Kaikoa247'S MOCK DRAFT

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  • Kaikoa247 DRAFTING FOR THE
    Raiders
Draft Selections
Ashton Jeanty Head Shot
PICK: 6 RND: 1 (LV)
Ashton Jeanty
RB Boise State
Jihaad Campbell Head Shot
PICK: 37 RND: 2 (LV)
Jihaad Campbell
LB Alabama
Elic Ayomanor Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (LV)
Elic Ayomanor
WR Stanford
Andrew Mukuba Head Shot
PICK: 108 RND: 4 (LV)
Andrew Mukuba
S Texas
Emery Jones Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 143 RND: 5 (LV)
Emery Jones Jr.
OT LSU
Jacob Parrish Head Shot
PICK: 180 RND: 6 (LV)
Jacob Parrish
CB Kansas State
Dont'e Thornton Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 213 RND: 6 (LV)
Dont'e Thornton Jr.
WR Tennessee
Caleb Ransaw Head Shot
PICK: 215 RND: 6 (LV)
Caleb Ransaw
S Tulane
Teddye Buchanan Head Shot
PICK: 222 RND: 7 (LV)
Teddye Buchanan
LB California
Draft Grade — Raiders
Overall B
ValueB NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Raiders won the night they stopped Parrish from sliding. Grade: B.

Somewhere a general manager is explaining how Jacob Parrish got past him. The Raiders do not have to explain a thing at the 180th pick. It nets out to a B, which feels about right.

If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through edge rusher. They will need Buchanan to outplay his draft slot in a hurry to justify it. They left with cornerback solved and the rest of the wish list mostly ticked off.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick6 Rnd1 Ashton Jeanty
In pick 6 they get a bell-cow for the offense. A real need, handled.
Pick37 Rnd2 Jihaad Campbell
They took Jihaad Campbell at par in the Round 2 slot, which is nothing to complain about. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick68 Rnd3 Elic Ayomanor
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Elic Ayomanor in Round 3, Pick 4. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick108 Rnd4 Andrew Mukuba
Steal is underselling it; Andrew Mukuba at pick No. 108 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick143 Rnd5 Emery Jones Jr.
Emery Jones Jr. at No. 143 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick180 Rnd6 Jacob Parrish
Jacob Parrish in the 180th overall pick is a gift, value that borders on unfair. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick213 Rnd6 Dont'e Thornton Jr.
Somehow Dont'e Thornton Jr. was still sitting there in the 213th pick, and they pounced on premier wide receiver value. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick215 Rnd6 Caleb Ransaw
They let Caleb Ransaw come to them and pounced at slot 215. A want dressed up as a pick, at a spot they had covered.
Pick222 Rnd7 Teddye Buchanan
Value said wait; Teddye Buchanan in slot 222 says they were not listening. Nice player, but the depth chart did not need him here.