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Michael Penix Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (LV)
Michael Penix Jr.
QB Washington
Nate Wiggins Head Shot
PICK: 43 RND: 2 (LV)
Nate Wiggins
CB Clemson
Maason Smith Head Shot
PICK: 75 RND: 3 (LV)
Maason Smith
DT-EDGE LSU
Devontez Walker Head Shot
PICK: 111 RND: 4 (LV)
Devontez Walker
WR North Carolina
Tahj Brooks Head Shot
PICK: 189 RND: 6 (LV)
Tahj Brooks
RB Texas Tech
Reuben Fatheree II Head Shot
PICK: 232 RND: 7 (LV)
Reuben Fatheree II
OT Texas A&M
Draft Picks Traded
Brennan Armstrong Head Shot
PICK: 148 RND: 5 (WSH)
Brennan Armstrong
QB North Carolina State
Players Gained
Head Shot
Ricky Stromberg
C
Draft Grade — Raiders
Overall B
ValueB NeedB TradesB+ FutureB-
The Raiders answered their biggest question with Penix Jr.. Grade: B.

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. Nothing here to lose sleep over; call it a B.

They punted on edge rusher, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest. With edge rusher, tight end and other spots unsolved, spending premium capital on DT-EDGE is the choice that costs them.

A workmanlike haul that should hold up just fine.

Pick Analysis
Pick11 Rnd1 Michael Penix Jr.
In the 11th overall pick they get the arm they will build around. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick43 Rnd2 Nate Wiggins
A clean, defensible pick in Round 2, Pick 11 with a little surplus value in Nate Wiggins. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick75 Rnd3 Maason Smith
Hard to square with the roster. With positions of obvious need still on the board, Maason Smith adds a DT-EDGE and leaves edge rusher, tight end and other spots untouched.
Pick111 Rnd4 Devontez Walker
A quiet steal in the Round 4 slot: Devontez Walker for less than the market said. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick189 Rnd6 Tahj Brooks
A market-rate running back, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Tahj Brooks. The roster fit checks out.
Pick232 Rnd7 Reuben Fatheree II
Reuben Fatheree II at pick 232 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.