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Tetairoa McMillan Head Shot
PICK: 6 RND: 1 (LV)
Tetairoa McMillan
WR Arizona
Omarion Hampton Head Shot
PICK: 39 RND: 2 (LV)
Omarion Hampton
RB North Carolina
Kurtis Rourke Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (LV)
Kurtis Rourke
QB Indiana
Darien Porter Head Shot
PICK: 72 RND: 3 (LV)
Darien Porter
CB Iowa State
Andrew Mukuba Head Shot
PICK: 106 RND: 4 (LV)
Andrew Mukuba
S Texas
Demetrius Knight Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 142 RND: 5 (LV)
Demetrius Knight Jr.
LB South Carolina
Smael Mondon Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 178 RND: 6 (LV)
Smael Mondon Jr.
LB Georgia
Kalel Mullings Head Shot
PICK: 212 RND: 6 (LV)
Kalel Mullings
RB Michigan
Thor Griffith Head Shot
PICK: 216 RND: 6 (LV)
Thor Griffith
DL Louisville
Chris Paul Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 222 RND: 7 (LV)
Chris Paul Jr.
LB Ole Miss
Draft Picks Received
Omarion Hampton Head Shot
PICK: 39 RND: 2 (CHI)
Omarion Hampton
RB North Carolina
Darien Porter Head Shot
PICK: 72 RND: 3 (CHI)
Darien Porter
CB Iowa State
Draft Picks Traded
Tate Ratledge Head Shot
PICK: 37 RND: 2 (CHI)
Tate Ratledge
OG Georgia
David Bailey Head Shot
PICK: 73 RND: 3 (CHI)
David Bailey
LB-EDGE Stanford
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (ATL)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (ATL)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
Players Gained
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Joe Milton III
QB
Players traded away
Head Shot
Gardner Minshew
QB
Head Shot
Zamir White
RB
Draft Grade — Raiders
Overall C+
ValueB NeedB+ TradesD FutureC+
The Raiders cashed the board's mistake on Paul Jr.: C+.

The Raiders did not reach, did not trade up, did not blink. They just waited, and Chris Paul Jr. fell into pick No. 222.

Reaching for Rourke left real value on the table behind him. The dealing is the wound this class cannot quite close.

The edge rusher hole is the one line item this class does not answer.

A perfectly average weekend, for better and for worse.

Pick Analysis
Pick6 Rnd1 Tetairoa McMillan
In No. 6 they get a matchup problem out wide. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick39 Rnd2 Omarion Hampton
They will replay Omarion Hampton at pick 39 for years; that is how good the value is. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick68 Rnd3 Kurtis Rourke
Kurtis Rourke at the Round 3 slot is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick72 Rnd3 Darien Porter
By-the-book stuff, Darien Porter at the 72nd overall pick squarely in line with his ranking. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick106 Rnd4 Andrew Mukuba
The board fumbled Andrew Mukuba all the way to pick No. 106, and they scooped it up. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick142 Rnd5 Demetrius Knight Jr.
Demetrius Knight Jr. at the 142nd pick is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick178 Rnd6 Smael Mondon Jr.
A linebacker of that caliber at Round 6, Pick 3 is the definition of value, full stop. A want more than a need, though you can never have too many.
Pick212 Rnd6 Kalel Mullings
Kalel Mullings in slot 212 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick216 Rnd6 Thor Griffith
They left a pile of value on the table to take Thor Griffith this early at Round 6, Pick 41. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick222 Rnd7 Chris Paul Jr.
Chris Paul Jr. in the Round 7 slot is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. Stacking talent where they were already deep.