The Oakland Raiders were interesting in drafting Colin Kaepernick in the 2011 NFL Draft.

"I think about it all the time, believe me," Hue Jackson on Sunday. "No question in my mind we wanted it to happen, and no question I thought it could happen. We wanted the kid in the worst way."

The San Francisco 49ers selected Kaepernick with the 36th overall pick.

"Coach Jackson told me before the draft they were going to do everything they could to try to get me,'' said Kaepernick. "I thought there was a good chance they'd pick me. I never heard anything from the 49ers before the draft after I worked out for them [at Nevada]. I just figured they weren't interested."

The Raiders have Kaepernick as their top-rated quarterback on their board in that draft, ahead of Cam Newton, Jake Locker, Blaine Gabbert, Christian Ponder and Andy Dalton.

The 49ers knew the Raiders were interested in Kaepernick and traded ahead of them with the Broncos to have a shot at drafting him.

Kaepernick's father said he heard Al Davis threw a glass across the room when the 49ers selected him.

"I don't know that he threw anything,'' said Jackson. "But he was upset. So was I. Scouting him, I fell in love with the kid. Leader, won a ton of games at Nevada, really impressive when you talked to him, strong, all the tools to win in the NFL. No doubt in my mind he was going to be good."

If the Raiders had drafted Kaepernick, they likely would have made him their starter when Jason Campbell was injured instead of trading for Carson Palmer.