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Draft Selections
Olumuyiwa Fashanu Head Shot
PICK: 13 RND: 1 (LV)
Olumuyiwa Fashanu
OT Penn State
T'Vondre Sweat Head Shot
PICK: 44 RND: 2 (LV)
T'Vondre Sweat
DT Texas
Christian Haynes Head Shot
PICK: 77 RND: 3 (LV)
Christian Haynes
OG Connecticut
Braelon Allen Head Shot
PICK: 112 RND: 4 (LV)
Braelon Allen
RB Wisconsin
Jaylin Simpson Head Shot
PICK: 148 RND: 5 (LV)
Jaylin Simpson
CB Auburn
Isaiah Williams Head Shot
PICK: 208 RND: 6 (LV)
Isaiah Williams
WR Illinois
Johnny Dixon Head Shot
PICK: 223 RND: 7 (LV)
Johnny Dixon
CB Penn State
Sam Hartman Head Shot
PICK: 229 RND: 7 (LV)
Sam Hartman
QB Notre Dame
Draft Grade — Raiders
Overall B
ValueB NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The Raiders let Dixon fall and pounced. Final grade: B.

When a board-topper like Johnny Dixon slides to slot 223, you do not overthink it, and the Raiders did not. Nothing here to lose sleep over; call it a B.

Hartman has a lot of ground to make up just to look fairly priced. Leaving edge rusher unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall.

Job largely done: cornerback settled and 6 of 8 of the wish list covered.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick13 Rnd1 Olumuyiwa Fashanu
In the Round 1 slot they get an anchor for the offensive line. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick44 Rnd2 T'Vondre Sweat
T'Vondre Sweat in the 44th overall pick is fair value, right on his grade. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick77 Rnd3 Christian Haynes
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Christian Haynes at Round 3, Pick 13. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick112 Rnd4 Braelon Allen
A reasonable price with a little left over, Braelon Allen in the 112th pick. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick148 Rnd5 Jaylin Simpson
Jaylin Simpson at slot 148 is money in the bank, a cornerback taken below his worth. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick208 Rnd6 Isaiah Williams
They robbed the room for Isaiah Williams here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick223 Rnd7 Johnny Dixon
Johnny Dixon at No. 223 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick229 Rnd7 Sam Hartman
They talked themselves into Sam Hartman at pick No. 229, and the board did not agree. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.