B-
Las Vegas Raiders
A franchise passer in Penix Jr. headlines a B- weekend for the Raiders.
by sportelaspgmailcom ·
2024 NFL Draft
· 7 picks
· 3 steals
· 0 reaches
After circling the position for what felt like forever, the Raiders committed. Michael Penix Jr. is the quarterback now, and the roster gets built to his timeline.
The edge rusher spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at. If one pick saves this weekend, it is Hart. It is a win-now wager, and the future is the stake.
Small wins on the phones, but wins all the same.
Bottom line, more hits than misses and a roster nudged the right way.
Pick-by-Pick
In No. 10 they get a franchise quarterback at fair value. A clean fit for the roster.
Xavier Worthy at the 44th pick is right where the board had him, plain and simple. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
No drama and no debate, Braden Fiske went about where he belonged in the Round 3 slot. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
A quiet steal in pick 112: Dominick Puni for less than the market said. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
A tidy bit of business in Round 5, Pick 14, where Cam Hart graded well above the range. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
No edge and no loss on Aki Ogunbiyi in the 190th overall pick; it is a wash and a sensible one. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Nice patience on Blake Watson, who had no business lasting to pick No. 234. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.