Darrius Heyward-Bey: 5yrs/$38.25M
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Owner Al Davis was always infatuated with vertical speed when drafting. With the seventh overall pick in the 2009 draft, the Raiders selected Darrius Heyward-Bey in large part to his 4.3 seconds 40-yard-dash at the Combine. That speed earned him a five year, $38.25 million deal with $23.5 million guaranteed.
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Heyward-Bey caught only 140 passes and scored a mere 11 touchdowns during his four seasons with the Raiders. He was released in 2013 and is currently a depth wide receiver with the Pittsburgh Steelers.
Players drafted after Heyward-Bey: B.J. Raji (#9), Michael Crabtree (#10), Malcolm Jenkins (#14), Jeremy Maclin (#19), Clay Matthews (#26)
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