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Shocker: Raiders take fastest player in the draft

Demarcus Van Dyke, DeAndre Hopkins

Miami’s Demarcus Van Dyke, left, forces a fumble against Clemson’s DeAndre Hopkins during the fourth quarter of the NCAA college football game in Clemson, S.C., Saturday, Oct. 2, 2010. (AP Photo/Patrick Collard)

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We love the reliability of the Raiders.

Miami cornerback Demarcus Van Dyke ran the fastest forty yard dash at the Combine, and immediately people started to joke that he’ll get taken by the Raiders. Friday evening, he got taken by the Raiders No. 81 overall.

Van Dyke wasn’t a starter at Miami last year, but we’re not going to kill the pick. (That’s Silva job.) After all, Jacoby Ford was a similar speedster pick last year and that worked out rather well.