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Cam Ward and a new Offense

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Draft Selections
Cam Ward Head Shot
PICK: 6 RND: 1 (LV)
Cam Ward
QB Miami
Matthew Golden Head Shot
PICK: 37 RND: 2 (LV)
Matthew Golden
WR Texas
Maxwell Hairston Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (LV)
Maxwell Hairston
CB Kentucky
Isaiah Bond Head Shot
PICK: 73 RND: 3 (LV)
Isaiah Bond
WR Texas
TreVeyon Henderson Head Shot
PICK: 106 RND: 4 (LV)
TreVeyon Henderson
RB Ohio State
Pat Bryant Head Shot
PICK: 142 RND: 5 (LV)
Pat Bryant
WR Illinois
DJ Uiagalelei Head Shot
PICK: 178 RND: 6 (LV)
DJ Uiagalelei
QB Florida State
Upton Stout Head Shot
PICK: 212 RND: 6 (LV)
Upton Stout
S Western Kentucky
Raheim Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 216 RND: 6 (LV)
Raheim Sanders
RB South Carolina
Seth McLaughlin Head Shot
PICK: 222 RND: 7 (LV)
Seth McLaughlin
C Ohio State
Draft Grade — Raiders
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The Raiders found their guy under center in Ward: B-.

If confidence were a draft strategy, the Raiders would have aced it. DJ Uiagalelei at slot 178 is 97 spots clear of where he belonged. The bottom line is a respectable B-.

The whole projection now runs through Cam Ward; hit there and everything else looks smarter. Whatever else happened, they won the night they took Sanders.

A whole weekend of picks and edge rusher is somehow still a want. The offense got the lion's share of the attention.

Add it up and it is a good, unfussy class.

Pick Analysis
Pick6 Rnd1 Cam Ward
In slot 6 they get a franchise quarterback. A real need, handled.
Pick37 Rnd2 Matthew Golden
Matthew Golden at pick No. 37 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick68 Rnd3 Maxwell Hairston
They jumped the gun on Maxwell Hairston, taking him earlier than his grade liked. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick73 Rnd3 Isaiah Bond
Circle this one: Isaiah Bond at the 73rd overall pick is a fall that decides a draft. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick106 Rnd4 TreVeyon Henderson
They robbed the room for TreVeyon Henderson here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick142 Rnd5 Pat Bryant
They took Pat Bryant at par in Round 5, Pick 5, which is nothing to complain about. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick178 Rnd6 DJ Uiagalelei
DJ Uiagalelei at pick 178 is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick212 Rnd6 Upton Stout
A top-tier safety at a bargain, Upton Stout in Round 6, Pick 37, plain and simple. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick216 Rnd6 Raheim Sanders
The board fumbled Raheim Sanders all the way to No. 216, and they scooped it up. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick222 Rnd7 Seth McLaughlin
By-the-book stuff, Seth McLaughlin at the 222nd pick squarely in line with his ranking. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.