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Draft Selections
Ashton Jeanty Head Shot
PICK: 6 RND: 1 (LV)
Ashton Jeanty
RB Boise State
Jaxson Dart Head Shot
PICK: 37 RND: 2 (LV)
Jaxson Dart
QB Ole Miss
Jordan Burch Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (LV)
Jordan Burch
DE-EDGE Oregon
Malachi Moore Head Shot
PICK: 73 RND: 3 (LV)
Malachi Moore
S Alabama
Hayden Conner Head Shot
PICK: 106 RND: 4 (LV)
Hayden Conner
OG Texas
Dorian Strong Head Shot
PICK: 142 RND: 5 (LV)
Dorian Strong
CB Virginia Tech
Dont'e Thornton Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 178 RND: 6 (LV)
Dont'e Thornton Jr.
WR Tennessee
Xavier Truss Head Shot
PICK: 212 RND: 6 (LV)
Xavier Truss
OT Georgia
Upton Stout Head Shot
PICK: 216 RND: 6 (LV)
Upton Stout
S Western Kentucky
Roc Taylor Head Shot
PICK: 222 RND: 7 (LV)
Roc Taylor
WR Memphis
Draft Grade — Raiders
Overall B-
ValueC NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Raiders did the meat-and-potatoes work well: B-.

There was a run on nobody at that position, and the Raiders started one anyway for Xavier Truss, 65 picks ahead of schedule.

That is a safety worth more than the slot they spent on him, plainly. A whole weekend of picks and tight end is somehow still a want. The roster is better shaped than it was, with edge rusher chief among the fixes.

The offense got the lion's share of the attention.

Solid rather than spectacular, and there is nothing wrong with that.

Pick Analysis
Pick6 Rnd1 Ashton Jeanty
In the 6th overall pick they get a centerpiece for the ground game. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick37 Rnd2 Jaxson Dart
They reached into another round for Jaxson Dart, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick68 Rnd3 Jordan Burch
Jordan Burch at pick 68 is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick73 Rnd3 Malachi Moore
They took Malachi Moore at par in the Round 3 slot, which is nothing to complain about. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick106 Rnd4 Hayden Conner
This one needs a full-page explanation: Hayden Conner in pick No. 106, miles early. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick142 Rnd5 Dorian Strong
Dorian Strong at No. 142 is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick178 Rnd6 Dont'e Thornton Jr.
Dont'e Thornton Jr. at pick 178 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick212 Rnd6 Xavier Truss
They talked themselves into Xavier Truss at Round 6, Pick 37, and the board did not agree. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick216 Rnd6 Upton Stout
Somehow Upton Stout was still sitting there in the Round 6 slot, and they pounced on premier safety value. They doubled down on a strength rather than a need.
Pick222 Rnd7 Roc Taylor
They paid a round early for Roc Taylor in the 222nd overall pick, more than the board wanted. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.