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Draft Selections
Taliese Fuaga Head Shot
PICK: 17 RND: 1 (LV)
Taliese Fuaga
OT Oregon State
Kamari Lassiter Head Shot
PICK: 44 RND: 2 (LV)
Kamari Lassiter
CB Georgia
Darius Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 48 RND: 2 (LV)
Darius Robinson
DL-EDGE Missouri
Spencer Rattler Head Shot
PICK: 77 RND: 3 (LV)
Spencer Rattler
QB South Carolina
Will Shipley Head Shot
PICK: 112 RND: 4 (LV)
Will Shipley
RB Clemson
Sataoa Laumea Head Shot
PICK: 148 RND: 5 (LV)
Sataoa Laumea
OT Utah
Jha'Quan Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 208 RND: 6 (LV)
Jha'Quan Jackson
WR Tulane
Curtis Jacobs Head Shot
PICK: 212 RND: 6 (LV)
Curtis Jacobs
LB Penn State
Evan Williams Head Shot
PICK: 223 RND: 7 (LV)
Evan Williams
S Oregon
Tahj Washington Head Shot
PICK: 229 RND: 7 (LV)
Tahj Washington
WR USC
Draft Picks Received
Taliese Fuaga Head Shot
PICK: 17 RND: 1 (JAX)
Taliese Fuaga
OT Oregon State
Darius Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 48 RND: 2 (JAX)
Darius Robinson
DL-EDGE Missouri
Curtis Jacobs Head Shot
PICK: 212 RND: 6 (JAX)
Curtis Jacobs
LB Penn State
Draft Picks Traded
Dallas Turner Head Shot
PICK: 13 RND: 1 (JAX)
Dallas Turner
LB-EDGE Alabama
Draft Grade — Raiders
Overall B
ValueB NeedB+ TradesB+ FutureB-
The steal of the weekend belongs to the Raiders and Washington: B.

The best pick of the weekend was also the simplest. The Raiders watched Tahj Washington slide 42 picks past his grade and did not hesitate. It nets out to a B, which feels about right.

They will need Rattler to outplay his draft slot in a hurry to justify it. Leaving tight end unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall.

Not a headline-grabber, but a perfectly good weekend's work.

Pick Analysis
Pick17 Rnd1 Taliese Fuaga
In pick No. 17 they get a plug-and-play piece up front. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick44 Rnd2 Kamari Lassiter
Kamari Lassiter at the 44th overall pick nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick48 Rnd2 Darius Robinson
Darius Robinson at the Round 2 slot is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick77 Rnd3 Spencer Rattler
They left a pile of value on the table to take Spencer Rattler this early at the 77th pick. It fills a real need, too.
Pick112 Rnd4 Will Shipley
They did well to land Will Shipley in Round 4, Pick 12, just ahead of his grade. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick148 Rnd5 Sataoa Laumea
A slide stopped in No. 148, with Sataoa Laumea worth more than the price. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick208 Rnd6 Jha'Quan Jackson
Jha'Quan Jackson at pick 208 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick212 Rnd6 Curtis Jacobs
Curtis Jacobs slipping to slot 212 is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick223 Rnd7 Evan Williams
Evan Williams slid further than he should have, and pick 223 is lovely value for the safety. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick229 Rnd7 Tahj Washington
Tahj Washington at pick No. 229 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.