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Draft Selections
Jayden Daniels Head Shot
PICK: 7 RND: 1 (LV)
Jayden Daniels
QB LSU
Tyler Guyton Head Shot
PICK: 31 RND: 1 (LV)
Tyler Guyton
OT Oklahoma
T.J. Tampa Head Shot
PICK: 55 RND: 2 (LV)
T.J. Tampa
CB Iowa State
Xavier Worthy Head Shot
PICK: 72 RND: 3 (LV)
Xavier Worthy
WR Texas
Beaux Limmer Head Shot
PICK: 112 RND: 4 (LV)
Beaux Limmer
C Arkansas
Sataoa Laumea Head Shot
PICK: 148 RND: 5 (LV)
Sataoa Laumea
OT Utah
Luke McCaffrey Head Shot
PICK: 178 RND: 6 (LV)
Luke McCaffrey
WR Rice
Dwight McGlothern Head Shot
PICK: 208 RND: 6 (LV)
Dwight McGlothern
CB Arkansas
Tahj Washington Head Shot
PICK: 223 RND: 7 (LV)
Tahj Washington
WR USC
M.J. Devonshire Head Shot
PICK: 229 RND: 7 (LV)
M.J. Devonshire
CB Pittsburgh
Caedan Wallace Head Shot
PICK: 254 RND: 7 (LV)
Caedan Wallace
OT Penn State
Draft Picks Received
Jayden Daniels Head Shot
PICK: 7 RND: 1 (TEN)
Jayden Daniels
QB LSU
Tyler Guyton Head Shot
PICK: 31 RND: 1 (SF)
Tyler Guyton
OT Oklahoma
T.J. Tampa Head Shot
PICK: 55 RND: 2 (MIA)
T.J. Tampa
CB Iowa State
Xavier Worthy Head Shot
PICK: 72 RND: 3 (NYJ)
Xavier Worthy
WR Texas
Luke McCaffrey Head Shot
PICK: 178 RND: 6 (PIT)
Luke McCaffrey
WR Rice
Caedan Wallace Head Shot
PICK: 254 RND: 7 (LAR)
Caedan Wallace
OT Penn State
Draft Picks Traded
Jared Verse Head Shot
PICK: 13 RND: 1 (TEN)
Jared Verse
DE-EDGE Florida State
Adisa Isaac Head Shot
PICK: 44 RND: 2 (LAC)
Adisa Isaac
DE-EDGE Penn State
Javon Solomon Head Shot
PICK: 77 RND: 3 (LAC)
Javon Solomon
OLB-EDGE Troy
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (ARI)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (ARI)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (ARI)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (ARI)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (ARI)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (ARI)
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PICK: RND: 7 (ARI)
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Players Gained
Head Shot
Kion Smith
OT
Players traded away
Head Shot
Aidan O'Connell
QB
Head Shot
DeAndre Carter
WR
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Harrison Bryant
TE
Head Shot
Hunter Renfrow
WR
Draft Grade — Raiders
Overall C+
ValueB NeedB TradesC+ FutureF
The Raiders bet the future on Daniels. The board says C+.

Start where it matters. The Raiders took Jayden Daniels to run the offense for the next decade, and every other decision this weekend bends around that one. For now it grades a C+, with the swing picks left to settle the rest.

That is a cornerback worth more than the slot they spent on him, plainly. The edge rusher hole is the one line item this class does not answer. The Limmer reach is the anchor dragging on the value grade.

On the needs board they went 4 of 8, with cornerback the one that mattered most.

If Jayden Daniels and a couple of the gambles land, hindsight will be kinder than this grade.

Pick Analysis
Pick7 Rnd1 Jayden Daniels
In pick 7 they get a long-term answer under center. A real need, handled.
Pick31 Rnd1 Tyler Guyton
In No. 31 they get a building block for the line at fair value. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick55 Rnd2 T.J. Tampa
A clean, defensible pick in pick No. 55 with a little surplus value in T.J. Tampa. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick72 Rnd3 Xavier Worthy
A slide stopped in the 72nd pick, with Xavier Worthy worth more than the price. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick112 Rnd4 Beaux Limmer
A conviction pick on Beaux Limmer at slot 112 that the board grades a round light. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick148 Rnd5 Sataoa Laumea
Sataoa Laumea is a better player than the Round 5 slot suggests; smart patience, rewarded. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick178 Rnd6 Luke McCaffrey
Circle this one: Luke McCaffrey at the 178th overall pick is a fall that decides a draft. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick208 Rnd6 Dwight McGlothern
A cornerback of that caliber at Round 6, Pick 33 is the definition of value, full stop. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick223 Rnd7 Tahj Washington
Taking Tahj Washington in the 223rd pick is close to grand larceny; a wide receiver that good had no business lasting this long. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick229 Rnd7 M.J. Devonshire
M.J. Devonshire in No. 229 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick254 Rnd7 Caedan Wallace
Somehow Caedan Wallace was still sitting there in Round 7, Pick 34, and they pounced on premier offensive lineman value. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.