B-
Las Vegas Raiders
Daniels is the Raiders' new face under center. Grade: B-.
by sportelaspgmailcom ·
2024 NFL Draft
· 7 picks
· 3 steals
· 0 reaches
They finally answered the question that shadows every other one. Jayden Daniels is the Raiders' quarterback, full stop. The bottom line is a respectable B-.
They punted on edge rusher, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest. The Hart pick alone nudges the whole weekend up a notch. The trade work was a quiet net positive.
Not a headline-grabber, but a perfectly good weekend's work.
Pick-by-Pick
In pick 7 they get their quarterback of the future. A clean fit for the roster.
Xavier Worthy in pick No. 44 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
A quiet steal in slot 77: Ruke Orhorhoro for less than the market said. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Dominick Puni at the Round 4 slot is the proof. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Cam Hart in Round 5, Pick 14. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Kimani Vidal at the 190th pick is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Nathaniel Watson at the 234th overall pick is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the linebacker. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.