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Draft Selections
Jer'Zhan Newton Head Shot
PICK: 14 RND: 1 (LV)
Jer'Zhan Newton
DL Illinois
Cooper Beebe Head Shot
PICK: 46 RND: 2 (LV)
Cooper Beebe
OG Kansas State
Payton Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 78 RND: 3 (LV)
Payton Wilson
LB North Carolina State
Khyree Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 114 RND: 4 (LV)
Khyree Jackson
DB Oregon
Tyler Guyton Head Shot
PICK: 151 RND: 5 (LV)
Tyler Guyton
OT Oklahoma
Jacob Cowing Head Shot
PICK: 192 RND: 6 (LV)
Jacob Cowing
WR Arizona
Jalen Milroe Head Shot
PICK: 235 RND: 7 (LV)
Jalen Milroe
QB Alabama
Draft Grade — Raiders
Overall B-
ValueC+ NeedB- TradesB- FutureB-
The Raiders checked most of the boxes and earned a B-.

The tape said wait; the Raiders did not. Jalen Milroe went at Round 7, Pick 15, a good 24 picks before the board was ready. A dependable weekend that grades out a B-.

For all the activity, edge rusher went untouched, which is hard to explain. It is not that Jackson is a bad player; it is that the Raiders had louder needs to answer first. Whatever else happened, they won the night they took Guyton.

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

A tidy weekend of work that should hold up just fine.

Pick Analysis
Pick14 Rnd1 Jer'Zhan Newton
In the Round 1 slot they get a pocket-collapsing interior rusher. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick46 Rnd2 Cooper Beebe
Cooper Beebe at pick No. 46 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick78 Rnd3 Payton Wilson
They reached a country mile for Payton Wilson at the 78th pick, and the board is aghast. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick114 Rnd4 Khyree Jackson
Hard to square with the roster. With positions of obvious need still on the board, Khyree Jackson adds a defensive back and leaves edge rusher, cornerback and other spots untouched.
Pick151 Rnd5 Tyler Guyton
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Tyler Guyton at the 151st overall pick is the proof. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick192 Rnd6 Jacob Cowing
They took Jacob Cowing at par in No. 192, which is nothing to complain about. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick235 Rnd7 Jalen Milroe
Jalen Milroe at the Round 7 slot is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. A need, and now a little less of one.