The 71st Annual National Football League Player Selection Meeting takes place this Saturday and Sunday and will originate from Radio City Music Hall in New York. The 2006 NFL Draft will get underway at 9:00 a.m. Pacific on Saturday. Selections resume at 8:00 a.m. Pacific on Sunday. The Oakland Raiders currently hold the #7 pick overall.

Representatives of the 32 NFL clubs will be in telephone communication with their organizations throughout the weekend. Those representatives will communicate selections and completed trade information to NFL officials.

The Draft consists of Seven Rounds - Rounds 1 through 3 will take place on Saturday, April 29; with Rounds 4 through 7 on Sunday, April 30.

There will be 255 selections, including 32 compensatory choices that have been awarded to 19 teams which suffered a net loss of certain quality unrestricted free agents last year. The Raiders' compensatory pick is #255 - the final selection in this year's Draft.

The time limits for each Round are as follows:

Round 1: 15 minutes each team.
Round 2: 10 minutes each team.
Rounds 3 through 7: Five minutes each team.