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Draft Selections
Charlie Becker Head Shot
PICK: 23 RND: 1 (LV)
Charlie Becker
WR Indiana
Will Echoles Head Shot
PICK: 54 RND: 2 (LV)
Will Echoles
DT Ole Miss
Bear Alexander Head Shot
PICK: 88 RND: 3 (LV)
Bear Alexander
DT Oregon
Shadre Hurst Head Shot
PICK: 125 RND: 4 (LV)
Shadre Hurst
OG Houston
Koi Perich Head Shot
PICK: 159 RND: 5 (LV)
Koi Perich
S Oregon
Aaron Flowers Head Shot
PICK: 205 RND: 6 (LV)
Aaron Flowers
S Oregon
Draft Grade — Raiders
Overall B
ValueB NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Raiders let Echoles fall and pounced. Final grade: B.

The Raiders spent the weekend waiting on one name, and it fell: Will Echoles, the No. 14 name on the board, in Round 2, Pick 22. They moved the roster forward and banked a B for it.

They covered a lot of ground and still skipped edge rusher, which is a strange place to end up. Every board in the league had Becker lower, and that gap is the story.

They went 3 of 8 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for. Value over need was the throughline, for better and worse.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick23 Rnd1 Charlie Becker
In the 23rd overall pick they get a weapon on the perimeter, reach and all. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick54 Rnd2 Will Echoles
Will Echoles at No. 54 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick88 Rnd3 Bear Alexander
Bear Alexander in pick No. 88 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. It fills a real need, too.
Pick125 Rnd4 Shadre Hurst
They let Shadre Hurst come to them and pounced at Round 4, Pick 23. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick159 Rnd5 Koi Perich
A safety of that caliber at the 159th pick is the definition of value, full stop. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick205 Rnd6 Aaron Flowers
Aaron Flowers at pick 205 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. They doubled down on a strength rather than a need.