Leon Bender

Oakland Raiders 31st pick

DT · Washington State · 1998

Draft Details

Year

1998

Round

Round 2

Pick

31st overall

Team

Oakland Raiders

Position

College

Washington State

Leon Bender is a DT out of Washington State who was selected by the Oakland Raiders with the 31st overall pick in the 1998 NFL Draft, a 2nd-round selection. He was the 1st of 14 DTs off the board that year. He was one of 3 Washington State players drafted in 1998. He first appeared on an NFL roster in 1998.

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Rd	Pick	Team	Player	Pos	College
1	1	IND	Peyton Manning	QB	Tennessee
1	2	LAC	Ryan Leaf	QB	Washington State
1	3	ARI	Andre Wadsworth	DE	Florida State
1	4	LV	Charles Woodson	FS	Michigan
1	5	CHI	Curtis Enis	RB	Penn State
1	6	LA	Grant Wistrom	DE	Nebraska
1	7	NO	Kyle Turley	OT	San Diego State
1	8	DAL	Greg Ellis	DE	North Carolina
1	9	JAX	Fred Taylor	RB	Florida
1	10	BAL	Duane Starks	DB	Miami; Holmes County JC

Leon Bender

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