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Draft Selections
Taliese Fuaga Head Shot
PICK: 13 RND: 1 (LV)
Taliese Fuaga
OT Oregon State
Christian Haynes Head Shot
PICK: 44 RND: 2 (LV)
Christian Haynes
OG Connecticut
Kingsley Suamataia Head Shot
PICK: 77 RND: 3 (LV)
Kingsley Suamataia
OT BYU
Cam Hart Head Shot
PICK: 112 RND: 4 (LV)
Cam Hart
CB Notre Dame
Jordan Travis Head Shot
PICK: 148 RND: 5 (LV)
Jordan Travis
QB Florida State
Jha'Quan Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 208 RND: 6 (LV)
Jha'Quan Jackson
WR Tulane
Tyrice Knight Head Shot
PICK: 223 RND: 7 (LV)
Tyrice Knight
LB UTEP
Carson Steele Head Shot
PICK: 229 RND: 7 (LV)
Carson Steele
RB UCLA
Draft Grade — Raiders
Overall B-
ValueC+ NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
Good, not great, for the Raiders: B-.

The Raiders did not so much draft Jordan Travis as overpay for him, 32 picks clear of his grade. It sets an uneasy tone for the weekend. A dependable weekend that grades out a B-.

If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through edge rusher. The Jackson pick is the one they will point to when this weekend is judged. The roster is better shaped than it was, with cornerback chief among the fixes.

The trenches got the money picks, top to bottom.

In short, they left a little better than they arrived, which is the whole idea.

Pick Analysis
Pick13 Rnd1 Taliese Fuaga
In the 13th overall pick they get a plug-and-play piece up front at fair value. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick44 Rnd2 Christian Haynes
A reach for Christian Haynes in the 44th pick; a little patience would have been rewarded. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick77 Rnd3 Kingsley Suamataia
A reasonable price with a little left over, Kingsley Suamataia in slot 77. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick112 Rnd4 Cam Hart
A straight-up fair deal on Cam Hart at Round 4, Pick 12, value and slot in agreement. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick148 Rnd5 Jordan Travis
Value said wait; Jordan Travis in the Round 5 slot says they were not listening. It fills a real need, too.
Pick208 Rnd6 Jha'Quan Jackson
They will replay Jha'Quan Jackson at pick 208 for years; that is how good the value is. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick223 Rnd7 Tyrice Knight
They let Tyrice Knight come to them and pounced at Round 7, Pick 3. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick229 Rnd7 Carson Steele
Carson Steele in the 229th overall pick is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.