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djdealz20 DRAFTING FOR THERaiders
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Draft Grade — Raiders
Overall
F
ValueB-
NeedB+
TradesF
FutureD-
The Raiders went off-script early, and it cost them a F. The war room fell hard for Maason Smith, and it showed at slot 77: 34 picks ahead of a board that had other ideas.
The trade table is where this weekend went wrong. Leaving edge rusher unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall. Spend now, pay later; the math only works if this class delivers.
If one pick saves this weekend, it is Barton.
About as rough as a weekend gets on paper, with edge rusher still staring back at them.
Pick Analysis
Pick25
Rnd1
Cooper DeJean
In Round 1, Pick 25 they get a potential shutdown corner. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick27
Rnd1
Brian Thomas Jr.
In slot 27 they get a weapon on the perimeter at fair value. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick41
Rnd2
J.J. McCarthy
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and J.J. McCarthy at the Round 2 slot is the proof. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick43
Rnd2
Graham Barton
Graham Barton in pick 43 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick49
Rnd2
Kingsley Suamataia
Kingsley Suamataia at No. 49 jumps the queue by a touch more than is comfortable. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick58
Rnd2
Mike Sainristil
They went early on Mike Sainristil in the 58th pick, and the value did not follow. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick71
Rnd3
Blake Corum
They jumped the gun on Blake Corum, taking him earlier than his grade liked. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick74
Rnd3
Ricky Pearsall
The board had Ricky Pearsall higher than the 74th pick, and the wide receiver fell to them anyway. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick77
Rnd3
Maason Smith
A real head-scratcher, Maason Smith in the Round 3 slot is miles ahead of his ranking. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick88
Rnd3
Calen Bullock
A clean, defensible pick in slot 88 with a little surplus value in Calen Bullock. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick97
Rnd3
Zak Zinter
Zak Zinter at pick No. 97 is a clear overpay, with better names still on the board. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick112
Rnd4
Christian Jones
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Christian Jones. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick143
Rnd5
Luke McCaffrey
A straight-up fair deal on Luke McCaffrey at the 143rd overall pick, value and slot in agreement. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick223
Rnd7
Frank Gore Jr.
They took Frank Gore Jr. at par in pick 223, which is nothing to complain about. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.




















