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Draft Selections
Ashton Jeanty Head Shot
PICK: 6 RND: 1 (LV)
Ashton Jeanty
RB Boise State
Benjamin Morrison Head Shot
PICK: 37 RND: 2 (LV)
Benjamin Morrison
CB Notre Dame
Chris Paul Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (LV)
Chris Paul Jr.
LB Ole Miss
Emery Jones Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 108 RND: 4 (LV)
Emery Jones Jr.
OT LSU
Kyle McCord Head Shot
PICK: 143 RND: 5 (LV)
Kyle McCord
QB Syracuse
Nazir Stackhouse Head Shot
PICK: 180 RND: 6 (LV)
Nazir Stackhouse
DL Georgia
Ajani Cornelius Head Shot
PICK: 213 RND: 6 (LV)
Ajani Cornelius
OT Oregon
Ricky White III Head Shot
PICK: 215 RND: 6 (LV)
Ricky White III
WR UNLV
Bilhal Kone Head Shot
PICK: 222 RND: 7 (LV)
Bilhal Kone
CB Western Michigan
Draft Grade — Raiders
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
Good, not great, for the Raiders: B-.

The Raiders spent the weekend waiting on one name, and it fell: Ajani Cornelius, the No. 178 name on the board, in No. 213.

Every board in the league had Jones Jr. lower, and that gap is the story. The edge rusher spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at.

Cornerback was the priority and it is no longer a question, which is most of the job. The offense got the lion's share of the attention.

A workmanlike haul that should hold up just fine.

Pick Analysis
Pick6 Rnd1 Ashton Jeanty
In pick No. 6 they get a three-down runner. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick37 Rnd2 Benjamin Morrison
By-the-book stuff, Benjamin Morrison at the 37th overall pick squarely in line with his ranking. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick68 Rnd3 Chris Paul Jr.
A reach for Chris Paul Jr. in No. 68; a little patience would have been rewarded. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick108 Rnd4 Emery Jones Jr.
Emery Jones Jr. in pick No. 108 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick143 Rnd5 Kyle McCord
Kyle McCord at pick 143 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick180 Rnd6 Nazir Stackhouse
Nazir Stackhouse at Round 6, Pick 4 is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. It fills a real need, too.
Pick213 Rnd6 Ajani Cornelius
Ajani Cornelius in the 213th overall pick is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick215 Rnd6 Ricky White III
They jumped the gun on Ricky White III, taking him earlier than his grade liked. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick222 Rnd7 Bilhal Kone
Bilhal Kone at slot 222 jumps the queue by a touch more than is comfortable. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.