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Draft Selections
Tetairoa McMillan Head Shot
PICK: 6 RND: 1 (LV)
Tetairoa McMillan
WR Arizona
Omarion Hampton Head Shot
PICK: 37 RND: 2 (LV)
Omarion Hampton
RB North Carolina
Carson Schwesinger Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (LV)
Carson Schwesinger
LB UCLA
Cobee Bryant Head Shot
PICK: 108 RND: 4 (LV)
Cobee Bryant
CB Kansas
Lathan Ransom Head Shot
PICK: 143 RND: 5 (LV)
Lathan Ransom
S Ohio State
DJ Giddens Head Shot
PICK: 180 RND: 6 (LV)
DJ Giddens
RB Kansas State
Jaylen Reed Head Shot
PICK: 213 RND: 6 (LV)
Jaylen Reed
S Penn State
Jay Higgins Head Shot
PICK: 215 RND: 6 (LV)
Jay Higgins
LB Iowa
Dont'e Thornton Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 222 RND: 7 (LV)
Dont'e Thornton Jr.
WR Tennessee
Draft Grade — Raiders
Overall B-
ValueB NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The steal of the weekend belongs to the Raiders and Thornton Jr.: B-.

The value of the weekend has a name and a slot: Dont'e Thornton Jr., slot 222, roughly 42 picks past where he belonged. It nets out to a B-, which feels about right.

Leaving edge rusher unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall. The Bryant pick is the one the value grade keeps tripping over. Cornerback is handled and the depth chart looks a good deal healthier for it.

They came away with juice, if not much beef up front.

Nothing here to lose sleep over, and plenty to feel decent about.

Pick Analysis
Pick6 Rnd1 Tetairoa McMillan
In Round 1, Pick 6 they get a home-run threat at receiver. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick37 Rnd2 Omarion Hampton
Good price on Omarion Hampton in pick No. 37, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick68 Rnd3 Carson Schwesinger
No drama and no debate, Carson Schwesinger went about where he belonged in slot 68. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick108 Rnd4 Cobee Bryant
Cobee Bryant at No. 108 jumps the queue by a touch more than is comfortable. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick143 Rnd5 Lathan Ransom
Steal is underselling it; Lathan Ransom at the 143rd pick is a heist with the alarm still ringing. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick180 Rnd6 DJ Giddens
Quietly one of the better values of the day, DJ Giddens at the Round 6 slot. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick213 Rnd6 Jaylen Reed
Jaylen Reed at pick 213 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. Pure best-available; the position was not exactly begging.
Pick215 Rnd6 Jay Higgins
Nice patience on Jay Higgins, who had no business lasting to the 215th overall pick. Nice player, but the depth chart did not need him here.
Pick222 Rnd7 Dont'e Thornton Jr.
Somehow Dont'e Thornton Jr. was still sitting there in the 222nd pick, and they pounced on premier wide receiver value. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.