B-
Las Vegas Raiders
Quarterback settled, Maye in the fold, and a B- for the Raiders.
by sportelaspgmailcom ·
2024 NFL Draft
· 7 picks
· 3 steals
· 0 reaches
The Raiders spent the pick that matters most on Drake Maye, and a roster that has been waiting on a passer can start to take shape. It nets out to a B-, which feels about right.
The edge rusher spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at. That is a wide receiver worth more than the slot they spent on him, plainly.
The bill for those future picks comes due whether the class hits or not. A modest surplus at the table, banked quietly.
Good work on the whole, with edge rusher the one box left unchecked.
Pick-by-Pick
In No. 7 they get their quarterback of the future. A real need, handled.
A tidy bit of business in Round 2, Pick 12, where Troy Fautanu graded well above the range. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Mekhi Wingo at the 77th pick nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Max Melton in the 112th overall pick is fair value, right on his grade. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Value with a capital V on Malik Mustapha in pick 150, a genuine coup. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
They paid sticker price for Curtis Jacobs in the Round 6 slot, and that is fine. A minor itch, scratched.
A quiet steal in slot 234: De'Corian Clark for less than the market said. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.