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Matthew Golden Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (LV)
Matthew Golden
WR Texas
Omarion Hampton Head Shot
PICK: 37 RND: 2 (LV)
Omarion Hampton
RB North Carolina
Azareye'h Thomas Head Shot
PICK: 58 RND: 2 (LV)
Azareye'h Thomas
CB Florida State
Cameron Williams Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (LV)
Cameron Williams
OT Texas
Will Howard Head Shot
PICK: 108 RND: 4 (LV)
Will Howard
QB Ohio State
Cody Simon Head Shot
PICK: 143 RND: 5 (LV)
Cody Simon
LB Ohio State
CJ West Head Shot
PICK: 180 RND: 6 (LV)
CJ West
DT Indiana
Carson Vinson Head Shot
PICK: 213 RND: 6 (LV)
Carson Vinson
OT Alabama A&M
Jarquez Hunter Head Shot
PICK: 215 RND: 6 (LV)
Jarquez Hunter
RB Auburn
Isaac TeSlaa Head Shot
PICK: 222 RND: 7 (LV)
Isaac TeSlaa
WR Arkansas
Draft Picks Received
Matthew Golden Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (HOU)
Matthew Golden
WR Texas
Azareye'h Thomas Head Shot
PICK: 58 RND: 2 (HOU)
Azareye'h Thomas
CB Florida State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (HOU)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (HOU)
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Draft Picks Traded
Mason Graham Head Shot
PICK: 6 RND: 1 (CIN)
Mason Graham
DT Michigan
Players Gained
Head Shot
Jeff Okudah
CB
Draft Grade — Raiders
Overall B+
ValueB NeedB+ TradesA- FutureB
The Raiders let Hunter fall and pounced. Final grade: B+.

The best pick of the weekend was also the simplest. The Raiders watched Jarquez Hunter slide 24 picks past his grade and did not hesitate. It nets out to a B+, which feels about right.

The edge rusher hole is the one line item this class does not answer. The Vinson reach is the anchor dragging on the value grade. The Jeff Okudah pickup adds a known quantity to a class of unknowns.

The trade work was a quiet net positive.

Nothing here to lose sleep over, and plenty to feel decent about.

Pick Analysis
Pick25 Rnd1 Matthew Golden
In No. 25 they get a go-to option on the outside, and a steal at that. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick37 Rnd2 Omarion Hampton
Omarion Hampton in slot 37 is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick58 Rnd2 Azareye'h Thomas
Azareye'h Thomas at pick No. 58 nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick68 Rnd3 Cameron Williams
They paid sticker price for Cameron Williams in the Round 3 slot, and that is fine. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick108 Rnd4 Will Howard
Good price on Will Howard in the 108th overall pick, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick143 Rnd5 Cody Simon
They let Cody Simon come to them and pounced at Round 5, Pick 5. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick180 Rnd6 CJ West
They went early on CJ West in pick 180, and the value did not follow. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick213 Rnd6 Carson Vinson
A wild overpay on Carson Vinson in the 213th pick, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick215 Rnd6 Jarquez Hunter
Jarquez Hunter at the 215th pick is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick222 Rnd7 Isaac TeSlaa
Isaac TeSlaa in No. 222 is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.