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Draft Selections
Jer'Zhan Newton Head Shot
PICK: 14 RND: 1 (LV)
Jer'Zhan Newton
DL Illinois
Carson Beck Head Shot
PICK: 46 RND: 2 (LV)
Carson Beck
QB Georgia
Blake Corum Head Shot
PICK: 78 RND: 3 (LV)
Blake Corum
RB Michigan
Tate Ratledge Head Shot
PICK: 114 RND: 4 (LV)
Tate Ratledge
OG Georgia
Jamon Dumas-Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 151 RND: 5 (LV)
Jamon Dumas-Johnson
LB Georgia
Devontez Walker Head Shot
PICK: 192 RND: 6 (LV)
Devontez Walker
WR North Carolina
Bru McCoy Head Shot
PICK: 235 RND: 7 (LV)
Bru McCoy
WR Tennessee
Draft Grade — Raiders
Overall B-
ValueB NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The steal of the weekend belongs to the Raiders and McCoy: B-.

This is the pick they will still be bragging about in July: Bru McCoy, the No. 191 name on the board, stolen at Round 7, Pick 15. It nets out to a B-, which feels about right.

A whole weekend of picks and edge rusher is somehow still a want. They went 5 of 8 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for.

They trusted the board more than the depth chart.

Nothing here to lose sleep over, and plenty to feel decent about.

Pick Analysis
Pick14 Rnd1 Jer'Zhan Newton
In No. 14 they get a pocket-collapsing interior rusher. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick46 Rnd2 Carson Beck
Good price on Carson Beck in the 46th overall pick, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick78 Rnd3 Blake Corum
A clean, defensible pick in pick No. 78 with a little surplus value in Blake Corum. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick114 Rnd4 Tate Ratledge
Nothing to complain about; Tate Ratledge went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick151 Rnd5 Jamon Dumas-Johnson
Jamon Dumas-Johnson at slot 151 is money in the bank, a linebacker taken below his worth. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick192 Rnd6 Devontez Walker
Devontez Walker at the Round 6 slot is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick235 Rnd7 Bru McCoy
The board fumbled Bru McCoy all the way to pick 235, and they scooped it up. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.