Raiders' best draft class would yield 11 Super Bowl rings

Which Raiders draft class was the best? Do you go with the 1968 class that featured Hall of Famers in quarterback Ken Stabler and left tackle Art Shell? Or is the 1977 class -- which resulted in 11 Super Bowl rings and loads of longevity -- the franchise’s best?

Let’s go with the rings and permanency of ’77. Barely. Here’s a closer look at five key players from that draft class:

Mike Davis, DB, Colorado, second round, 35th overall: The co-author of “Red Right 88,” Davis picked off Cleveland Browns quarterback Brian Sipe in the back of the end zone to clinch the Raiders’ 14-12 divisional-round playoff game on Jan. 4, 1981. “As the play unfolded, I could hear feet hitting the ground, and I saw…