boogerboy63'S MOCK DRAFT

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  • boogerboy63 DRAFTING FOR THE
    Raiders
Draft Selections
Jalen Milroe Head Shot
PICK: 6 RND: 1 (LV)
Jalen Milroe
QB Alabama
Tate Ratledge Head Shot
PICK: 37 RND: 2 (LV)
Tate Ratledge
OG Georgia
Tez Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (LV)
Tez Johnson
WR Oregon
Xavier Watts Head Shot
PICK: 73 RND: 3 (LV)
Xavier Watts
S Notre Dame
Dylan Sampson Head Shot
PICK: 104 RND: 4 (LV)
Dylan Sampson
RB Tennessee
Jason Marshall Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 139 RND: 5 (LV)
Jason Marshall Jr.
CB Florida
Eli Stowers Head Shot
PICK: 181 RND: 6 (LV)
Eli Stowers
TE Vanderbilt
Cody Simon Head Shot
PICK: 212 RND: 6 (LV)
Cody Simon
LB Ohio State
Tonka Hemingway Head Shot
PICK: 216 RND: 7 (LV)
Tonka Hemingway
DT South Carolina
Will Rogers Head Shot
PICK: 221 RND: 7 (LV)
Will Rogers
QB Washington
Draft Grade — Raiders
Overall C+
ValueD+ NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Raiders finally solved quarterback, and it carried them to a C+.

They will call it conviction in the building and a reach everywhere else: Will Rogers, 100 picks early at the Round 7 slot.

The Simon steal is the beam this whole class leans on. They have staked the next five years on Jalen Milroe, which is the only story that really matters here.

A whole weekend of picks and edge rusher is somehow still a want.

Call it incomplete, and check back in a couple of seasons.

Pick Analysis
Pick6 Rnd1 Jalen Milroe
Jalen Milroe at the 6th overall pick is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick37 Rnd2 Tate Ratledge
Tate Ratledge at pick 37 nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick68 Rnd3 Tez Johnson
Tez Johnson at the Round 3 slot is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick73 Rnd3 Xavier Watts
Xavier Watts at the 73rd pick is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick104 Rnd4 Dylan Sampson
The board fumbled Dylan Sampson all the way to Round 4, Pick 3, and they scooped it up. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick139 Rnd5 Jason Marshall Jr.
Jason Marshall Jr. at pick No. 139 is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the cornerback. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick181 Rnd6 Eli Stowers
Nice patience on Eli Stowers, who had no business lasting to No. 181. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick212 Rnd6 Cody Simon
Taking Cody Simon in pick 212 is close to grand larceny; a linebacker that good had no business lasting this long. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick216 Rnd7 Tonka Hemingway
Tonka Hemingway in the Round 7 slot is fair value, right on his grade. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick221 Rnd7 Will Rogers
This one needs a full-page explanation: Will Rogers in the 221st overall pick, miles early. A need, and now a little less of one.