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Draft Selections
Taliese Fuaga Head Shot
PICK: 13 RND: 1 (LV)
Taliese Fuaga
OT Oregon State
J.J. McCarthy Head Shot
PICK: 44 RND: 2 (LV)
J.J. McCarthy
QB Michigan
Michael Hall Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 78 RND: 3 (LV)
Michael Hall Jr.
DT Ohio State
Trevor Keegan Head Shot
PICK: 113 RND: 4 (LV)
Trevor Keegan
OG Michigan
Jarrian Jones Head Shot
PICK: 148 RND: 5 (LV)
Jarrian Jones
CB Florida State
Johnny Dixon Head Shot
PICK: 194 RND: 6 (LV)
Johnny Dixon
CB Penn State
Marcus Rosemy-Jacksaint Head Shot
PICK: 210 RND: 6 (LV)
Marcus Rosemy-Jacksaint...
WR Georgia
Garret Greenfield Head Shot
PICK: 221 RND: 7 (LV)
Garret Greenfield
OT South Dakota State
Michael Barrett Head Shot
PICK: 225 RND: 7 (LV)
Michael Barrett
LB Michigan
Frank Gore Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 227 RND: 7 (LV)
Frank Gore Jr.
RB Southern Miss
Draft Picks Received
Michael Hall Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 78 RND: 3 (SEA)
Michael Hall Jr.
DT Ohio State
Jarrian Jones Head Shot
PICK: 148 RND: 5 (CIN)
Jarrian Jones
CB Florida State
Johnny Dixon Head Shot
PICK: 194 RND: 6 (SEA)
Johnny Dixon
CB Penn State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (CIN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (CIN)
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Draft Picks Traded
Kamren Kinchens Head Shot
PICK: 77 RND: 3 (SEA)
Kamren Kinchens
S Miami (FL)
Chau Smith-Wade Head Shot
PICK: 147 RND: 5 (CIN)
Chau Smith-Wade
CB Washington State
Players Gained
Head Shot
Devin Harper
LB
Draft Grade — Raiders
Overall B
ValueC+ NeedB+ TradesB FutureB-
The Raiders checked most of the boxes and earned a B.

If confidence were a draft strategy, the Raiders would have aced it. Trevor Keegan at No. 113 is 49 spots clear of where he belonged. Call it a sensible B, earned the boring way.

The edge rusher spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at. Dixon falling to them is the kind of break a good board is built to catch.

They squeezed a little extra out of every move they made.

Good work on the whole, with edge rusher the one box left unchecked.

Pick Analysis
Pick13 Rnd1 Taliese Fuaga
In the 13th pick they get an anchor for the offensive line. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick44 Rnd2 J.J. McCarthy
A market-rate quarterback, with the board and the slot shaking hands on J.J. McCarthy. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick78 Rnd3 Michael Hall Jr.
Michael Hall Jr. at Round 3, Pick 14 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick113 Rnd4 Trevor Keegan
This one needs a full-page explanation: Trevor Keegan in the 113th overall pick, miles early. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick148 Rnd5 Jarrian Jones
A straight-up fair deal on Jarrian Jones at pick No. 148, value and slot in agreement. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick194 Rnd6 Johnny Dixon
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Johnny Dixon at pick 194. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick210 Rnd6 Marcus Rosemy-Jacksaint
A tidy bit of business in the 210th pick, where Marcus Rosemy-Jacksaint graded well above the range. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick221 Rnd7 Garret Greenfield
Garret Greenfield in pick 221 is fair value, right on his grade. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick225 Rnd7 Michael Barrett
Fair-plus on Michael Barrett, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick227 Rnd7 Frank Gore Jr.
Good price on Frank Gore Jr. in slot 227, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.