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Draft Grade — Raiders
Overall
B
ValueB-
NeedB
TradesA+
FutureB-
A passer of the future in Mendoza, and a B, for the Raiders. The one hole that towered over the rest is filled. The Raiders spent their marquee pick on Fernando Mendoza, and for the first time in a while there is a real answer at quarterback. Call it a sensible B, earned the boring way.
The Inniss reach is the anchor dragging on the value grade. On value alone, Neal makes the weekend a net positive. The phones were where this weekend was really won.
That edge rusher hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall.
Good work on the whole, with edge rusher the one box left unchecked.
Pick Analysis
Pick2
Rnd1
Fernando Mendoza
In the 2nd pick they get a long-term answer under center. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick16
Rnd1
Arvell Reese
In pick 16 they get the heartbeat of the defense at fair value. Need was not the driver here.
Pick36
Rnd2
Isaiah World
A reach for Isaiah World in Round 2, Pick 4; a little patience would have been rewarded. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick67
Rnd3
Daylen Everette
They took Daylen Everette at par in slot 67, which is nothing to complain about. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick102
Rnd4
Monroe Freeling
They reached into another round for Monroe Freeling, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick117
Rnd4
Julian Neal
They will replay Julian Neal at the Round 4 slot for years; that is how good the value is. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick134
Rnd4
Chase Bisontis
Chase Bisontis in the 134th overall pick is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick174
Rnd5
Aaron Graves
No drama and no debate, Aaron Graves went about where he belonged in pick No. 174. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick182
Rnd6
Jaden Greathouse
They read the board right and Jaden Greathouse was the payoff at the Round 6 slot. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick185
Rnd6
Trinidad Chambliss
Trinidad Chambliss in the 185th overall pick is fair value, right on his grade. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick219
Rnd7
Brandon Inniss
This one needs a full-page explanation: Brandon Inniss in the 219th pick, miles early. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.












