Howaa021'S MOCK DRAFT

Post Senior Bowl

  • Howaa021 DRAFTING FOR THE
    Raiders
Draft Selections
Shedeur Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 6 RND: 1 (LV)
Shedeur Sanders
QB Colorado
Derrick Harmon Head Shot
PICK: 37 RND: 2 (LV)
Derrick Harmon
DT Oregon
Jihaad Campbell Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (LV)
Jihaad Campbell
LB Alabama
Xavier Watts Head Shot
PICK: 73 RND: 3 (LV)
Xavier Watts
S Notre Dame
TreVeyon Henderson Head Shot
PICK: 107 RND: 4 (LV)
TreVeyon Henderson
RB Ohio State
Savion Williams Head Shot
PICK: 144 RND: 5 (LV)
Savion Williams
WR TCU
Tyler Cooper Head Shot
PICK: 182 RND: 6 (LV)
Tyler Cooper
OG Minnesota
Cam Skattebo Head Shot
PICK: 214 RND: 6 (LV)
Cam Skattebo
RB Arizona State
Jeffrey Bassa Head Shot
PICK: 218 RND: 6 (LV)
Jeffrey Bassa
LB Oregon
Connor Colby Head Shot
PICK: 224 RND: 7 (LV)
Connor Colby
OG Iowa
Draft Grade — Raiders
Overall B
ValueB+ NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
A franchise passer in Sanders headlines a B weekend for the Raiders.

Somebody in pick 214 was going to get robbed, and it turned out to be the rest of the league. The Raiders sat still while Cam Skattebo, the No. 105 name on the board, slid all the way to them, then sprinted to the podium.

Shedeur Sanders is the bet, and the class will be judged on how it pays off. They covered a lot of ground and still skipped edge rusher, which is a strange place to end up.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick6 Rnd1 Shedeur Sanders
Shedeur Sanders at pick No. 6 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick37 Rnd2 Derrick Harmon
They read the board right and Derrick Harmon was the payoff at No. 37. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick68 Rnd3 Jihaad Campbell
Jihaad Campbell in pick No. 68 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick73 Rnd3 Xavier Watts
The board fumbled Xavier Watts all the way to No. 73, and they scooped it up. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick107 Rnd4 TreVeyon Henderson
A top-tier running back at a bargain, TreVeyon Henderson in the Round 4 slot, plain and simple. It fills a real need, too.
Pick144 Rnd5 Savion Williams
They barely believed it either: Savion Williams still on the board at Round 5, Pick 5. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick182 Rnd6 Tyler Cooper
Tyler Cooper in pick 182 lands just on the right side of the ledger. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick214 Rnd6 Cam Skattebo
Circle this one: Cam Skattebo at the 214th overall pick is a fall that decides a draft. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick218 Rnd6 Jeffrey Bassa
They robbed the room for Jeffrey Bassa here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. Depth on depth, at a spot that was hardly crying out.
Pick224 Rnd7 Connor Colby
Somehow Connor Colby was still sitting there in the 224th pick, and they pounced on premier offensive lineman value. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.