JayRaider'S MOCK DRAFT

Parsons to Vegas

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Draft Selections
Drake Maye Head Shot
PICK: 13 RND: 1 (LV)
Drake Maye
QB North Carolina
Max Melton Head Shot
PICK: 80 RND: 3 (LV)
Max Melton
CB Rutgers
Roger Rosengarten Head Shot
PICK: 112 RND: 4 (LV)
Roger Rosengarten
OT Washington
Justin Eboigbe Head Shot
PICK: 148 RND: 5 (LV)
Justin Eboigbe
DL-EDGE Alabama
Isaac Guerendo Head Shot
PICK: 149 RND: 5 (LV)
Isaac Guerendo
RB Louisville
Trevin Wallace Head Shot
PICK: 208 RND: 6 (LV)
Trevin Wallace
LB Kentucky
Evan Williams Head Shot
PICK: 223 RND: 7 (LV)
Evan Williams
S Oregon
LaDarius Henderson Head Shot
PICK: 229 RND: 7 (LV)
LaDarius Henderson
OT Michigan
Draft Picks Received
Max Melton Head Shot
PICK: 80 RND: 3 (CIN)
Max Melton
CB Rutgers
Isaac Guerendo Head Shot
PICK: 149 RND: 5 (CIN)
Isaac Guerendo
RB Louisville
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (CIN)
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Draft Picks Traded
Xavier Legette Head Shot
PICK: 44 RND: 2 (DAL)
Xavier Legette
WR South Carolina
Cade Stover Head Shot
PICK: 77 RND: 3 (CIN)
Cade Stover
TE Ohio State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (ARI)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (ARI)
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Players Gained
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Akeem Davis-Gaither
LB
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Micah Parsons
EDGE
Players traded away
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Hunter Renfrow
WR
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Tyree Wilson
DE
Draft Grade — Raiders
Overall B
ValueB NeedB TradesA+ FutureD
The Raiders left with their quarterback, and a B to match.

The Raiders spent the pick that matters most on Drake Maye, and a roster that has been waiting on a passer can start to take shape.

They robbed the room blind at the table, and it lifts the grade on its own. They are betting Wallace proves the room right and everyone else wrong.

The Guerendo pick is the one they will point to when this weekend is judged. The wide receiver hole is the one line item this class does not answer.

All told, a draft that does its job without fuss, and there is real value in that.

Pick Analysis
Pick13 Rnd1 Drake Maye
In slot 13 they get a long-term answer under center. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick80 Rnd3 Max Melton
Max Melton in the Round 3 slot is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick112 Rnd4 Roger Rosengarten
Roger Rosengarten at the 112th overall pick is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick148 Rnd5 Justin Eboigbe
No drama and no debate, Justin Eboigbe went about where he belonged in pick 148. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick149 Rnd5 Isaac Guerendo
Taking Isaac Guerendo in pick No. 149 is close to grand larceny; a running back that good had no business lasting this long. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick208 Rnd6 Trevin Wallace
They reached into another round for Trevin Wallace, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick223 Rnd7 Evan Williams
A quiet steal in No. 223: Evan Williams for less than the market said. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick229 Rnd7 LaDarius Henderson
LaDarius Henderson at the 229th pick is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.