The Oakland Raiders had one of the best rushing attacks in the NFL last season, and it only got better with the recent addition of running back Marshawn Lynch. The team added to its running back corps again in the seventh round of the 2017 NFL Draft. The Silver and Black selected University of North Carolina running back Elijah Hood.
Here are five things you should know:
Hood hails from the East Coast.
He was born and raised in Charlotte, where he attended Charlotte Catholic High School.