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Raiders draft DL Chris Bilukidi in 6th round

Posted April 28, 2012 on AP on Fox
PLAYERS: Miles Burris,  Jack Crawford
TEAMS: Oakland Raiders,  Georgia State Panthers,  San Diego State Aztecs,  Penn State Nittany Lions
The Oakland Raiders have selected defensive lineman Chris Bilukidi with their sixth-round pick of the NFL draft. The Raiders took Bilukidi 189th overall with their fourth pick of the day Saturday. Bilukidi is the son of an Angolan diplomat and was mostly a basketball player until his final year of high school in Canada. He started his college career at Eastern Arizona and finished his career at Georgia State. He had 10 sacks and 16 tackles for loss in two seasons there. The Raiders previously took San Diego State linebacker Miles Burris with a compensatory pick at the end of the fourth round, and Penn State defensive end Jack Crawford and Arizona receiver Juvon Criner in the fifth round.
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