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  • BeastOnTheGrid DRAFTING FOR THE
    Raiders
Draft Selections
Ashton Jeanty Head Shot
PICK: 6 RND: 1 (LV)
Ashton Jeanty
RB Boise State
Jihaad Campbell Head Shot
PICK: 37 RND: 2 (LV)
Jihaad Campbell
LB Alabama
Jalen Milroe Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (LV)
Jalen Milroe
QB Alabama
Tai Felton Head Shot
PICK: 108 RND: 4 (LV)
Tai Felton
WR Maryland
O'Donnell Fortune Head Shot
PICK: 143 RND: 5 (LV)
O'Donnell Fortune
CB South Carolina
Jason Marshall Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 180 RND: 6 (LV)
Jason Marshall Jr.
CB Florida
Caleb Ransaw Head Shot
PICK: 213 RND: 6 (LV)
Caleb Ransaw
S Tulane
Ricky White III Head Shot
PICK: 215 RND: 6 (LV)
Ricky White III
WR UNLV
Cam Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 222 RND: 7 (LV)
Cam Jackson
DT Florida
Draft Grade — Raiders
Overall B-
ValueB NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Raiders checked most of the boxes and earned a B-.

There is conviction, and then there is this. The Raiders took Jalen Milroe a full 26 picks ahead of where the board had him, an overdraft steep enough that it colors the whole weekend. More right than wrong, and a B- to match.

They covered a lot of ground and still skipped edge rusher, which is a strange place to end up. Felton at that cost is the sort of edge that compounds over a roster.

Solid rather than spectacular, and there is nothing wrong with that.

Pick Analysis
Pick6 Rnd1 Ashton Jeanty
In slot 6 they get a lead back with juice. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick37 Rnd2 Jihaad Campbell
Jihaad Campbell in pick 37 is fair value, right on his grade. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick68 Rnd3 Jalen Milroe
They talked themselves into Jalen Milroe at the 68th pick, and the board did not agree. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick108 Rnd4 Tai Felton
A tidy bit of business in Round 4, Pick 6, where Tai Felton graded well above the range. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick143 Rnd5 O'Donnell Fortune
A reach on O'Donnell Fortune in pick No. 143; the board had better options right there. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick180 Rnd6 Jason Marshall Jr.
A wild overpay on Jason Marshall Jr. in No. 180, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick213 Rnd6 Caleb Ransaw
A tidy little value on Caleb Ransaw in pick No. 213, a step better than break-even. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick215 Rnd6 Ricky White III
By-the-book stuff, Ricky White III at the 215th pick squarely in line with his ranking. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick222 Rnd7 Cam Jackson
Cam Jackson at the 222nd overall pick is right where the board had him, plain and simple. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.