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    Raiders
Draft Selections
Taliese Fuaga Head Shot
PICK: 13 RND: 1 (LV)
Taliese Fuaga
OT Oregon State
Braden Fiske Head Shot
PICK: 44 RND: 2 (LV)
Braden Fiske
DL Florida State
Spencer Rattler Head Shot
PICK: 77 RND: 3 (LV)
Spencer Rattler
QB South Carolina
Dylan Laube Head Shot
PICK: 112 RND: 4 (LV)
Dylan Laube
RB New Hampshire
Mason McCormick Head Shot
PICK: 148 RND: 5 (LV)
Mason McCormick
OT South Dakota State
Ro Torrence Head Shot
PICK: 208 RND: 6 (LV)
Ro Torrence
CB Arizona State
Tyrice Knight Head Shot
PICK: 223 RND: 7 (LV)
Tyrice Knight
LB UTEP
Bub Means Head Shot
PICK: 229 RND: 7 (LV)
Bub Means
WR Pittsburgh
Draft Grade — Raiders
Overall B-
ValueC NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
A sensible, unshowy class lands the Raiders a B-.

If confidence were a draft strategy, the Raiders would have aced it. Dylan Laube at No. 112 is 45 spots clear of where he belonged.

That is a cornerback worth more than the slot they spent on him, plainly. That edge rusher hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall.

Cornerback was the priority and it is no longer a question, which is most of the job.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick13 Rnd1 Taliese Fuaga
Taliese Fuaga at the Round 1 slot is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick44 Rnd2 Braden Fiske
Braden Fiske in No. 44 is early enough to raise a brow, if not a full objection. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick77 Rnd3 Spencer Rattler
Spencer Rattler in the 77th overall pick is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick112 Rnd4 Dylan Laube
A real head-scratcher, Dylan Laube in slot 112 is miles ahead of his ranking. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick148 Rnd5 Mason McCormick
Mason McCormick in pick 148 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick208 Rnd6 Ro Torrence
They barely believed it either: Ro Torrence still on the board at Round 6, Pick 33. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick223 Rnd7 Tyrice Knight
Tyrice Knight at the 223rd pick is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick229 Rnd7 Bub Means
The board had cheaper options than Bub Means at the Round 7 slot, and it noticed. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.