B
Las Vegas Raiders
The Raiders worked the phones like thieves and earned a B.
by SpaceBeast ·
2024 NFL Draft
· 16 picks
· 1 steals
· 7 reaches
They will call it conviction in the building and a reach everywhere else: Jawhar Jordan, 49 picks early at the 229th pick.
The phones were where this weekend was really won. That edge rusher hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall.
Bottom line, more hits than misses and a roster nudged the right way.
Pick-by-Pick
In Round 1, Pick 27 they get protection for the quarterback, outstanding value to boot. The biggest hole, addressed.
A straight-up fair deal on Edgerrin Cooper at pick 44, value and slot in agreement. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Good price on Jermaine Burton in slot 62, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Jaylen Wright in No. 71 is fair value, right on his grade. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Max Melton in pick No. 83 lands just on the right side of the ledger. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
A market-rate offensive lineman, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Dominick Puni. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
They paid sticker price for Khyree Jackson in pick No. 93, and that is fine. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Cole Bishop at slot 99 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Spencer Rattler in the Round 4 slot is exactly on the number, no argument either way. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
A conviction pick on Johnny Wilson at the 113th pick that the board grades a round light. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Value said wait; Tyrone Tracy Jr. in No. 120 says they were not listening. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
A premium they did not need to pay, Jordan Magee a notch or two before his time. They added to a strength when a need was still open elsewhere.
Tyler Owens in Round 6, Pick 43 is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. They doubled down on a strength rather than a need.
A real head-scratcher, Trey Taylor in pick 223 is miles ahead of his ranking. A luxury on a unit that was already in good shape.
A big swing on Sam Hartman at the 228th overall pick, well ahead of any board in the building. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Jawhar Jordan at No. 229 is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
