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Draft Selections
Kelvin Banks Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 6 RND: 1 (LV)
Kelvin Banks Jr.
OT Texas
Mike Green Head Shot
PICK: 37 RND: 2 (LV)
Mike Green
DE-EDGE Marshall
Jeremy Crawshaw Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (LV)
Jeremy Crawshaw
P Florida
Kaleb Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 108 RND: 4 (LV)
Kaleb Johnson
RB Iowa
Karene Reid Head Shot
PICK: 143 RND: 5 (LV)
Karene Reid
LB Utah
Jihaad Campbell Head Shot
PICK: 180 RND: 6 (LV)
Jihaad Campbell
LB Alabama
DJ Giddens Head Shot
PICK: 213 RND: 6 (LV)
DJ Giddens
RB Kansas State
Jackson Hawes Head Shot
PICK: 215 RND: 6 (LV)
Jackson Hawes
TE Georgia Tech
RJ Harvey Head Shot
PICK: 222 RND: 7 (LV)
RJ Harvey
RB UCF
Draft Grade — Raiders
Overall B-
ValueC+ NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
Nothing loud, just a tidy B- for the Raiders.

There is reaching, and then there is Jeremy Crawshaw at the 68th pick. The Raiders jumped the board by 187 and dared it to prove them wrong. Solid and sensible more than spectacular: a B-.

Whatever else happened, they won the night they took Campbell. The Raiders indulged a want in Crawshaw while a need in cornerback, wide receiver and other spots stayed open. Leaving cornerback unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall.

They left with edge rusher solved and the rest of the wish list mostly ticked off.

A tidy weekend of work that should hold up just fine.

Pick Analysis
Pick6 Rnd1 Kelvin Banks Jr.
In Round 1, Pick 6 they get a building block for the line. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick37 Rnd2 Mike Green
Mike Green at slot 37 is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick68 Rnd3 Jeremy Crawshaw
Hard to square with the roster. With positions of obvious need still on the board, Jeremy Crawshaw adds a specialist and leaves cornerback, wide receiver and other spots untouched.
Pick108 Rnd4 Kaleb Johnson
Steal is underselling it; Kaleb Johnson at the 108th pick is a heist with the alarm still ringing. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick143 Rnd5 Karene Reid
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Karene Reid well ahead of where he belonged. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick180 Rnd6 Jihaad Campbell
Jihaad Campbell at the 180th overall pick is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. It is more luxury than necessity; they were already set here.
Pick213 Rnd6 DJ Giddens
A running back of that caliber at pick No. 213 is the definition of value, full stop. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick215 Rnd6 Jackson Hawes
Jackson Hawes at Round 6, Pick 39 is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick222 Rnd7 RJ Harvey
A top-tier running back at a bargain, RJ Harvey in the Round 7 slot, plain and simple. A need, and now a little less of one.