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James Pearce Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 6 RND: 1 (LV)
James Pearce Jr.
DE-EDGE Tennessee
Kenneth Grant Head Shot
PICK: 16 RND: 1 (LV)
Kenneth Grant
DT Michigan
Nick Emmanwori Head Shot
PICK: 33 RND: 2 (LV)
Nick Emmanwori
S South Carolina
Shavon Revel Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 37 RND: 2 (LV)
Shavon Revel Jr.
CB East Carolina
Isaiah Bond Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (LV)
Isaiah Bond
WR Texas
Dylan Sampson Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (LV)
Dylan Sampson
RB Tennessee
Tate Ratledge Head Shot
PICK: 73 RND: 3 (LV)
Tate Ratledge
OG Georgia
Jayden Higgins Head Shot
PICK: 107 RND: 4 (LV)
Jayden Higgins
WR Iowa State
Jalen Milroe Head Shot
PICK: 144 RND: 5 (LV)
Jalen Milroe
QB Alabama
Oronde Gadsden II Head Shot
PICK: 165 RND: 5 (LV)
Oronde Gadsden II
TE Syracuse
Raheim Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 182 RND: 6 (LV)
Raheim Sanders
RB South Carolina
Dont'e Thornton Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 214 RND: 6 (LV)
Dont'e Thornton Jr.
WR Tennessee
Kitan Crawford Head Shot
PICK: 218 RND: 6 (LV)
Kitan Crawford
S Nevada
Jimmy Horn Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 224 RND: 7 (LV)
Jimmy Horn Jr.
WR Colorado
Draft Picks Received
Kenneth Grant Head Shot
PICK: 16 RND: 1 (ARI)
Kenneth Grant
DT Michigan
Nick Emmanwori Head Shot
PICK: 33 RND: 2 (CLE)
Nick Emmanwori
S South Carolina
Isaiah Bond Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (CLE)
Isaiah Bond
WR Texas
Oronde Gadsden II Head Shot
PICK: 165 RND: 5 (CLE)
Oronde Gadsden II
TE Syracuse
Draft Picks Traded
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (ARI)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
Players traded away
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Andre James
C
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Davante Adams
WR
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Dylan Parham
OG
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Zamir White
RB
Draft Grade — Raiders
Overall F
ValueB NeedB+ TradesF FutureD
The Raiders reached for Horn Jr. and never recovered. Grade: F.

There is reaching, and then there is Jimmy Horn Jr. at the 224th pick. The Raiders jumped the board by 128 and dared it to prove them wrong. The warnings were there, and the F is the bill.

They handed away value on the phones that the picks cannot earn back. The Milroe steal is the beam this whole class leans on. It is a win-now wager, and the future is the stake.

Edge rusher is handled and the depth chart looks a good deal healthier for it.

Bottom line, it will take a lot of luck to make this look better later.

Pick Analysis
Pick6 Rnd1 James Pearce Jr.
In slot 6 they get a quarterback's worst nightmare at fair value. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick16 Rnd1 Kenneth Grant
By-the-book stuff, Kenneth Grant at pick 16 squarely in line with his ranking. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick33 Rnd2 Nick Emmanwori
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Nick Emmanwori at pick No. 33 is the proof. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick37 Rnd2 Shavon Revel Jr.
Nice patience on Shavon Revel Jr., who had no business lasting to the 37th pick. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick67 Rnd3 Isaiah Bond
Isaiah Bond at the Round 3 slot is money in the bank, a wide receiver taken below his worth. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick68 Rnd3 Dylan Sampson
Dylan Sampson at No. 68 is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick73 Rnd3 Tate Ratledge
A straight-up fair deal on Tate Ratledge at pick No. 73, value and slot in agreement. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick107 Rnd4 Jayden Higgins
Taking Jayden Higgins in Round 4, Pick 6 is close to grand larceny; a wide receiver that good had no business lasting this long. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick144 Rnd5 Jalen Milroe
Steal is underselling it; Jalen Milroe at No. 144 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick165 Rnd5 Oronde Gadsden II
They barely believed it either: Oronde Gadsden II still on the board at the 165th pick. It fills a real need, too.
Pick182 Rnd6 Raheim Sanders
Circle this one: Raheim Sanders at the 182nd overall pick is a fall that decides a draft. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick214 Rnd6 Dont'e Thornton Jr.
Dont'e Thornton Jr. in pick 214 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick218 Rnd6 Kitan Crawford
A big swing on Kitan Crawford at the Round 6 slot, well ahead of any board in the building. They doubled down on a strength rather than a need.
Pick224 Rnd7 Jimmy Horn Jr.
They talked themselves into Jimmy Horn Jr. at slot 224, and the board did not agree. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.