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Draft Grade — Raiders
Overall
B
ValueB-
NeedB
TradesA+
FutureD
Mendoza is the plan now, and the Raiders grade out a B. Start where it matters. The Raiders took Fernando Mendoza to run the offense for the next decade, and every other decision this weekend bends around that one.
The phones were where this weekend was really won. A whole weekend of picks and edge rusher is somehow still a want.
Reaching for Perkins Jr. left real value on the table behind him. That is a wide receiver worth more than the slot they spent on him, plainly.
Not a headline-grabber, but a perfectly good weekend's work.
Pick Analysis
Pick1
Rnd1
Fernando Mendoza
In the 1st overall pick they get the arm they will build around. A real need, handled.
Pick36
Rnd2
Dillon Thieneman
They took Dillon Thieneman at par in Round 2, Pick 4, which is nothing to complain about. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick67
Rnd3
Omar Cooper Jr.
A quiet steal in pick No. 67: Omar Cooper Jr. for less than the market said. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick84
Rnd3
Brian Parker II
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Brian Parker II well ahead of where he belonged. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick102
Rnd4
Harold Perkins Jr.
They reached a country mile for Harold Perkins Jr. at the Round 4 slot, and the board is aghast. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick117
Rnd4
Will Lee III
Will Lee III at slot 117 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick134
Rnd4
Isaiah World
No drama and no debate, Isaiah World went about where he belonged in the 134th pick. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick175
Rnd5
Reggie Virgil
They robbed the room for Reggie Virgil here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick182
Rnd6
Sawyer Robertson
A wild overpay on Sawyer Robertson in Round 6, Pick 1, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick185
Rnd6
Keagen Trost
They did well to land Keagen Trost in slot 185, just ahead of his grade. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick219
Rnd7
Jadon Canady
Jadon Canady is a better player than pick No. 219 suggests; smart patience, rewarded. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick250
Rnd7
Diego Pavia
They read the board right and Diego Pavia was the payoff at No. 250. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.















