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Ashton Jeanty Head Shot
PICK: 6 RND: 1 (LV)
Ashton Jeanty
RB Boise State
Luther Burden III Head Shot
PICK: 37 RND: 2 (LV)
Luther Burden III
WR Missouri
Demetrius Knight Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 76 RND: 3 (LV)
Demetrius Knight Jr.
LB South Carolina
Will Howard Head Shot
PICK: 108 RND: 4 (LV)
Will Howard
QB Ohio State
Mello Dotson Head Shot
PICK: 143 RND: 5 (LV)
Mello Dotson
CB Kansas
CJ West Head Shot
PICK: 174 RND: 5 (LV)
CJ West
DT Indiana
Jaylen Reed Head Shot
PICK: 180 RND: 6 (LV)
Jaylen Reed
S Penn State
R.J. Mickens Head Shot
PICK: 213 RND: 6 (LV)
R.J. Mickens
S Clemson
Tahj Brooks Head Shot
PICK: 215 RND: 6 (LV)
Tahj Brooks
RB Texas Tech
Ricky White III Head Shot
PICK: 222 RND: 7 (LV)
Ricky White III
WR UNLV
Hayden Conner Head Shot
PICK: 247 RND: 7 (LV)
Hayden Conner
OG Texas
Draft Picks Received
Demetrius Knight Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 76 RND: 3 (DAL)
Demetrius Knight Jr.
LB South Carolina
CJ West Head Shot
PICK: 174 RND: 5 (DAL)
CJ West
DT Indiana
Hayden Conner Head Shot
PICK: 247 RND: 7 (DAL)
Hayden Conner
OG Texas
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (DAL)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (DAL)
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Draft Picks Traded
Shemar Turner Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (DAL)
Shemar Turner
DL Texas A&M
Draft Grade — Raiders
Overall B
ValueB NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Raiders did the meat-and-potatoes work well: B.

Everything else got attention, and edge rusher got none. That is a strange way for the Raiders to leave a draft. Nothing here to lose sleep over; call it a B.

Landing Knight Jr. that late papers over a lot of smaller sins. The Conner reach is the anchor dragging on the value grade.

In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the edge rusher spot they never got to.

Pick Analysis
Pick6 Rnd1 Ashton Jeanty
Good price on Ashton Jeanty in No. 6, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick37 Rnd2 Luther Burden III
Luther Burden III at pick 37 is money in the bank, a wide receiver taken below his worth. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick76 Rnd3 Demetrius Knight Jr.
The board had Demetrius Knight Jr. higher than pick No. 76, and the linebacker fell to them anyway. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick108 Rnd4 Will Howard
Will Howard in Round 4, Pick 6 is a bargain the rest of the room will envy. It fills a real need, too.
Pick143 Rnd5 Mello Dotson
They let Mello Dotson come to them and pounced at the 143rd pick. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick174 Rnd5 CJ West
A conviction pick on CJ West at the Round 5 slot that the board grades a round light. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick180 Rnd6 Jaylen Reed
A market-rate safety, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Jaylen Reed. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick213 Rnd6 R.J. Mickens
R.J. Mickens at slot 213 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. Nice player, but the depth chart did not need him here.
Pick215 Rnd6 Tahj Brooks
They read the board right and Tahj Brooks was the payoff at No. 215. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick222 Rnd7 Ricky White III
Ricky White III at the 222nd overall pick is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick247 Rnd7 Hayden Conner
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Hayden Conner well ahead of where he belonged. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.