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Cam Ward Head Shot
PICK: 6 RND: 1 (LV)
Cam Ward
QB Miami
Jonah Savaiinaea Head Shot
PICK: 33 RND: 2 (LV)
Jonah Savaiinaea
OT Arizona
Aireontae Ersery Head Shot
PICK: 37 RND: 2 (LV)
Aireontae Ersery
OT Minnesota
Darien Porter Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (LV)
Darien Porter
CB Iowa State
Dylan Sampson Head Shot
PICK: 73 RND: 3 (LV)
Dylan Sampson
RB Tennessee
Brashard Smith Head Shot
PICK: 107 RND: 4 (LV)
Brashard Smith
RB SMU
Dont'e Thornton Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 144 RND: 5 (LV)
Dont'e Thornton Jr.
WR Tennessee
Cody Simon Head Shot
PICK: 182 RND: 6 (LV)
Cody Simon
LB Ohio State
Jordan Hancock Head Shot
PICK: 214 RND: 6 (LV)
Jordan Hancock
S Ohio State
Jimmy Horn Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 218 RND: 6 (LV)
Jimmy Horn Jr.
WR Colorado
Luke Lachey Head Shot
PICK: 224 RND: 7 (LV)
Luke Lachey
TE Iowa
Draft Picks Received
Jonah Savaiinaea Head Shot
PICK: 33 RND: 2 (CLE)
Jonah Savaiinaea
OT Arizona
Players traded away
Head Shot
Davante Adams
WR
Draft Grade — Raiders
Overall D-
ValueC+ NeedB TradesF FutureB-
Ward is the Raiders' new face under center. Grade: D-.

The Jimmy Horn Jr. selection is the head-turner. The Raiders reached 134 spots for him, and it will define how this weekend is remembered.

The dealing is the wound this class cannot quite close. Everything downstream of Cam Ward depends on Cam Ward, and the building knows it. They banked enough surplus on Simon to cover a lot of smaller sins.

That edge rusher hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall.

Add it up and it is a weekend the front office will hope everyone forgets, edge rusher very much included.

Pick Analysis
Pick6 Rnd1 Cam Ward
In pick 6 they get their guy under center for the next decade. A real need, handled.
Pick33 Rnd2 Jonah Savaiinaea
A conviction pick on Jonah Savaiinaea at the 33rd pick that the board grades a round light. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick37 Rnd2 Aireontae Ersery
They liked Aireontae Ersery enough to skip the value, taking him in the 37th overall pick. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick68 Rnd3 Darien Porter
A premium they did not need to pay, Darien Porter a notch or two before his time. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick73 Rnd3 Dylan Sampson
Dylan Sampson slipping to slot 73 is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick107 Rnd4 Brashard Smith
A reach on Brashard Smith in the Round 4 slot; the board had better options right there. The roster fit checks out.
Pick144 Rnd5 Dont'e Thornton Jr.
They reached into another round for Dont'e Thornton Jr., and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick182 Rnd6 Cody Simon
The board fumbled Cody Simon all the way to the Round 6 slot, and they scooped it up. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick214 Rnd6 Jordan Hancock
Jordan Hancock slid further than he should have, and Round 6, Pick 36 is lovely value for the safety. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick218 Rnd6 Jimmy Horn Jr.
Jimmy Horn Jr. at the 218th overall pick is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick224 Rnd7 Luke Lachey
Luke Lachey at slot 224 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. It patches a soft spot without any drama.