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Draft Selections
Fernando Mendoza Head Shot
PICK: 1 RND: 1 (LV)
Fernando Mendoza
QB Indiana
Emmanuel McNeil-Warren Head Shot
PICK: 36 RND: 2 (LV)
Emmanuel McNeil-Warren
S Toledo
Zachariah Branch Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (LV)
Zachariah Branch
WR Georgia
Ted Hurst Head Shot
PICK: 102 RND: 4 (LV)
Ted Hurst
WR Georgia State
Jalon Kilgore Head Shot
PICK: 117 RND: 4 (LV)
Jalon Kilgore
CB South Carolina
Will Lee III Head Shot
PICK: 134 RND: 4 (LV)
Will Lee III
CB Texas A&M
Travis Burke Head Shot
PICK: 175 RND: 5 (LV)
Travis Burke
OT Memphis
J'Mari Taylor Head Shot
PICK: 185 RND: 6 (LV)
J'Mari Taylor
RB Virginia
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
Draft Grade — Raiders
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Raiders answered their biggest question with Mendoza. Grade: B-.

Start where it matters. The Raiders took Fernando Mendoza to run the offense for the next decade, and every other decision this weekend bends around that one. It nets out to a B-, which feels about right.

The edge rusher hole is the one line item this class does not answer. The Black pick is the one the value grade keeps tripping over. Hurst at that cost is the sort of edge that compounds over a roster.

In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the edge rusher spot they never got to.

Pick Analysis
Pick1 Rnd1 Fernando Mendoza
In Round 1, Pick 1 they get the face of the franchise. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick36 Rnd2 Emmanuel McNeil-Warren
Emmanuel McNeil-Warren at pick No. 36 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick67 Rnd3 Zachariah Branch
No edge and no loss on Zachariah Branch in slot 67; it is a wash and a sensible one. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick102 Rnd4 Ted Hurst
Nice patience on Ted Hurst, who had no business lasting to the 102nd overall pick. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick117 Rnd4 Jalon Kilgore
Jalon Kilgore at pick 117 is money in the bank, a cornerback taken below his worth. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick134 Rnd4 Will Lee III
They read the board right and Will Lee III was the payoff at the 134th pick. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick175 Rnd5 Travis Burke
They took Travis Burke at par in the Round 5 slot, which is nothing to complain about. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick185 Rnd6 J'Mari Taylor
J'Mari Taylor in No. 185 is the kind of reach that only looks good if he outplays it. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick208 Rnd6 Kaelon Black
Kaelon Black at Round 6, Pick 27 is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick219 Rnd7 Riley Nowakowski
By-the-book stuff, Riley Nowakowski at pick 219 squarely in line with his ranking. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.