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Draft Selections
Dallas Turner Head Shot
PICK: 13 RND: 1 (LV)
Dallas Turner
LB-EDGE Alabama
T'Vondre Sweat Head Shot
PICK: 44 RND: 2 (LV)
T'Vondre Sweat
DT Texas
Kris Abrams-Draine Head Shot
PICK: 77 RND: 3 (LV)
Kris Abrams-Draine
CB Missouri
Cole Bishop Head Shot
PICK: 113 RND: 4 (LV)
Cole Bishop
S Utah
Marist Liufau Head Shot
PICK: 147 RND: 5 (LV)
Marist Liufau
LB Notre Dame
Nathan Thomas Head Shot
PICK: 210 RND: 6 (LV)
Nathan Thomas
OT Louisiana
Frank Gore Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 221 RND: 7 (LV)
Frank Gore Jr.
RB Southern Miss
Rasheen Ali Head Shot
PICK: 225 RND: 7 (LV)
Rasheen Ali
RB Marshall
Joshua Cephus Head Shot
PICK: 227 RND: 7 (LV)
Joshua Cephus
WR UTSA
Draft Grade — Raiders
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
Good, not great, for the Raiders: B-.

The Raiders put a flag in the ground for Joshua Cephus, 29 picks before anyone else would have, and the value took the hit. It nets out to a B-, which feels about right.

If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through quarterback. They left with edge rusher solved and the rest of the wish list mostly ticked off.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick13 Rnd1 Dallas Turner
In Round 1, Pick 13 they get a premier pass rusher at fair value. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick44 Rnd2 T'Vondre Sweat
They took T'Vondre Sweat at par in pick No. 44, which is nothing to complain about. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick77 Rnd3 Kris Abrams-Draine
A market-rate cornerback, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Kris Abrams-Draine. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick113 Rnd4 Cole Bishop
They did well to land Cole Bishop in the Round 4 slot, just ahead of his grade. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick147 Rnd5 Marist Liufau
Marist Liufau in the 147th pick is exactly on the number, no argument either way. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick210 Rnd6 Nathan Thomas
No edge and no loss on Nathan Thomas in slot 210; it is a wash and a sensible one. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick221 Rnd7 Frank Gore Jr.
Frank Gore Jr. at the 221st pick is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick225 Rnd7 Rasheen Ali
No drama and no debate, Rasheen Ali went about where he belonged in No. 225. The roster fit checks out.
Pick227 Rnd7 Joshua Cephus
Value said wait; Joshua Cephus in pick No. 227 says they were not listening. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.