Dutch'S MOCK DRAFT

Mock 1

  • Dutch DRAFTING FOR THE
    Raiders
Draft Selections
Joe Alt Head Shot
PICK: 14 RND: 1 (LV)
Joe Alt
OT Notre Dame
Quinn Ewers Head Shot
PICK: 46 RND: 2 (LV)
Quinn Ewers
QB Texas
Nazir Stackhouse Head Shot
PICK: 78 RND: 3 (LV)
Nazir Stackhouse
DL Georgia
Khyree Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 114 RND: 4 (LV)
Khyree Jackson
DB Oregon
Devontez Walker Head Shot
PICK: 151 RND: 5 (LV)
Devontez Walker
WR North Carolina
Steve Linton Head Shot
PICK: 192 RND: 6 (LV)
Steve Linton
LB-EDGE Texas Tech
Draft Grade — Raiders
Overall B
ValueB NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The steal of the weekend belongs to the Raiders and Linton: B.

You could see the war room lean forward. Steve Linton at slot 192 is the sort of fall that does not happen, except it just did.

If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through cornerback. Spending an early pick on defensive back with cornerback, running back and other spots open is the decision the grade keeps circling back to. Job largely done: edge rusher settled and 5 of 8 of the wish list covered.

The trenches got the money picks, top to bottom.

Bottom line, more hits than misses and a roster nudged the right way.

Pick Analysis
Pick14 Rnd1 Joe Alt
In No. 14 they get protection for the quarterback. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick46 Rnd2 Quinn Ewers
Quinn Ewers in Round 2, Pick 14 lands just on the right side of the ledger. The roster fit checks out.
Pick78 Rnd3 Nazir Stackhouse
A straight-up fair deal on Nazir Stackhouse at the 78th overall pick, value and slot in agreement. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick114 Rnd4 Khyree Jackson
A surprising call. With cornerback, running back and other spots still to address, they spent pick 114 on Khyree Jackson, a defensive back they were not short of.
Pick151 Rnd5 Devontez Walker
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Devontez Walker in the 151st pick. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick192 Rnd6 Steve Linton
They robbed the room for Steve Linton here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.