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Draft Selections
Shedeur Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 1 RND: 1 (LV)
Shedeur Sanders
QB Colorado
Tate Ratledge Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (LV)
Tate Ratledge
OG Georgia
Darien Porter Head Shot
PICK: 65 RND: 3 (LV)
Darien Porter
CB Iowa State
Jayden Higgins Head Shot
PICK: 72 RND: 3 (LV)
Jayden Higgins
WR Iowa State
Kevin Winston Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 103 RND: 4 (LV)
Kevin Winston Jr.
S Penn State
Smael Mondon Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 138 RND: 4 (LV)
Smael Mondon Jr.
LB Georgia
Jamaree Caldwell Head Shot
PICK: 177 RND: 6 (LV)
Jamaree Caldwell
DL Oregon
Eli Stowers Head Shot
PICK: 212 RND: 6 (LV)
Eli Stowers
TE Vanderbilt
Brashard Smith Head Shot
PICK: 216 RND: 7 (LV)
Brashard Smith
RB SMU
Clay Webb Head Shot
PICK: 217 RND: 7 (LV)
Clay Webb
OG Jacksonville State
Draft Grade — Raiders
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Raiders finally solved quarterback, and it carried them to a B-.

Boards are made to be trusted, and the Raiders shredded theirs for Jamaree Caldwell. He came off 115 spots early, and the room will hear about it. It nets out to a B-, which feels about right.

The Smith steal is the beam this whole class leans on. Shedeur Sanders is the bet, and the class will be judged on how it pays off.

They covered a lot of ground and still skipped edge rusher, which is a strange place to end up. They left with cornerback solved and the rest of the wish list mostly ticked off.

Nothing here to lose sleep over, and plenty to feel decent about.

Pick Analysis
Pick1 Rnd1 Shedeur Sanders
In pick No. 1 they get their guy under center for the next decade. A real need, handled.
Pick34 Rnd2 Tate Ratledge
A reasonable price with a little left over, Tate Ratledge in pick 34. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick65 Rnd3 Darien Porter
They paid a round early for Darien Porter in Round 3, Pick 1, more than the board wanted. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick72 Rnd3 Jayden Higgins
Jayden Higgins in slot 72 is fair value, right on his grade. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick103 Rnd4 Kevin Winston Jr.
They let Kevin Winston Jr. come to them and pounced at No. 103. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick138 Rnd4 Smael Mondon Jr.
Smael Mondon Jr. in the Round 4 slot is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick177 Rnd6 Jamaree Caldwell
Jamaree Caldwell at Round 6, Pick 2 is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick212 Rnd6 Eli Stowers
They will replay Eli Stowers at slot 212 for years; that is how good the value is. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick216 Rnd7 Brashard Smith
The board fumbled Brashard Smith all the way to pick No. 216, and they scooped it up. It fills a real need, too.
Pick217 Rnd7 Clay Webb
No edge and no loss on Clay Webb in pick 217; it is a wash and a sensible one. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.