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Draft Selections
Jayden Daniels Head Shot
PICK: 6 RND: 1 (LV)
Jayden Daniels
QB LSU
T'Vondre Sweat Head Shot
PICK: 45 RND: 2 (LV)
T'Vondre Sweat
DL Texas
Christian Mahogany Head Shot
PICK: 77 RND: 3 (LV)
Christian Mahogany
OG Boston College
Cam Hart Head Shot
PICK: 150 RND: 5 (LV)
Cam Hart
CB Notre Dame
Braelon Allen Head Shot
PICK: 152 RND: 5 (LV)
Braelon Allen
RB Wisconsin
Layden Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 176 RND: 6 (LV)
Layden Robinson
OG Texas A&M
Christian Jones Head Shot
PICK: 190 RND: 6 (LV)
Christian Jones
OT Texas
Tyler Harrell Head Shot
PICK: 234 RND: 7 (LV)
Tyler Harrell
WR Miami (FL)
Draft Picks Received
Jayden Daniels Head Shot
PICK: 6 RND: 1 (NYG)
Jayden Daniels
QB LSU
T'Vondre Sweat Head Shot
PICK: 45 RND: 2 (NO)
T'Vondre Sweat
DL Texas
Braelon Allen Head Shot
PICK: 152 RND: 5 (NO)
Braelon Allen
RB Wisconsin
Layden Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 176 RND: 6 (NO)
Layden Robinson
OG Texas A&M
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (NO)
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Draft Picks Traded
Kamari Lassiter Head Shot
PICK: 13 RND: 1 (NYG)
Kamari Lassiter
CB Georgia
Trey Benson Head Shot
PICK: 44 RND: 2 (NO)
Trey Benson
RB Florida State
Dominick Puni Head Shot
PICK: 112 RND: 4 (NYG)
Dominick Puni
OT Kansas
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (MIA)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (MIA)
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Players Gained
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Anfernee Orji
LB
Players traded away
Head Shot
Jimmy Garoppolo
QB
Draft Grade — Raiders
Overall D-
ValueC+ NeedB TradesF FutureD
Daniels is the plan now, and the Raiders grade out a D-.

The move everyone will second-guess came early. The Raiders reached some 125 spots for Tyler Harrell, and value like that does not grow back. A weekend that fought the value and lost, hence the D-.

So much rides on Jayden Daniels that the rest of the class almost grades on a curve behind him. The trade table is where this weekend went wrong. They covered a lot of ground and still skipped edge rusher, which is a strange place to end up.

They are betting the present roster is worth a lighter draft next spring. On value alone, Hart makes the weekend a net positive.

Add it up and it is a weekend the front office will hope everyone forgets, edge rusher very much included.

Pick Analysis
Pick6 Rnd1 Jayden Daniels
A market-rate quarterback, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Jayden Daniels. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick45 Rnd2 T'Vondre Sweat
A conviction pick on T'Vondre Sweat at pick 45 that the board grades a round light. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick77 Rnd3 Christian Mahogany
No edge and no loss on Christian Mahogany in pick No. 77; it is a wash and a sensible one. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick150 Rnd5 Cam Hart
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Cam Hart at Round 5, Pick 14. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick152 Rnd5 Braelon Allen
They paid sticker price for Braelon Allen in slot 152, and that is fine. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick176 Rnd6 Layden Robinson
Layden Robinson is a better player than No. 176 suggests; smart patience, rewarded. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick190 Rnd6 Christian Jones
Christian Jones at pick No. 190 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick234 Rnd7 Tyler Harrell
Tyler Harrell at No. 234 is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.