Cuda21'S MOCK DRAFT

Raiders 2025 Dtaft 4

  • Cuda21 DRAFTING FOR THE
    Raiders
Draft Selections
Tetairoa McMillan Head Shot
PICK: 6 RND: 1 (LV)
Tetairoa McMillan
WR Arizona
Kelvin Banks Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 37 RND: 2 (LV)
Kelvin Banks Jr.
OT Texas
Kurtis Rourke Head Shot
PICK: 73 RND: 3 (LV)
Kurtis Rourke
QB Indiana
Kaleb Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 74 RND: 3 (LV)
Kaleb Johnson
RB Iowa
Josh Conerly Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 107 RND: 4 (LV)
Josh Conerly Jr.
OT Oregon
Kevin Winston Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 110 RND: 4 (LV)
Kevin Winston Jr.
S Penn State
Smael Mondon Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 142 RND: 5 (LV)
Smael Mondon Jr.
LB Georgia
Elic Ayomanor Head Shot
PICK: 179 RND: 6 (LV)
Elic Ayomanor
WR Stanford
Cam Skattebo Head Shot
PICK: 212 RND: 6 (LV)
Cam Skattebo
RB Arizona State
Nick Nash Head Shot
PICK: 216 RND: 6 (LV)
Nick Nash
WR San Jose State
Azareye'h Thomas Head Shot
PICK: 222 RND: 7 (LV)
Azareye'h Thomas
CB Florida State
Draft Picks Received
Kaleb Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 74 RND: 3 (CAR)
Kaleb Johnson
RB Iowa
Kevin Winston Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 110 RND: 4 (CAR)
Kevin Winston Jr.
S Penn State
Draft Picks Traded
Kyle Kennard Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (CAR)
Kyle Kennard
DE-EDGE South Carolina
Draft Grade — Raiders
Overall B
ValueB+ NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The Raiders robbed the room for Thomas. Final grade: B.

The best pick of the weekend was also the simplest. The Raiders watched Azareye'h Thomas slide 120 picks past his grade and did not hesitate. Call it a sensible B, earned the boring way.

They will need Rourke to outplay his draft slot in a hurry to justify it. They will regret leaving edge rusher for another day if the season turns on it. The roster is better shaped than it was, with cornerback chief among the fixes.

A tidy weekend of work that should hold up just fine.

Pick Analysis
Pick6 Rnd1 Tetairoa McMillan
In the Round 1 slot they get a matchup problem out wide. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick37 Rnd2 Kelvin Banks Jr.
Kelvin Banks Jr. in No. 37 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick73 Rnd3 Kurtis Rourke
Value said wait; Kurtis Rourke in Round 3, Pick 9 says they were not listening. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick74 Rnd3 Kaleb Johnson
The board fumbled Kaleb Johnson all the way to slot 74, and they scooped it up. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick107 Rnd4 Josh Conerly Jr.
Somehow Josh Conerly Jr. was still sitting there in the 107th overall pick, and they pounced on premier offensive lineman value. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick110 Rnd4 Kevin Winston Jr.
Kevin Winston Jr. in pick 110 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick142 Rnd5 Smael Mondon Jr.
A linebacker of that caliber at pick No. 142 is the definition of value, full stop. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick179 Rnd6 Elic Ayomanor
Taking Elic Ayomanor in the 179th pick is close to grand larceny; a wide receiver that good had no business lasting this long. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick212 Rnd6 Cam Skattebo
Cam Skattebo in slot 212 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick216 Rnd6 Nick Nash
Nick Nash at pick No. 216 is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick222 Rnd7 Azareye'h Thomas
Steal is underselling it; Azareye'h Thomas at No. 222 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.