Monday, May 16, 2016

Oakland Raiders Announce Roster Moves

Statement from the Raiders website.

ALAMEDA, Calif. – The Oakland Raiders have signed the following five undrafted free agents following their participation in the team’s rookie mini-camp on a tryout basis, the club announced Monday.

Player                Pos. Ht. Wt. College
Edwards, Chris DB 6-1 218 Idaho
Hansley, Joe         WR 5-9 168 Colorado State
Jackson, Branden DL 6-4 268 Texas Tech
Richard, Jalen         RB 5-8 207 Southern Mississippi
White, Torian         OL 6-6 318 Hampton

Edwards: Played two years at Idaho after transferring from Butte College in Oroville, Ca. …Appeared in 18 games with 12 starts, totaling 76 tackles (60 solo), three INTs, three passes defensed, one sack, one forced fumble and one fumble recovery.

Hansley: Played four years at Colorado State, seeing action in 50 games…Totaled 136 receptions for 1,842 yards (13.5 avg.) and 12 TDs…Added 43 punt returns for 547 yards and three TDs over his career.

Jackson: Played four years at Texas Tech, appearing in 51 games with 38 starts…Totaled 138 tackles (97 solo), 11 sacks, three forced fumbles, two fumble recoveries and one pass defensed.

Richard: Played four years at Southern Mississippi, seeing action in 41 games…Totaled 396 carries for 2,076 yards (5.2 avg.) and 19 TDs…Added 83 receptions for 675 yards (8.1 avg.) and five TDs as a receiver.

White: Played two years at Hampton after transferring from UCLA…Saw action in eight games as a junior for the Pirates…Started 12 games at left tackle for the Bruins in 2012.

In corresponding moves, the Raiders have waived the following players:

Player            Pos. Ht. Wt. College
Harris, Shelby    DE 6-2 290 Illinois State
McDonald, Tevin S         5-11 195 Eastern Washington
McRae, Tony    CB 5-9 178 North Carolina A&T

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