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Draft Selections
Jayden Daniels Head Shot
PICK: 9 RND: 1 (LV)
Jayden Daniels
QB LSU
Xavier Worthy Head Shot
PICK: 53 RND: 2 (LV)
Xavier Worthy
WR Texas
Khyree Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 86 RND: 3 (LV)
Khyree Jackson
CB Oregon
Javon Bullard Head Shot
PICK: 97 RND: 3 (LV)
Javon Bullard
S Georgia
Cedric Gray Head Shot
PICK: 147 RND: 5 (LV)
Cedric Gray
LB North Carolina
AJ Barner Head Shot
PICK: 193 RND: 6 (LV)
AJ Barner
TE Michigan
Kendall Milton Head Shot
PICK: 210 RND: 6 (LV)
Kendall Milton
RB Georgia
Dwight McGlothern Head Shot
PICK: 221 RND: 7 (LV)
Dwight McGlothern
CB Arkansas
Tip Reiman Head Shot
PICK: 225 RND: 7 (LV)
Tip Reiman
TE Illinois
Sam Hartman Head Shot
PICK: 236 RND: 7 (LV)
Sam Hartman
QB Notre Dame
Draft Picks Received
Jayden Daniels Head Shot
PICK: 9 RND: 1 (CHI)
Jayden Daniels
QB LSU
Xavier Worthy Head Shot
PICK: 53 RND: 2 (PHI)
Xavier Worthy
WR Texas
Khyree Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 86 RND: 3 (HOU)
Khyree Jackson
CB Oregon
Javon Bullard Head Shot
PICK: 97 RND: 3 (PHI)
Javon Bullard
S Georgia
AJ Barner Head Shot
PICK: 193 RND: 6 (IND)
AJ Barner
TE Michigan
Sam Hartman Head Shot
PICK: 236 RND: 7 (HOU)
Sam Hartman
QB Notre Dame
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (HOU)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (IND)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (HOU)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (IND)
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Draft Picks Traded
Cooper DeJean Head Shot
PICK: 13 RND: 1 (CHI)
Cooper DeJean
CB Iowa
T'Vondre Sweat Head Shot
PICK: 44 RND: 2 (PHI)
T'Vondre Sweat
DT Texas
Junior Colson Head Shot
PICK: 77 RND: 3 (IND)
Junior Colson
LB Michigan
Brandon Coleman Head Shot
PICK: 113 RND: 4 (CHI)
Brandon Coleman
OL TCU
Keaton Bills Head Shot
PICK: 227 RND: 7 (IND)
Keaton Bills
OG Utah
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (MIA)
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Players Gained
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Micheal Clemons
EDGE
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Michael Deiter
C
Draft Grade — Raiders
Overall B
ValueB NeedB TradesA+ FutureC
A passer of the future in Daniels, and a B, for the Raiders.

The one hole that towered over the rest is filled. The Raiders spent their marquee pick on Jayden Daniels, and for the first time in a while there is a real answer at quarterback. It does the job without flash, and the B reflects it.

Whatever else happened, they won the night they took McGlothern. The Hartman reach is the anchor dragging on the value grade.

They won the margins on every swap, and it adds up fast. They covered a lot of ground and still skipped edge rusher, which is a strange place to end up.

Bottom line, more hits than misses and a roster nudged the right way.

Pick Analysis
Pick9 Rnd1 Jayden Daniels
In the 9th pick they get the arm they will build around. A real need, handled.
Pick53 Rnd2 Xavier Worthy
By-the-book stuff, Xavier Worthy at pick 53 squarely in line with his ranking. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick86 Rnd3 Khyree Jackson
A market-rate cornerback, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Khyree Jackson. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick97 Rnd3 Javon Bullard
A safety of that caliber at the Round 3 slot is the definition of value, full stop. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick147 Rnd5 Cedric Gray
They barely believed it either: Cedric Gray still on the board at slot 147. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick193 Rnd6 AJ Barner
AJ Barner at the 193rd overall pick is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. The roster fit checks out.
Pick210 Rnd6 Kendall Milton
They robbed the room for Kendall Milton here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick221 Rnd7 Dwight McGlothern
Circle this one: Dwight McGlothern at No. 221 is a fall that decides a draft. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick225 Rnd7 Tip Reiman
No drama and no debate, Tip Reiman went about where he belonged in No. 225. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick236 Rnd7 Sam Hartman
Sam Hartman at the 236th overall pick is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.