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Jalen Milroe Head Shot
PICK: 6 RND: 1 (LV)
Jalen Milroe
QB Alabama
Omarion Hampton Head Shot
PICK: 37 RND: 2 (LV)
Omarion Hampton
RB North Carolina
Xavier Watts Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (LV)
Xavier Watts
S Notre Dame
Jihaad Campbell Head Shot
PICK: 73 RND: 3 (LV)
Jihaad Campbell
LB Alabama
Tai Felton Head Shot
PICK: 106 RND: 4 (LV)
Tai Felton
WR Maryland
Jake Majors Head Shot
PICK: 142 RND: 5 (LV)
Jake Majors
C Texas
Cam Skattebo Head Shot
PICK: 178 RND: 6 (LV)
Cam Skattebo
RB Arizona State
Jordan Hancock Head Shot
PICK: 212 RND: 6 (LV)
Jordan Hancock
S Ohio State
KJ Jefferson Head Shot
PICK: 216 RND: 6 (LV)
KJ Jefferson
QB UCF
Thor Griffith Head Shot
PICK: 222 RND: 7 (LV)
Thor Griffith
DL Louisville
Draft Grade — Raiders
Overall C+
ValueC- NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Raiders answered their biggest question with Milroe. Grade: C+.

The Raiders did not so much draft KJ Jefferson as overpay for him, 72 picks clear of his grade. It sets an uneasy tone for the weekend.

That Skattebo pick is the receipt they will wave around later. Jalen Milroe gives the offense a face and a plan, and the grade leans heavily on whether he hits. A whole weekend of picks and edge rusher is somehow still a want.

It grades out a shrug today, with plenty of room to move either way.

Pick Analysis
Pick6 Rnd1 Jalen Milroe
In pick No. 6 they get a franchise quarterback, a steep price for the projection. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick37 Rnd2 Omarion Hampton
Steal is underselling it; Omarion Hampton at the Round 2 slot is a heist with the alarm still ringing. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick68 Rnd3 Xavier Watts
Somehow Xavier Watts was still sitting there in slot 68, and they pounced on premier safety value. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick73 Rnd3 Jihaad Campbell
They barely believed it either: Jihaad Campbell still on the board at No. 73. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick106 Rnd4 Tai Felton
Tai Felton slipping to pick 106 is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick142 Rnd5 Jake Majors
Jake Majors at Round 5, Pick 5 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick178 Rnd6 Cam Skattebo
They will replay Cam Skattebo at pick 178 for years; that is how good the value is. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick212 Rnd6 Jordan Hancock
Jordan Hancock in the 212th pick is a gift, value that borders on unfair. They added to a strength when a need was still open elsewhere.
Pick216 Rnd6 KJ Jefferson
A real head-scratcher, KJ Jefferson in the Round 6 slot is miles ahead of his ranking. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick222 Rnd7 Thor Griffith
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Thor Griffith well ahead of where he belonged. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.