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Abdul Carter Head Shot
PICK: 30 RND: 1 (LV)
Abdul Carter
DE-EDGE Penn State
Ashton Jeanty Head Shot
PICK: 37 RND: 2 (LV)
Ashton Jeanty
RB Boise State
Benjamin Morrison Head Shot
PICK: 58 RND: 2 (LV)
Benjamin Morrison
CB Notre Dame
Alfred Collins Head Shot
PICK: 62 RND: 2 (LV)
Alfred Collins
DT Texas
Xavier Watts Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (LV)
Xavier Watts
S Notre Dame
Kurtis Rourke Head Shot
PICK: 73 RND: 3 (LV)
Kurtis Rourke
QB Indiana
Demetrius Knight Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 106 RND: 4 (LV)
Demetrius Knight Jr.
LB South Carolina
Dont'e Thornton Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 142 RND: 5 (LV)
Dont'e Thornton Jr.
WR Tennessee
Cam Skattebo Head Shot
PICK: 178 RND: 6 (LV)
Cam Skattebo
RB Arizona State
Seth McLaughlin Head Shot
PICK: 212 RND: 6 (LV)
Seth McLaughlin
C Ohio State
Jay Higgins Head Shot
PICK: 216 RND: 6 (LV)
Jay Higgins
LB Iowa
Samuel Brown Head Shot
PICK: 222 RND: 7 (LV)
Samuel Brown
WR Miami
Draft Picks Received
Abdul Carter Head Shot
PICK: 30 RND: 1 (BUF)
Abdul Carter
DE-EDGE Penn State
Benjamin Morrison Head Shot
PICK: 58 RND: 2 (HOU)
Benjamin Morrison
CB Notre Dame
Alfred Collins Head Shot
PICK: 62 RND: 2 (BUF)
Alfred Collins
DT Texas
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (BUF)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (BUF)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (HOU)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (HOU)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (HOU)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (HOU)
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Draft Picks Traded
Kelvin Banks Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 6 RND: 1 (BUF)
Kelvin Banks Jr.
OT Texas
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (ATL)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (ATL)
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Players Gained
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Joe Milton III
QB
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Mike Onwenu
OG
Players traded away
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Andre James
C
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Andrus Peat
OG
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Gardner Minshew
QB
Draft Grade — Raiders
Overall B-
ValueA- NeedB TradesF FutureA
The Raiders let Higgins fall into their laps, and walked away with a B-.

This is the pick they will still be bragging about in July: Jay Higgins, the No. 119 name on the board, stolen at No. 216. No fireworks, but a solid B-.

The cost of the Rourke reach is exactly the players who went right after him. The trades bled value they could not afford to lose.

If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through tight end. The imported veterans give this class a floor the draft picks could not on their own.

A workmanlike haul that should hold up just fine.

Pick Analysis
Pick30 Rnd1 Abdul Carter
They robbed the room for Abdul Carter here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick37 Rnd2 Ashton Jeanty
Taking Ashton Jeanty in No. 37 is close to grand larceny; a running back that good had no business lasting this long. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick58 Rnd2 Benjamin Morrison
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Benjamin Morrison at the 58th overall pick is the proof. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick62 Rnd2 Alfred Collins
No edge and no loss on Alfred Collins in the 62nd pick; it is a wash and a sensible one. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick68 Rnd3 Xavier Watts
Xavier Watts at slot 68 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick73 Rnd3 Kurtis Rourke
Kurtis Rourke in pick 73 is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick106 Rnd4 Demetrius Knight Jr.
Demetrius Knight Jr. in pick No. 106 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick142 Rnd5 Dont'e Thornton Jr.
Dont'e Thornton Jr. at the Round 5 slot is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick178 Rnd6 Cam Skattebo
Cam Skattebo in pick 178 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick212 Rnd6 Seth McLaughlin
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Seth McLaughlin in No. 212. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick216 Rnd6 Jay Higgins
They barely believed it either: Jay Higgins still on the board at pick No. 216. It is more luxury than necessity; they were already set here.
Pick222 Rnd7 Samuel Brown
A top-tier wide receiver at a bargain, Samuel Brown in the 222nd pick, plain and simple. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.