael Dickson and JK Scott. Townsend went on to become statistically the worst punter in football last season and had the team not been well out of contention by midseason, they probably would have released him then.The undrafted rookie Cole has been thoroughly outplaying Townsend all of camp and once the coaches saw that continue in their preseason game, that was the clincher. The team now has Cole as the lone punter on the roster which means they intend on going into the season with him. That is unless they see someone on the waiver wire they like better.The team made several corresponding moves as well.Follow @LeviDamien