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Draft Selections
Ashton Jeanty Head Shot
PICK: 6 RND: 1 (LV)
Ashton Jeanty
RB Boise State
Trey Amos Head Shot
PICK: 37 RND: 2 (LV)
Trey Amos
CB Ole Miss
Demetrius Knight Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (LV)
Demetrius Knight Jr.
LB South Carolina
Antwaun Powell-Ryland Head Shot
PICK: 107 RND: 4 (LV)
Antwaun Powell-Ryland
DL-EDGE Virginia Tech
Antwane Wells Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 144 RND: 5 (LV)
Antwane Wells Jr.
WR Ole Miss
Cobee Bryant Head Shot
PICK: 182 RND: 6 (LV)
Cobee Bryant
CB Kansas
Robert Longerbeam Head Shot
PICK: 214 RND: 6 (LV)
Robert Longerbeam
CB Rutgers
Hayden Conner Head Shot
PICK: 218 RND: 6 (LV)
Hayden Conner
OG Texas
Jonas Sanker Head Shot
PICK: 224 RND: 7 (LV)
Jonas Sanker
S Virginia
Draft Grade — Raiders
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The Raiders did the meat-and-potatoes work well: B-.

Nobody else had Antwaun Powell-Ryland anywhere near pick No. 107. The Raiders did, by 43 spots, and that gap is the whole story. Good, not great, and the B- says as much.

If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through quarterback. They banked enough surplus on Sanker to cover a lot of smaller sins.

Edge rusher is handled and the depth chart looks a good deal healthier for it.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick6 Rnd1 Ashton Jeanty
In the 6th overall pick they get a centerpiece for the ground game at fair value. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick37 Rnd2 Trey Amos
A conviction pick on Trey Amos at pick 37 that the board grades a round light. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick68 Rnd3 Demetrius Knight Jr.
A tidy bit of business in No. 68, where Demetrius Knight Jr. graded well above the range. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick107 Rnd4 Antwaun Powell-Ryland
Antwaun Powell-Ryland in pick No. 107 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick144 Rnd5 Antwane Wells Jr.
A wild overpay on Antwane Wells Jr. in slot 144, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick182 Rnd6 Cobee Bryant
Cobee Bryant at Round 6, Pick 4 is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick214 Rnd6 Robert Longerbeam
Robert Longerbeam at Round 6, Pick 36 is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the cornerback. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick218 Rnd6 Hayden Conner
They let Hayden Conner come to them and pounced at No. 218. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick224 Rnd7 Jonas Sanker
Value with a capital V on Jonas Sanker in slot 224, a genuine coup. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.