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Abdul Carter Head Shot
PICK: 6 RND: 1 (LV)
Abdul Carter
DE-EDGE Penn State
Omarion Hampton Head Shot
PICK: 37 RND: 2 (LV)
Omarion Hampton
RB North Carolina
Benjamin Morrison Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (LV)
Benjamin Morrison
CB Notre Dame
Darien Porter Head Shot
PICK: 73 RND: 3 (LV)
Darien Porter
CB Iowa State
Will Howard Head Shot
PICK: 107 RND: 4 (LV)
Will Howard
QB Ohio State
Savion Williams Head Shot
PICK: 144 RND: 5 (LV)
Savion Williams
WR TCU
Raheim Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 182 RND: 6 (LV)
Raheim Sanders
RB South Carolina
Robert Spears-Jennings Head Shot
PICK: 214 RND: 6 (LV)
Robert Spears-Jennings
S Oklahoma
Jordan Hancock Head Shot
PICK: 218 RND: 6 (LV)
Jordan Hancock
S Ohio State
Jimmy Horn Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 224 RND: 7 (LV)
Jimmy Horn Jr.
WR Colorado
Draft Grade — Raiders
Overall B
ValueB NeedA- TradesB- FutureB-
The Raiders did the meat-and-potatoes work well: B.

The Jimmy Horn Jr. pick is the one that will follow the Raiders into the fall. They took him 128 spots ahead of his grade, and the board is not shy about saying so. They moved the roster forward and banked a B for it.

That is a safety worth more than the slot they spent on him, plainly. They will regret leaving offensive lineman for another day if the season turns on it. They went 5 of 8 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for.

All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but offensive lineman.

Pick Analysis
Pick6 Rnd1 Abdul Carter
In Round 1, Pick 6 they get a double-digit-sack hope. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick37 Rnd2 Omarion Hampton
Omarion Hampton at pick No. 37 nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. The roster fit checks out.
Pick68 Rnd3 Benjamin Morrison
Circle this one: Benjamin Morrison at pick 68 is a fall that decides a draft. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick73 Rnd3 Darien Porter
A straight-up fair deal on Darien Porter at the 73rd overall pick, value and slot in agreement. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick107 Rnd4 Will Howard
By-the-book stuff, Will Howard at slot 107 squarely in line with his ranking. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick144 Rnd5 Savion Williams
Taking Savion Williams in the Round 5 slot is close to grand larceny; a wide receiver that good had no business lasting this long. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick182 Rnd6 Raheim Sanders
Raheim Sanders in the Round 6 slot is a gift, value that borders on unfair. It fills a real need, too.
Pick214 Rnd6 Robert Spears-Jennings
Robert Spears-Jennings at pick No. 214 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick218 Rnd6 Jordan Hancock
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Jordan Hancock at slot 218 is the proof. A want more than a need, though you can never have too many.
Pick224 Rnd7 Jimmy Horn Jr.
Jimmy Horn Jr. at the 224th pick is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.