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Draft Selections
Walter Nolen Head Shot
PICK: 33 RND: 2 (LV)
Walter Nolen
DT Ole Miss
Malaki Starks Head Shot
PICK: 51 RND: 2 (LV)
Malaki Starks
S Georgia
Omarion Hampton Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (LV)
Omarion Hampton
RB North Carolina
Jihaad Campbell Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (LV)
Jihaad Campbell
LB Alabama
Deone Walker Head Shot
PICK: 73 RND: 3 (LV)
Deone Walker
DT Kentucky
Darien Porter Head Shot
PICK: 85 RND: 3 (LV)
Darien Porter
CB Iowa State
Tyler Shough Head Shot
PICK: 107 RND: 4 (LV)
Tyler Shough
QB Louisville
Kyren Lacy Head Shot
PICK: 144 RND: 5 (LV)
Kyren Lacy
WR LSU
Nick Nash Head Shot
PICK: 182 RND: 6 (LV)
Nick Nash
WR San Jose State
Jay Higgins Head Shot
PICK: 193 RND: 6 (LV)
Jay Higgins
LB Iowa
Devin Neal Head Shot
PICK: 214 RND: 6 (LV)
Devin Neal
RB Kansas
Hayden Conner Head Shot
PICK: 218 RND: 6 (LV)
Hayden Conner
OG Texas
Cam Horsley Head Shot
PICK: 224 RND: 7 (LV)
Cam Horsley
DT Boston College
Smael Mondon Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 249 RND: 7 (LV)
Smael Mondon Jr.
LB Georgia
Draft Picks Received
Walter Nolen Head Shot
PICK: 33 RND: 2 (CLE)
Walter Nolen
DT Ole Miss
Malaki Starks Head Shot
PICK: 51 RND: 2 (DEN)
Malaki Starks
S Georgia
Omarion Hampton Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (CLE)
Omarion Hampton
RB North Carolina
Darien Porter Head Shot
PICK: 85 RND: 3 (DEN)
Darien Porter
CB Iowa State
Jay Higgins Head Shot
PICK: 193 RND: 6 (DEN)
Jay Higgins
LB Iowa
Smael Mondon Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 249 RND: 7 (DAL)
Smael Mondon Jr.
LB Georgia
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (CLE)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (DAL)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (DAL)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (DEN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (DEN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (CLE)
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Draft Picks Traded
Tetairoa McMillan Head Shot
PICK: 6 RND: 1 (DAL)
Tetairoa McMillan
WR Arizona
Kenneth Grant Head Shot
PICK: 37 RND: 2 (DEN)
Kenneth Grant
DT Michigan
Players Gained
Head Shot
Cedric Tillman
WR
Head Shot
Devaughn Vele
WR
Draft Grade — Raiders
Overall B+
ValueA- NeedB- TradesB FutureA+
Best value of the weekend goes to the Raiders for Mondon Jr.: B+.

The Raiders did not reach, did not trade up, did not blink. They just waited, and Smael Mondon Jr. fell into slot 249. Good, not great, and the B+ says as much.

If Shough pans out, nobody remembers the price. If not, this is the pick they hear about. Leaving edge rusher unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall.

All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but edge rusher.

Pick Analysis
Pick33 Rnd2 Walter Nolen
Walter Nolen slid further than he should have, and the 33rd pick is lovely value for the interior defensive lineman. The roster fit checks out.
Pick51 Rnd2 Malaki Starks
Malaki Starks in Round 2, Pick 19 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick67 Rnd3 Omarion Hampton
They will replay Omarion Hampton at slot 67 for years; that is how good the value is. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick68 Rnd3 Jihaad Campbell
Taking Jihaad Campbell in pick No. 68 is close to grand larceny; a linebacker that good had no business lasting this long. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick73 Rnd3 Deone Walker
Deone Walker in pick 73 is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. It fills a real need, too.
Pick85 Rnd3 Darien Porter
A reasonable price with a little left over, Darien Porter in No. 85. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick107 Rnd4 Tyler Shough
They talked themselves into Tyler Shough at the Round 4 slot, and the board did not agree. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick144 Rnd5 Kyren Lacy
Kyren Lacy slipping to the 144th overall pick is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick182 Rnd6 Nick Nash
A top-tier wide receiver at a bargain, Nick Nash in the 182nd pick, plain and simple. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick193 Rnd6 Jay Higgins
A linebacker of that caliber at No. 193 is the definition of value, full stop. Depth on depth, at a spot that was hardly crying out.
Pick214 Rnd6 Devin Neal
Circle this one: Devin Neal at Round 6, Pick 36 is a fall that decides a draft. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick218 Rnd6 Hayden Conner
Hayden Conner at pick No. 218 nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick224 Rnd7 Cam Horsley
A tidy little value on Cam Horsley in the 224th overall pick, a step better than break-even. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick249 Rnd7 Smael Mondon Jr.
Steal is underselling it; Smael Mondon Jr. at slot 249 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. Pure best-available; the position was not exactly begging.