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Draft Selections
Jayden Daniels Head Shot
PICK: 13 RND: 1 (LV)
Jayden Daniels
QB LSU
T'Vondre Sweat Head Shot
PICK: 44 RND: 2 (LV)
T'Vondre Sweat
DL Texas
Cooper Beebe Head Shot
PICK: 77 RND: 3 (LV)
Cooper Beebe
OG Kansas State
Mike Sainristil Head Shot
PICK: 112 RND: 4 (LV)
Mike Sainristil
CB Michigan
Luke McCaffrey Head Shot
PICK: 150 RND: 5 (LV)
Luke McCaffrey
QB Rice
Emani Bailey Head Shot
PICK: 190 RND: 6 (LV)
Emani Bailey
RB TCU
Brevyn Spann-Ford Head Shot
PICK: 234 RND: 7 (LV)
Brevyn Spann-Ford
TE Minnesota
Draft Grade — Raiders
Overall B-
ValueB NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Raiders found their guy under center in Daniels: B-.

The search is over. The Raiders handed the keys to Jayden Daniels, and the whole operation now runs on his development. It nets out to a B-, which feels about right.

If one pick saves this weekend, it is Sainristil. Leaving edge rusher unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall.

Reaching for Sweat left real value on the table behind him.

A competent weekend that does not make headlines and does not need to.

Pick Analysis
Pick13 Rnd1 Jayden Daniels
In the Round 1 slot they get a passer to set the clock by at fair value. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick44 Rnd2 T'Vondre Sweat
A premium they did not need to pay, T'Vondre Sweat a notch or two before his time. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick77 Rnd3 Cooper Beebe
By-the-book stuff, Cooper Beebe at pick No. 77 squarely in line with his ranking. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick112 Rnd4 Mike Sainristil
Mike Sainristil in slot 112 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick150 Rnd5 Luke McCaffrey
Nice patience on Luke McCaffrey, who had no business lasting to Round 5, Pick 14. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick190 Rnd6 Emani Bailey
Emani Bailey in pick 190 is fair value, right on his grade. The roster fit checks out.
Pick234 Rnd7 Brevyn Spann-Ford
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Brevyn Spann-Ford at the 234th pick. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.