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Amarius Mims Head Shot
PICK: 31 RND: 1 (LV)
Amarius Mims
OT Georgia
Kamari Lassiter Head Shot
PICK: 44 RND: 2 (LV)
Kamari Lassiter
CB Georgia
Xavier Legette Head Shot
PICK: 77 RND: 3 (LV)
Xavier Legette
WR South Carolina
Mekhi Wingo Head Shot
PICK: 113 RND: 4 (LV)
Mekhi Wingo
DT LSU
Marist Liufau Head Shot
PICK: 147 RND: 5 (LV)
Marist Liufau
LB Notre Dame
Josh Proctor Head Shot
PICK: 210 RND: 6 (LV)
Josh Proctor
S Ohio State
Tanner McLachlan Head Shot
PICK: 221 RND: 7 (LV)
Tanner McLachlan
TE Arizona
Elijah Jones Head Shot
PICK: 225 RND: 7 (LV)
Elijah Jones
CB Boston College
Garret Greenfield Head Shot
PICK: 227 RND: 7 (LV)
Garret Greenfield
OT South Dakota State
Draft Picks Received
Amarius Mims Head Shot
PICK: 31 RND: 1 (SF)
Amarius Mims
OT Georgia
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (SF)
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Draft Picks Traded
Jer'Zhan Newton Head Shot
PICK: 13 RND: 1 (SF)
Jer'Zhan Newton
DL Illinois
Players Gained
Head Shot
Arik Armstead
DT
Draft Grade — Raiders
Overall A-
ValueB NeedB+ TradesA+ FutureA
Grand theft in the 225th overall pick: the Raiders steal Jones and grade out a A-.

This is the pick they will still be bragging about in July: Elijah Jones, the No. 193 name on the board, stolen at pick No. 225. Little to argue with here, and the A- says so.

They won the margins on every swap, and it adds up fast. A whole weekend of picks and edge rusher is somehow still a want.

The Arik Armstead deal gives the class an established piece to lean on. It is a bet on later, and a defensible one for a team playing the long game.

The kind of weekend a front office frames and hangs on the wall.

Pick Analysis
Pick31 Rnd1 Amarius Mims
In the 31st overall pick they get a building block for the line, and a steal at that. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick44 Rnd2 Kamari Lassiter
A reasonable price with a little left over, Kamari Lassiter in Round 2, Pick 12. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick77 Rnd3 Xavier Legette
Nothing to complain about; Xavier Legette went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick113 Rnd4 Mekhi Wingo
They took Mekhi Wingo at par in pick 113, which is nothing to complain about. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick147 Rnd5 Marist Liufau
No edge and no loss on Marist Liufau in No. 147; it is a wash and a sensible one. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick210 Rnd6 Josh Proctor
They paid sticker price for Josh Proctor in pick No. 210, and that is fine. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick221 Rnd7 Tanner McLachlan
Tanner McLachlan at slot 221 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. It fills a real need, too.
Pick225 Rnd7 Elijah Jones
They robbed the room for Elijah Jones here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick227 Rnd7 Garret Greenfield
Good price on Garret Greenfield in pick 227, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.