The Raiders have officially added another of their 2015 draft class with the signing of fifth round pick linebacker Ben Heeney.
Heeney becomes the sixth member of the 2015 class to be signed by the team. The others are WR Amari Cooper (first round), G/C Jon Feliciano (4th round), DE Max Valles (6th round), T Anthony Morris (7th round), and WR Andre Debose (7th round).
As the 140th overall pick, Heeney will sign a 4-year deal expected to be worth $2.52 million with a 2015 base salary of $495,681 according to figures at sportrac.com.
The 6-0, 231-pounder comes to the Raiders as a middle linebacker, where he started 34 games for the University of Kansas.