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Draft Selections
Ashton Jeanty Head Shot
PICK: 6 RND: 1 (LV)
Ashton Jeanty
RB Boise State
Jayden Higgins Head Shot
PICK: 37 RND: 2 (LV)
Jayden Higgins
WR Iowa State
Donovan Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (LV)
Donovan Jackson
OT Ohio State
Jalen Milroe Head Shot
PICK: 108 RND: 4 (LV)
Jalen Milroe
QB Alabama
Malachi Moore Head Shot
PICK: 143 RND: 5 (LV)
Malachi Moore
S Alabama
JJ Pegues Head Shot
PICK: 180 RND: 6 (LV)
JJ Pegues
DT Ole Miss
Jason Marshall Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 213 RND: 6 (LV)
Jason Marshall Jr.
CB Florida
DJ Giddens Head Shot
PICK: 215 RND: 6 (LV)
DJ Giddens
RB Kansas State
Jamon Dumas-Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 222 RND: 7 (LV)
Jamon Dumas-Johnson
LB Kentucky
Draft Grade — Raiders
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
Grand theft in pick No. 215: the Raiders steal Giddens and grade out a B-.

The board owed the Raiders one, and it paid up: DJ Giddens, the No. 175 name on the board, sitting there at No. 215 like a gift left on the doorstep. No fireworks, but a solid B-.

Every board in the league had Dumas-Johnson lower, and that gap is the story. A whole weekend of picks and edge rusher is somehow still a want.

All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but edge rusher.

Pick Analysis
Pick6 Rnd1 Ashton Jeanty
In the 6th pick they get a lead back with juice at fair value.
Pick37 Rnd2 Jayden Higgins
Jayden Higgins in slot 37 is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick68 Rnd3 Donovan Jackson
By-the-book stuff, Donovan Jackson at the Round 3 slot squarely in line with his ranking. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick108 Rnd4 Jalen Milroe
Jalen Milroe at No. 108 is money in the bank, a quarterback taken below his worth. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick143 Rnd5 Malachi Moore
Malachi Moore at pick 143 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick180 Rnd6 JJ Pegues
They paid sticker price for JJ Pegues in pick No. 180, and that is fine. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick213 Rnd6 Jason Marshall Jr.
Jason Marshall Jr. at the 213th overall pick nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick215 Rnd6 DJ Giddens
DJ Giddens at Round 6, Pick 39 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. It fills a real need, too.
Pick222 Rnd7 Jamon Dumas-Johnson
Jamon Dumas-Johnson at the 222nd overall pick is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.