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1972 Oakland Raiders Draftees

Record: 10-3-1, 1st in AFC West Division (Schedule and Results)

Coach: John Madden (10-3-1)

Points For: 365 (26.1/g) 3rd of 26

Points Against: 248 (17.7/g) 8th of 26

Expected W-L: 10.0-4.0

SRS: 8.03 (3rd of 26), SOS: -0.32

Playoffs:
Lost Divisional Round 7-13 vs. Pittsburgh Steelers

Other Notable Asst.: Tom Flores (Receivers), Ray Malavasi (Linebackers), Paul Roach (Offensive Backs), Joe Scannella (Special Teams) and Bob Zeman (Defensive Backs)

Stadium: Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum

Principal Owner/General Manager: Al Davis

Defensive Alignment: 4-3

Training Camp: El Rancho Tropicana (Santa Rosa, California)

Drafted Players

Drafted Players Table
							Misc					Passing					Rushing			Receiving
Rnd	Player	Pick	Pos	Yrs	From	To	AP1	PB	St	wAV	G	Cmp	Att	Yds	TD	Int	Att	Yds	TD	Rec	Yds	TD	College/Univ
1	Mike Siani	21	WR	9	1972	1980	0	0	2	30	101				0				0	158	2618	17	Villanova
2	Kelvin Korver	33	DT	3	1973	1975	0	0	0	10	24				0				0			0	Texas A&M
2	John Vella	43	T	8	1972	1980	0	0	3	31	92				0				0			0	USC
3	Mel Lunsford	72	DE	8	1973	1980	0	0	5	31	92				0				0			0	Central State (OH)
4	Cliff Branch HOF	98	WR	14	1972	1985	3	4	11	87	183				0		11	70	0	501	8685	67	Colorado
4	Dave Dalby	100	C	14	1972	1985	0	1	9	66	205				0				0	1	1	0	UCLA
6	Dan Medlin	131	G	6	1974	1979	0	0	1	18	76				0				0			0	North Carolina St.
7	Ray Jamieson	173	RB				0	0	0														Memphis
7	Skip Thomas	176	DB	6	1972	1977	0	0	4	34	82				0				0			0	USC
7	Dennis Pete	178	DB				0	0	0														San Francisco St.
8	Jackie Brown	202	RB				0	0	0														Stanford
9	Dave Bigler	228	RB				0	0	0														Morningside
10	Phillip Price	254	DB				0	0	0														Idaho St.
11	Joe Carroll	277	LB	2	1972	1973	0	0	0	8	22				0				0			0	Pittsburgh
12	Kent Gaydos	306	WR	1	1975	1975	0	0	0	0	4				0				0			0	Florida St.
13	Ted Covington	333	WR				0	0	0														Cal State-Northridge
14	Dennis Cambal	358	TE	1	1973	1973	0	0	0	0	8				0				0			0	William & Mary
15	Charles Hester	364	RB				0	0	0
15	Dave Snesrud	384	LB				0	0	0														Hamline
16	Willie Wright	410	TE				0	0	0														North Carolina A&T