Posted by ESPN.com’s Bill Williamson

All the chatter about the Raiders taking Darren McFadden with the No. 4 overall pick Saturday has filtered down to the team’s current No. 1 tailback.

It seems Justin Fargas is fine with the talk. Certainly, Fargas, a former USC standout who has quietly emerged into a solid NFL tailback, would rather Oakland use the No. 4 pick on a defensive line need in the form of ends Chris Long of Virginia or Vernon Gholston of Ohio State or Glenn Dorsey of LSU if they are available.

Yet, Fargas, who just signed a lucrative contract to remain in Oakland, has to know that he McFadden talk is real. It all comes down to this: Will Al Davis, who is clearly making the pick, be able to resist taking McFadden? Maybe Gholston or Long would sway him but Fargas has to know he will become the Raiders’ backup again at the end of the week if McFadden is brought in.

Fargas can rest easy that his coach is fine with him being the starter. At the NFL owners’ meetings earlier this month, Raiders coach Lane Kiffin said he doesn’t think the Raiders need McFadden and that he’d rather draft a defensive lineman or trade down. But in Oakland, having Kiffin on your side doesn’t necessarily mean anything. Again, if Davis wants McFadden, Fargas will be the backup again.