Dart and balance

Draft Selections
Mason Graham Head Shot
PICK: 6 RND: 1 (LV)
Mason Graham
DT Michigan
Nick Emmanwori Head Shot
PICK: 33 RND: 2 (LV)
Nick Emmanwori
S South Carolina
Josh Simmons Head Shot
PICK: 37 RND: 2 (LV)
Josh Simmons
OT Ohio State
TreVeyon Henderson Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (LV)
TreVeyon Henderson
RB Ohio State
Jaxson Dart Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (LV)
Jaxson Dart
QB Ole Miss
Isaiah Bond Head Shot
PICK: 73 RND: 3 (LV)
Isaiah Bond
WR Texas
Quinshon Judkins Head Shot
PICK: 107 RND: 4 (LV)
Quinshon Judkins
RB Ohio State
Savion Williams Head Shot
PICK: 144 RND: 5 (LV)
Savion Williams
WR TCU
Dont'e Thornton Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 182 RND: 6 (LV)
Dont'e Thornton Jr.
WR Tennessee
Ollie Gordon II Head Shot
PICK: 214 RND: 6 (LV)
Ollie Gordon II
RB Oklahoma State
Draft Picks Received
Nick Emmanwori Head Shot
PICK: 33 RND: 2 (CLE)
Nick Emmanwori
S South Carolina
TreVeyon Henderson Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (CLE)
TreVeyon Henderson
RB Ohio State
Draft Picks Traded
Bhayshul Tuten Head Shot
PICK: 218 RND: 6 (CLE)
Bhayshul Tuten
RB Virginia Tech
Theo Wease Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 224 RND: 7 (CLE)
Theo Wease Jr.
WR Missouri
Draft Grade — Raiders
Overall B+
ValueB+ NeedB- TradesA+ FutureB-
Best value of the weekend goes to the Raiders for Williams: B+.

Thirty-one other rooms let Savion Williams slide, and the Raiders were the ones holding the card at Round 5, Pick 5. Highway robbery. It does the job without flash, and the B+ reflects it.

The dealing alone would carry a lesser class. The edge rusher hole is the one line item this class does not answer.

Good work on the whole, with edge rusher the one box left unchecked.

Pick Analysis
Pick6 Rnd1 Mason Graham
In pick 6 they get a wrecking ball inside. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick33 Rnd2 Nick Emmanwori
Nice patience on Nick Emmanwori, who had no business lasting to Round 2, Pick 1. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick37 Rnd2 Josh Simmons
Circle this one: Josh Simmons at No. 37 is a fall that decides a draft. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick67 Rnd3 TreVeyon Henderson
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and TreVeyon Henderson at the Round 3 slot is the proof. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick68 Rnd3 Jaxson Dart
The board had Jaxson Dart higher than the 68th overall pick, and the quarterback fell to them anyway. It fills a real need, too.
Pick73 Rnd3 Isaiah Bond
You do not let a wide receiver like Isaiah Bond reach the 73rd pick and blink. They did not. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick107 Rnd4 Quinshon Judkins
They will replay Quinshon Judkins at pick No. 107 for years; that is how good the value is. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick144 Rnd5 Savion Williams
A wide receiver of that caliber at slot 144 is the definition of value, full stop. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick182 Rnd6 Dont'e Thornton Jr.
A market-rate wide receiver, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Dont'e Thornton Jr.. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick214 Rnd6 Ollie Gordon II
They robbed the room for Ollie Gordon II here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.