Surprise players that will make it onto the final 53-man roster

There is still a lot of training camps and preseason games to go before the Raiders have to trim their roster down to 53 players. However after what I've heard after the first few OTA's and just from a gut feeling I think that these relatively unknown players will make it onto the final roster.

Rod Streater WR - The Raiders are deep at WR and I can see us having 6 wideouts on our final roster. 5 of them are obvious choices but the sixth is a question mark. It could go to Eddie McGee, Thomas Mayo or Duke Calhoun among others but I think it will be Rod Streater that steps up and grabs the place. Eddie McGee  has been working out with Palmer and is the favourite but from what I hear from OTA's Streater hasn't dropped a catch yet. While there isn't any contact yet, OTA's do show glimpses of what a player will be like and just look at this catch from his college days. Streater will be the first surprise to make the Roster.

Lucas Nix G - Nix was one of the best UDFA out there and at 6'5", 317 lb he won't be hard to miss on the practice field. Nix fell out of the draft due to his knee injury keeping him inactive in 2011 but has been said to possess a 'mean streak' and will be playing as hard as possible to get that roster spot. I think the Raiders take him on because of his ability to play center and his size and talent.

Kaelin Burnett LB - Both Reggie McKenzie and Dennis Allen have been talking about wanting players who are versatile or as Coach Allen calls it 'multiple'. Burnett played both LB and DE in college and is just what the new-look Raiders are looking for. I also see the Raiders having at least 7 LBs on the final roster so Burnett who was very productive in college is almost certain to make the roster.

Aaron Henry S - I see Henry beating out Matt Giordano for a roster spot as he will be a lot more productive on special teams and is probably the better player. Like Nix, Henry was one of the top players to go undrafted and chose the Raiders over the Cowboys, Browns and Lions. Henry was selected to the 2011 All-Big Ten First Football Team and is just what the Raiders need. As well as making the Roster, I like Henry to be very productive for the Raiders this year and I see him as a future star.