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Draft Selections
Ashton Jeanty Head Shot
PICK: 6 RND: 1 (LV)
Ashton Jeanty
RB Boise State
Jalon Walker Head Shot
PICK: 37 RND: 2 (LV)
Jalon Walker
LB Georgia
Xavier Watts Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (LV)
Xavier Watts
S Notre Dame
Jayden Higgins Head Shot
PICK: 73 RND: 3 (LV)
Jayden Higgins
WR Iowa State
Demetrius Knight Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 106 RND: 4 (LV)
Demetrius Knight Jr.
LB South Carolina
Devin Neal Head Shot
PICK: 142 RND: 5 (LV)
Devin Neal
RB Kansas
Jeffrey Bassa Head Shot
PICK: 178 RND: 6 (LV)
Jeffrey Bassa
LB Oregon
Cam Skattebo Head Shot
PICK: 212 RND: 6 (LV)
Cam Skattebo
RB Arizona State
Carson Schwesinger Head Shot
PICK: 216 RND: 6 (LV)
Carson Schwesinger
LB UCLA
Garrett Dellinger Head Shot
PICK: 222 RND: 7 (LV)
Garrett Dellinger
OG LSU
Draft Grade — Raiders
Overall B
ValueA- NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Raiders robbed the room for Skattebo. Final grade: B.

This is the pick they will still be bragging about in July: Cam Skattebo, the No. 110 name on the board, stolen at Round 6, Pick 37.

Reaching for Dellinger left real value on the table behind him. For all the activity, edge rusher went untouched, which is hard to explain.

Spending an early pick on linebacker with edge rusher, cornerback and other spots open is the decision the grade keeps circling back to. On the needs board they went 3 of 8, with wide receiver the one that mattered most.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick6 Rnd1 Ashton Jeanty
In No. 6 they get a lead back with juice. A real need, handled.
Pick37 Rnd2 Jalon Walker
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Jalon Walker at the Round 2 slot. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick68 Rnd3 Xavier Watts
Circle this one: Xavier Watts at slot 68 is a fall that decides a draft. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick73 Rnd3 Jayden Higgins
Jayden Higgins at pick 73 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick106 Rnd4 Demetrius Knight Jr.
Hard to square with the roster. With positions of obvious need still on the board, Demetrius Knight Jr. adds a linebacker and leaves edge rusher, cornerback and other spots untouched.
Pick142 Rnd5 Devin Neal
Devin Neal in the 142nd overall pick is a gift, value that borders on unfair. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick178 Rnd6 Jeffrey Bassa
Jeffrey Bassa at pick No. 178 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. They doubled down on a strength rather than a need.
Pick212 Rnd6 Cam Skattebo
Cam Skattebo at the 212th pick is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick216 Rnd6 Carson Schwesinger
A linebacker of that caliber at the 216th overall pick is the definition of value, full stop. A luxury on a unit that was already in good shape.
Pick222 Rnd7 Garrett Dellinger
Garrett Dellinger at pick 222 is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.