Elijah Hood Gives Raiders Some Power Potential Posted May 2, 2017 When the Raiders acquired running back Marshawn Lynch before the draft, they addressed one of their biggest needs on offense: a powerful running back to complement speedy ballcarriers DeAndre Washington and Jalen Richard. Yet GM Reggie McKenzie couldn’t pass up Elijah Hood when the former UNC running back was available in the seventh round Saturday. (NBC Bay Area)