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Draft Selections
Fernando Mendoza Head Shot
PICK: 1 RND: 1 (LV)
Fernando Mendoza
QB Indiana
Chris Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 36 RND: 2 (LV)
Chris Johnson
CB San Diego State
A.J. Haulcy Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (LV)
A.J. Haulcy
S LSU
Domonique Orange Head Shot
PICK: 102 RND: 4 (LV)
Domonique Orange
DT Iowa State
Bud Clark Head Shot
PICK: 117 RND: 4 (LV)
Bud Clark
S TCU
Gracen Halton Head Shot
PICK: 134 RND: 4 (LV)
Gracen Halton
DL Oklahoma
Caleb Douglas Head Shot
PICK: 175 RND: 5 (LV)
Caleb Douglas
WR Texas Tech
Taylen Green Head Shot
PICK: 189 RND: 6 (LV)
Taylen Green
QB Arkansas
Kaelon Black Head Shot
PICK: 208 RND: 6 (LV)
Kaelon Black
RB Indiana
Riley Nowakowski Head Shot
PICK: 219 RND: 7 (LV)
Riley Nowakowski
TE Indiana
Nolan Rucci Head Shot
PICK: 226 RND: 7 (LV)
Nolan Rucci
OT Penn State
Draft Picks Received
Taylen Green Head Shot
PICK: 189 RND: 6 (CIN)
Taylen Green
QB Arkansas
Nolan Rucci Head Shot
PICK: 226 RND: 7 (CIN)
Nolan Rucci
OT Penn State
Draft Picks Traded
VJ Payne Head Shot
PICK: 185 RND: 6 (CIN)
VJ Payne
S Kansas State
Draft Grade — Raiders
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Raiders answered their biggest question with Mendoza. Grade: 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.

Every board in the league had Rucci lower, and that gap is the story. Whatever else happened, they won the night they took Orange.

They will answer for taking safety early while edge rusher went begging. For all the activity, edge rusher went untouched, which is hard to explain.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick1 Rnd1 Fernando Mendoza
In the Round 1 slot they get their quarterback of the future at fair value.
Pick36 Rnd2 Chris Johnson
Fair-plus on Chris Johnson, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick67 Rnd3 A.J. Haulcy
A.J. Haulcy at Round 3, Pick 3 is money in the bank, a safety taken below his worth. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick102 Rnd4 Domonique Orange
Domonique Orange at the 102nd overall pick is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick117 Rnd4 Bud Clark
The eyebrow-raiser of the weekend. They went safety with Bud Clark while clear needs at edge rusher sat open.
Pick134 Rnd4 Gracen Halton
Gracen Halton at pick 134 is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick175 Rnd5 Caleb Douglas
The board had Caleb Douglas higher than slot 175, and the wide receiver fell to them anyway. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick189 Rnd6 Taylen Green
No edge and no loss on Taylen Green in No. 189; it is a wash and a sensible one. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick208 Rnd6 Kaelon Black
Kaelon Black at No. 208 is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick219 Rnd7 Riley Nowakowski
They took Riley Nowakowski at par in the Round 7 slot, which is nothing to complain about. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick226 Rnd7 Nolan Rucci
They left a pile of value on the table to take Nolan Rucci this early at Round 7, Pick 10. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.