Seven former Raiders have advanced to the next stage of the voting process for the Pro Football Hall of Fame's Class of 2025 in the Seniors category.

The Pro Football Hall of Fame on Thursday released its list of 60 Senior candidates, with Lester Hayes, Art Powell, Roger Craig, Pat Swilling, Albert Lewis, Phil Villapiano and Jim Plunkett making the cut.

To be considered for the Seniors category, a former player couldn't have appeared in a professional football game after the 1999 season.

Per the Pro Football Hall of Fame, "each member of the Seniors Screening Committee, a new entity created this year to add additional input around the overall selection process, cast a ballot for 50 individuals from a list of 182 nominees consisting of 100 offensive players, 77 defensive players and five special teams players. All players who tied for the 50th position remain under consideration."

Over the next several weeks, the nine-person Seniors Blue-Ribbon Committee will make additional reductions to the list of nominees. In late fall, this committee will select three Senior Finalists for possible election to the Class of 2025.

The Pro Football Hall of Fame's Class of 2025 in it's entirety will be enshrined next August.

Here are the seven Raiders that remain eligible (in alphabetical order):

Running back Roger Craig began his career with San Francisco (1983-90) before playing the 1991 season with the Raiders. He appeared in 15 games with 13 starts for the Silver and Black and totaled 590 rushing yards and one touchdown. Craig also caught 17 passes for 136 yards. He spent his last two seasons in Minnesota. Over his 11-year career, Craig ran for 8,189 yards and 56 touchdowns and added 566 receptions for 4,911 yards and 17 touchdowns. In 1985, Craig became the first player in league history to record 1,000 rushing yards and 1,000 receiving yards in the same season. He was named to four Pro Bowls and was voted NFL Offensive Player of the Year in 1988.

Cornerback Lester Hayes was a fifth-round pick (126th overall) by the Raiders in the 1977 NFL Draft. He played in 149 games with 134 starts over 10 seasons with the Silver and Black and was a key member of the Raiders Super Bowl XV and XVIII championship teams. Hayes was named the AP Defensive Player of the year in 1980 and was selected to five straight Pro Bowls from 1980-84. His 39 career interceptions are tied for the all-time team record (Willie Brown) and his 13 interceptions in 1980 are tied for the second most in a single season in NFL history.

Safety Albert Lewis spent the final five seasons (1994-98) of his career with the Raiders after playing with Kansas City (1983-93). Lewis played in 75 games with 60 starts for the Silver and Black and recorded four interceptions (one pick-six) and 54 passes defensed. Lewis totaled 42 interceptions in his career and was named to four Pro Bowls (1987-90).

Quarterback Jim Plunkett spent the first seven years of his NFL career with New England (1971-75) and San Francisco (1976-77) before joining the Raiders in 1978. In 1980, he helped the Raiders become the first Wild Card team to win a Super Bowl and was named the game's MVP – the only Latino ever to be named Super Bowl MVP. He also led the Raiders to the Super Bowl XVIII title after the 1983 season. Plunkett played in 70 regular season games with the Raiders and finished his career with the fifth-most passing yards in team history (12,665). His .800 win percentage in the playoffs is the third best mark in NFL history among quarterbacks with at least 10 playoff starts.

Wide receiver Art Powell was named to the Pro Bowl in all four of his seasons with the Raiders (1963-66) and started in all 56 games he played in. Powell recorded 254 receptions for 4,491 yards (17.7 avg.) and 50 touchdowns as a Raider and is the fifth-leading receiver in team history. He led the team in receptions and touchdowns in all four seasons and led the league in receiving in 1963. He is the only player in Raiders history with multiple 200-yard receiving games. Powell played his first four seasons with Philadelphia (1959) and the New York Titans (1960-62) and finished his career with a season in Buffalo (1967) and one game played in Minnesota (1968).

Linebacker Pat Swilling played the final three seasons of his career (1995-98) with the Raiders after spending seven years in New Orleans (1986-92) and two in Detroit (1993-94). In his three seasons as a Raider, Swilling appeared in 48 games (32 starts) and tallied 21.0 sacks, 10 passes defensed, seven forced fumbles and two fumble recoveries. He was a five-time Pro Bowl selection.

Linebacker Phil Villapiano was selected by the Raiders in the second round (45th overall) of the 1971 NFL Draft and played in 118 games with 117 starts for the Silver and Black (1971-79). He recorded 11 interceptions and 17 fumble recoveries in nine seasons with the Raiders and was a key member of several Raiders playoff teams including the Super Bowl XI championship team. Villapiano was named to the All-Pro Second Team in 1975 and the Pro Bowl from 1973-76.