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Draft Selections
Quinyon Mitchell Head Shot
PICK: 13 RND: 1 (LV)
Quinyon Mitchell
CB Toledo
J.J. McCarthy Head Shot
PICK: 44 RND: 2 (LV)
J.J. McCarthy
QB Michigan
Kingsley Suamataia Head Shot
PICK: 77 RND: 3 (LV)
Kingsley Suamataia
OT BYU
Dominick Puni Head Shot
PICK: 111 RND: 4 (LV)
Dominick Puni
OT Kansas
Chau Smith-Wade Head Shot
PICK: 128 RND: 4 (LV)
Chau Smith-Wade
CB Washington State
Dylan Laube Head Shot
PICK: 147 RND: 5 (LV)
Dylan Laube
RB New Hampshire
Luke McCaffrey Head Shot
PICK: 207 RND: 6 (LV)
Luke McCaffrey
WR Rice
Curtis Jacobs Head Shot
PICK: 223 RND: 7 (LV)
Curtis Jacobs
LB Penn State
Zion Logue Head Shot
PICK: 229 RND: 7 (LV)
Zion Logue
DL Georgia
Draft Grade — Raiders
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The Raiders did the meat-and-potatoes work well: B-.

You can hear the double-takes from here. The Raiders took Zion Logue at the 229th overall pick, roughly 61 spots before his name belonged. No fireworks, but a solid B-.

They banked enough surplus on McCaffrey to cover a lot of smaller sins. That edge rusher hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall.

They went 6 of 8 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick13 Rnd1 Quinyon Mitchell
In Round 1, Pick 13 they get a lockdown presence outside at fair value. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick44 Rnd2 J.J. McCarthy
J.J. McCarthy in pick No. 44 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick77 Rnd3 Kingsley Suamataia
Kingsley Suamataia at slot 77 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick111 Rnd4 Dominick Puni
They will replay Dominick Puni at the 111th pick for years; that is how good the value is. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick128 Rnd4 Chau Smith-Wade
Chau Smith-Wade at No. 128 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick147 Rnd5 Dylan Laube
They paid sticker price for Dylan Laube in the 147th overall pick, and that is fine. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick207 Rnd6 Luke McCaffrey
Circle this one: Luke McCaffrey at the 207th pick is a fall that decides a draft. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick223 Rnd7 Curtis Jacobs
They barely believed it either: Curtis Jacobs still on the board at the Round 7 slot. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick229 Rnd7 Zion Logue
Value said wait; Zion Logue in the 229th overall pick says they were not listening. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.