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Draft Selections
Jalen Milroe Head Shot
PICK: 13 RND: 1 (LV)
Jalen Milroe
QB Alabama
JT Tuimoloau Head Shot
PICK: 39 RND: 2 (LV)
JT Tuimoloau
DE-EDGE Ohio State
Tyler Booker Head Shot
PICK: 44 RND: 2 (LV)
Tyler Booker
OG Alabama
Jayden Higgins Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (LV)
Jayden Higgins
WR Iowa State
Ajani Cornelius Head Shot
PICK: 70 RND: 3 (LV)
Ajani Cornelius
OT Oregon
Quinshon Judkins Head Shot
PICK: 106 RND: 4 (LV)
Quinshon Judkins
RB Ohio State
Barrett Carter Head Shot
PICK: 146 RND: 5 (LV)
Barrett Carter
LB Clemson
Cobee Bryant Head Shot
PICK: 148 RND: 5 (LV)
Cobee Bryant
CB Kansas
Ricky White III Head Shot
PICK: 170 RND: 5 (LV)
Ricky White III
WR UNLV
Tonka Hemingway Head Shot
PICK: 183 RND: 6 (LV)
Tonka Hemingway
DT South Carolina
Chris Paul Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 209 RND: 6 (LV)
Chris Paul Jr.
LB Ole Miss
Cam Skattebo Head Shot
PICK: 212 RND: 6 (LV)
Cam Skattebo
RB Arizona State
Tim Smith Head Shot
PICK: 216 RND: 6 (LV)
Tim Smith
DL Alabama
J.J. Weaver Head Shot
PICK: 223 RND: 7 (LV)
J.J. Weaver
LB-EDGE Kentucky
Draft Picks Received
Jalen Milroe Head Shot
PICK: 13 RND: 1 (DAL)
Jalen Milroe
QB Alabama
Tyler Booker Head Shot
PICK: 44 RND: 2 (DAL)
Tyler Booker
OG Alabama
Cobee Bryant Head Shot
PICK: 148 RND: 5 (DAL)
Cobee Bryant
CB Kansas
Ricky White III Head Shot
PICK: 170 RND: 5 (DAL)
Ricky White III
WR UNLV
Chris Paul Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 209 RND: 6 (DAL)
Chris Paul Jr.
LB Ole Miss
Draft Picks Traded
Mason Graham Head Shot
PICK: 8 RND: 1 (DAL)
Mason Graham
DT Michigan
Draft Grade — Raiders
Overall B-
ValueC- NeedB+ TradesA- FutureB-
The Raiders left with their quarterback, and a B- to match.

There was a run on nobody at that position, and the Raiders started one anyway for J.J. Weaver, 119 picks ahead of schedule. The bottom line is a respectable B-.

Landing Skattebo that late papers over a lot of smaller sins. Whatever Jalen Milroe becomes, the front office has tied its fortunes to the answer. The tight end spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at.

Edge rusher was the priority and it is no longer a question, which is most of the job.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick13 Rnd1 Jalen Milroe
In pick 13 they get the face of the franchise, a steep price for the projection.
Pick39 Rnd2 JT Tuimoloau
A wild overpay on JT Tuimoloau in No. 39, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick44 Rnd2 Tyler Booker
Tyler Booker in Round 2, Pick 12 lands just on the right side of the ledger. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick69 Rnd3 Jayden Higgins
By-the-book stuff, Jayden Higgins at the 69th pick squarely in line with his ranking. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick70 Rnd3 Ajani Cornelius
They talked themselves into Ajani Cornelius at slot 70, and the board did not agree. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick106 Rnd4 Quinshon Judkins
They robbed the room for Quinshon Judkins here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. The roster fit checks out.
Pick146 Rnd5 Barrett Carter
A top-tier linebacker at a bargain, Barrett Carter in No. 146, plain and simple. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick148 Rnd5 Cobee Bryant
Cobee Bryant in slot 148 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick170 Rnd5 Ricky White III
They reached a country mile for Ricky White III at Round 5, Pick 33, and the board is aghast. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick183 Rnd6 Tonka Hemingway
This one needs a full-page explanation: Tonka Hemingway in pick 183, miles early. It fills a real need, too.
Pick209 Rnd6 Chris Paul Jr.
They will replay Chris Paul Jr. at the 209th pick for years; that is how good the value is. A want dressed up as a pick, at a spot they had covered.
Pick212 Rnd6 Cam Skattebo
Cam Skattebo in the 212th overall pick is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick216 Rnd6 Tim Smith
They left a pile of value on the table to take Tim Smith this early at the Round 6 slot. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick223 Rnd7 J.J. Weaver
J.J. Weaver in pick No. 223 is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.