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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
Blake Corum Head Shot
PICK: 77 RND: 3 (LV)
Blake Corum
RB Michigan
Jordan Travis Head Shot
PICK: 112 RND: 4 (LV)
Jordan Travis
QB Florida State
Dwight McGlothern Head Shot
PICK: 148 RND: 5 (LV)
Dwight McGlothern
CB Arkansas
Julian Pearl Head Shot
PICK: 208 RND: 6 (LV)
Julian Pearl
OT Illinois
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-
The Raiders did the meat-and-potatoes work well: B-.

If confidence were a draft strategy, the Raiders would have aced it. Jordan Travis at No. 112 is 60 spots clear of where he belonged. More right than wrong, and a B- to match.

The edge rusher spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at. They went 6 of 8 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for. The trenches got the money picks, top to bottom.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick13 Rnd1 Taliese Fuaga
No drama and no debate, Taliese Fuaga went about where he belonged in Round 1, Pick 13. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick44 Rnd2 Braden Fiske
They liked Braden Fiske enough to skip the value, taking him in No. 44. The roster fit checks out.
Pick77 Rnd3 Blake Corum
They took Blake Corum at par in the 77th overall pick, which is nothing to complain about. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick112 Rnd4 Jordan Travis
Jordan Travis in pick No. 112 is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick148 Rnd5 Dwight McGlothern
Dwight McGlothern at pick 148 jumps the queue by a touch more than is comfortable. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick208 Rnd6 Julian Pearl
A tidy little value on Julian Pearl in the 208th pick, a step better than break-even. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick223 Rnd7 Tyrice Knight
A wild overpay on Tyrice Knight in the Round 7 slot, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick229 Rnd7 Bub Means
They went early on Bub Means in slot 229, and the value did not follow. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.