Josh McDaniels' first NFL Combine as Raiders Head Coach is underway, and the big question, of course, is who will the Silver and Black draft at No. 22?
McDaniels sat down for an exclusive interview with Raiders.com's Upon Further Review podcast to give a glimpse into what he's looking for as he and GM Dave Ziegler meet with players and potential future Raiders in Indianapolis this week.
Each team accumulates mountains of information on prospects over the course of the Combine – from athletic tests to medical tests to interviews – but McDaniels called the process "helpful" as it provides the opportunity to be educated about everyone all at once and help steer decisions ahead of the draft.
"We look for players that fit our overall philosophy, which is – we want guys that work hard and love the game of football and are willing to do all the things necessary to improve themselves," he said.
"These players are all young; they all need to get better. In order to do that, you're going to have to be willing to put in the time and the effort, the sweat equity that's required in the National Football League to eventually get to the point where you're really a consistent contributor on a good football team."
One of the biggest things for McDaniels when evaluating potential draft picks is not only getting to know their talents, but getting to know them as people.
Through interviews, teams can learn what's important to each player and why, what makes them tick and what they forsee their potential NFL careers to be like.
"You never want to draft a player that you really don't feel like you know," McDaniels said. "Having the opportunity to meet them, even though it's a short window here in Indy, at least it starts the conversation. ... You just want to find out as much as you can. It's like a job interview – you're interviewing them, they're getting to know you. You want to have a familiarity, you want to have a strong knowledge of their background."
Listen to McDaniels' full interview on Spotify, Apple Music, Google Podcasts, Stitcher, Amazon Music or iHeart Radio.
Take a look back at current Raiders' appearances at past NFL Scouting Combines.

S Johnathan Abram
Mississippi State (2019)

RB Peyton Barber
Auburn (2016)

T Jackson Barton
Utah (2019)

S Jordan Brown
South Dakota State (2019)

QB Derek Carr
Fresno State (2014)

DE Maxx Crosby
Eastern Michigan (2019)

RB Kenyan Drake
Alabama (2016)

WR Bryan Edwards
South Carolina (2020)

OL Jermaine Eluemunor
Texas A&M (2017)

CB Brandon Facyson
Virginia Tech (2018)

DE Clelin Ferrell
Clemson (2019)

DB Kavon Frazier
Central Michigan (2016)

OL Hroniss Grasu
Oregon (2015)

DE Gerri Green
Mississippi State (2019)

DT Johnathan Hankins
Ohio State (2013)

FB Alec Ingold
Wisconsin (2019)

WR DeSean Jackson
California (2008)

RB Josh Jacobs
Alabama (2019)

S Natrell Jamerson
Wisconsin (2018)

C Andre James
UCLA (2019)

DT Quinton Jefferson
Maryland (2016)

WR Zay Jones
East Carolina (2017)

LB Nick Kwiatkoski
West Virginia (2016)

LB Marquel Lee
Wake Forest (2017)

LB Cory Littleton
Washington (2016)

QB Marcus Mariota
Oregon (2015)

C Nick Martin
Notre Dame (2016)

DT Gerald McCoy
Oklahoma (2010)

T Kolton Miller
UCLA (2018)

TE Foster Moreau
LSU (2019)

CB Trayvon Mullen Jr.
Clemson (2019)

DE Carl Nassib
Penn State (2016)

DE Yannick Ngakoue
Maryland (2016)

T Brandon Parker
North Carolina A&T (2018)

LB Denzel Perryman
Miami (2015)

DT Darius Philon
Arkansas (2015)

WR Hunter Renfrow
Clemson (2019)

G John Simpson
Clemson (2020)

FB Sutton Smith
Northern Illinois (2019)

T William Sweet
North Carolina (2019)

DT Solomon Thomas
Stanford (2017)

CB Desmond Trufant
Washington (2013)

TE Darren Waller
Georgia Tech (2015)

LB Kyle Wilber
Wake Forest (2012)

WR Javon Wims
Georgia (2018)

LB K.J. Wright
Mississippi State (2011)