B-
Las Vegas Raiders
The Raiders bet the future on Maye. The board says B-.
by sportelaspgmailcom ·
2024 NFL Draft
· 9 picks
· 2 steals
· 3 reaches
Start where it matters. The Raiders took Drake Maye to run the offense for the next decade, and every other decision this weekend bends around that one.
That is a cornerback worth more than the slot they spent on him, plainly. Reaching for Magee left real value on the table behind him. A whole weekend of picks and edge rusher is somehow still a want.
In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the edge rusher spot they never got to.
Pick-by-Pick
In No. 7 they get a franchise quarterback at fair value. A clean fit for the roster.
Adonai Mitchell at pick No. 44 is money in the bank, a wide receiver taken below his worth. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
No drama and no debate, Jaylen Wright went about where he belonged in the Round 3 slot. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
By-the-book stuff, Mekhi Wingo at slot 113 squarely in line with his ranking. It fills a real need, too.
A market-rate cornerback, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Jarrian Jones. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
They paid up for Garret Greenfield at the 210th overall pick when waiting would have done the job. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
A wild overpay on Jordan Magee in pick 221, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. A minor need, but a need all the same.
They went early on Trey Knox in Round 7, Pick 5, and the value did not follow. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Somehow Dwight McGlothern was still sitting there in the 227th overall pick, and they pounced on premier cornerback value. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.