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Draft Selections
Abdul Carter Head Shot
PICK: 6 RND: 1 (LV)
Abdul Carter
DE-EDGE Penn State
Nick Emmanwori Head Shot
PICK: 37 RND: 2 (LV)
Nick Emmanwori
S South Carolina
Jalen Royals Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (LV)
Jalen Royals
WR Utah State
Jaxson Dart Head Shot
PICK: 73 RND: 3 (LV)
Jaxson Dart
QB Ole Miss
Quinshon Judkins Head Shot
PICK: 106 RND: 4 (LV)
Quinshon Judkins
RB Ohio State
Ricky White III Head Shot
PICK: 142 RND: 5 (LV)
Ricky White III
WR UNLV
Cam Skattebo Head Shot
PICK: 178 RND: 6 (LV)
Cam Skattebo
RB Arizona State
Jeffrey Bassa Head Shot
PICK: 212 RND: 6 (LV)
Jeffrey Bassa
LB Oregon
Jared Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 216 RND: 6 (LV)
Jared Wilson
C Georgia
Jaylen Reed Head Shot
PICK: 222 RND: 7 (LV)
Jaylen Reed
S Penn State
Draft Grade — Raiders
Overall B
ValueB NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
Grand theft in the 212th overall pick: the Raiders steal Bassa and grade out a B.

The Raiders spent the weekend waiting on one name, and it fell: Jeffrey Bassa, the No. 117 name on the board, in Round 6, Pick 37. Call it a sensible B, earned the boring way.

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

Job largely done: edge rusher settled and 5 of 8 of the wish list covered. The weekend tilted hard toward the defense.

In sum, a sensible class that nudges the roster the right way.

Pick Analysis
Pick6 Rnd1 Abdul Carter
In the 6th overall pick they get a premier pass rusher. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick37 Rnd2 Nick Emmanwori
They barely believed it either: Nick Emmanwori still on the board at Round 2, Pick 5. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick68 Rnd3 Jalen Royals
Jalen Royals in slot 68 is fair value, right on his grade. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick73 Rnd3 Jaxson Dart
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Jaxson Dart well ahead of where he belonged. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick106 Rnd4 Quinshon Judkins
A running back of that caliber at No. 106 is the definition of value, full stop. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick142 Rnd5 Ricky White III
Ricky White III at pick No. 142 is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick178 Rnd6 Cam Skattebo
You do not let a running back like Cam Skattebo reach the Round 6 slot and blink. They did not. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick212 Rnd6 Jeffrey Bassa
A top-tier linebacker at a bargain, Jeffrey Bassa in the 212th pick, plain and simple. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick216 Rnd6 Jared Wilson
The board had Jared Wilson higher than the 216th pick, and the offensive lineman fell to them anyway. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick222 Rnd7 Jaylen Reed
Jaylen Reed in slot 222 is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. Stacking talent where they were already deep.