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Draft Selections
Fernando Mendoza Head Shot
PICK: 1 RND: 1 (LV)
Fernando Mendoza
QB Indiana
Emmanuel McNeil-Warren Head Shot
PICK: 36 RND: 2 (LV)
Emmanuel McNeil-Warren
S Toledo
Christen Miller Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (LV)
Christen Miller
DL Georgia
Bud Clark Head Shot
PICK: 102 RND: 4 (LV)
Bud Clark
S TCU
Gracen Halton Head Shot
PICK: 117 RND: 4 (LV)
Gracen Halton
DL Oklahoma
Will Lee III Head Shot
PICK: 134 RND: 4 (LV)
Will Lee III
CB Texas A&M
Charles Demmings Head Shot
PICK: 175 RND: 5 (LV)
Charles Demmings
CB Stephen F. Austin
J'Mari Taylor Head Shot
PICK: 185 RND: 6 (LV)
J'Mari Taylor
RB Virginia
Riley Nowakowski Head Shot
PICK: 208 RND: 6 (LV)
Riley Nowakowski
TE Indiana
Kaelon Black Head Shot
PICK: 219 RND: 7 (LV)
Kaelon Black
RB Indiana
Draft Grade — Raiders
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Raiders drew a line under the quarterback search with Mendoza: B-.

The Raiders spent the pick that matters most on Fernando Mendoza, and a roster that has been waiting on a passer can start to take shape.

The Demmings steal is the beam this whole class leans on. That edge rusher hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall. The Clark pick reads as want over need, and the roster will feel it at edge rusher, wide receiver and other spots.

Reaching for Nowakowski left real value on the table behind him.

In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the edge rusher spot they never got to.

Pick Analysis
Pick1 Rnd1 Fernando Mendoza
In the 1st pick they get their quarterback of the future. A real need, handled.
Pick36 Rnd2 Emmanuel McNeil-Warren
Emmanuel McNeil-Warren in the Round 2 slot is exactly on the number, no argument either way. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick67 Rnd3 Christen Miller
They let Christen Miller come to them and pounced at No. 67. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick102 Rnd4 Bud Clark
Hard to square with the roster. With positions of obvious need still on the board, Bud Clark adds a safety and leaves edge rusher, wide receiver and other spots untouched.
Pick117 Rnd4 Gracen Halton
They jumped the gun on Gracen Halton, taking him earlier than his grade liked. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick134 Rnd4 Will Lee III
A quiet steal in pick No. 134: Will Lee III for less than the market said. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick175 Rnd5 Charles Demmings
You do not let a cornerback like Charles Demmings reach pick 175 and blink. They did not. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick185 Rnd6 J'Mari Taylor
J'Mari Taylor at slot 185 jumps the queue by a touch more than is comfortable. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick208 Rnd6 Riley Nowakowski
A premium they did not need to pay, Riley Nowakowski a notch or two before his time. The roster fit checks out.
Pick219 Rnd7 Kaelon Black
A reach for Kaelon Black in the Round 7 slot; a little patience would have been rewarded. A need, and now a little less of one.