Raiders’ small-school draftees ready for the big time

Oakland Raiders head coach Jon Gruden, center, looks on new players stretching during the Raiders rookie mini-camp at the Raiders headquarters in Alameda, Calif., on Friday, April 24, 2018. (Ray Chavez/Bay Area News Group)ALAMEDA — Even P.J. Hall and Brandon Parker were surprised the Raiders drafted them so early last Friday, Hall a second-rounder and Parker the first pick of the third.

Hall, a defensive tackle, comes from Sam Houston State and Parker, an offensive tackle, from North Carolina A&T. The Raiders’ other seven draft picks hail from big-name programs UCLA, LSU, Wisconsin, Michigan, Florida, Washington and Oklahoma State.

While the pair of Day 2 draftees may not be products of…