After starring for one season at Butler (Kan.) Community College, he played three seasons for the Jayhawks, making 24 starts. As a senior, he had two interceptions, 28 solo tackles and 13 passes defensed. Mark Dolejs-USA TODAY Sports
At the start of the Raiders’ organized team activities Tuesday, Oakland signed its seventh-round draft choice, cornerback Dexter McDonald.
The 242nd overall pick in this year’s draft out of Kansas, McDonald is 6 feet 1, 201 pounds. After starring for one season at Butler (Kan.) Community College, he played three seasons for the Jayhawks, making 24 starts. As a senior, he had two interceptions, 28 solo tackles and 13 passes defensed.
After waiting through 6 1/2 rounds of the draft before being selected by the Raiders, McDonald told the Lawrence (Kan.) Journal-World, “It’s definitely an intense feeling. You’re just sitting there, and you think you’re gonna get drafted. But you never know. It’s one of those feelings where you’re just wondering what you could’ve done differently. …
“I was just happy my name got called. After I sat there for about 30 seconds, it hit me.”
The Raiders now have eight of their 10 draft picks under contract.
