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Draft Selections
Fernando Mendoza Head Shot
PICK: 1 RND: 1 (LV)
Fernando Mendoza
QB Indiana
Denzel Boston Head Shot
PICK: 36 RND: 2 (LV)
Denzel Boston
WR Washington
Lee Hunter Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (LV)
Lee Hunter
DT Texas Tech
Treydan Stukes Head Shot
PICK: 102 RND: 4 (LV)
Treydan Stukes
CB Arizona
Jalon Kilgore Head Shot
PICK: 117 RND: 4 (LV)
Jalon Kilgore
CB South Carolina
Will Lee III Head Shot
PICK: 134 RND: 4 (LV)
Will Lee III
CB Texas A&M
Caleb Douglas Head Shot
PICK: 175 RND: 5 (LV)
Caleb Douglas
WR Texas Tech
VJ Payne Head Shot
PICK: 185 RND: 6 (LV)
VJ Payne
S Kansas State
Kaelon Black Head Shot
PICK: 208 RND: 6 (LV)
Kaelon Black
RB Indiana
Riley Nowakowski Head Shot
PICK: 219 RND: 7 (LV)
Riley Nowakowski
TE Indiana
Draft Grade — Raiders
Overall B-
ValueB NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Raiders answered their biggest question with Mendoza. Grade: B-.

After circling the position for what felt like forever, the Raiders committed. Fernando Mendoza is the quarterback now, and the roster gets built to his timeline.

If one pick saves this weekend, it is Stukes. Every board in the league had Black lower, and that gap is the story.

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

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

Pick Analysis
Pick1 Rnd1 Fernando Mendoza
In slot 1 they get a franchise quarterback. A real need, handled.
Pick36 Rnd2 Denzel Boston
They did well to land Denzel Boston in the Round 2 slot, just ahead of his grade. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick67 Rnd3 Lee Hunter
Lee Hunter at pick No. 67 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick102 Rnd4 Treydan Stukes
Steal is underselling it; Treydan Stukes at Round 4, Pick 2 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick117 Rnd4 Jalon Kilgore
Nice patience on Jalon Kilgore, who had no business lasting to No. 117. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick134 Rnd4 Will Lee III
The board had Will Lee III higher than the 134th overall pick, and the cornerback fell to them anyway. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick175 Rnd5 Caleb Douglas
Caleb Douglas at the 175th pick is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick185 Rnd6 VJ Payne
VJ Payne in pick 185 is the kind of reach that only looks good if he outplays it. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick208 Rnd6 Kaelon Black
Kaelon Black at pick 208 is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick219 Rnd7 Riley Nowakowski
They paid sticker price for Riley Nowakowski in the 219th overall pick, and that is fine. It patches a soft spot without any drama.