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Cam Ward Head Shot
PICK: 6 RND: 1 (LV)
Cam Ward
QB Miami
Nick Emmanwori Head Shot
PICK: 37 RND: 2 (LV)
Nick Emmanwori
S South Carolina
Azareye'h Thomas Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (LV)
Azareye'h Thomas
CB Florida State
TreVeyon Henderson Head Shot
PICK: 73 RND: 3 (LV)
TreVeyon Henderson
RB Ohio State
Savion Williams Head Shot
PICK: 107 RND: 4 (LV)
Savion Williams
WR TCU
Tory Horton Head Shot
PICK: 144 RND: 5 (LV)
Tory Horton
WR Colorado State
Kurtis Rourke Head Shot
PICK: 182 RND: 6 (LV)
Kurtis Rourke
QB Indiana
Luke Lachey Head Shot
PICK: 214 RND: 6 (LV)
Luke Lachey
TE Iowa
Jason Marshall Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 218 RND: 6 (LV)
Jason Marshall Jr.
CB Florida
Chimere Dike Head Shot
PICK: 224 RND: 7 (LV)
Chimere Dike
WR Florida
Draft Grade — Raiders
Overall B
ValueB+ NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
A passer of the future in Ward, and a B, for the Raiders.

After circling the position for what felt like forever, the Raiders committed. Cam Ward is the quarterback now, and the roster gets built to his timeline.

Rourke falling to them is the kind of break a good board is built to catch. They punted on edge rusher, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest.

Job largely done: cornerback settled and 5 of 8 of the wish list covered.

All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but edge rusher.

Pick Analysis
Pick6 Rnd1 Cam Ward
In slot 6 they get the arm they will build around at fair value. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick37 Rnd2 Nick Emmanwori
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Nick Emmanwori at pick No. 37. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick68 Rnd3 Azareye'h Thomas
Good price on Azareye'h Thomas in the Round 3 slot, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick73 Rnd3 TreVeyon Henderson
Somehow TreVeyon Henderson was still sitting there in the 73rd overall pick, and they pounced on premier running back value. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick107 Rnd4 Savion Williams
Savion Williams at pick 107 is money in the bank, a wide receiver taken below his worth. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick144 Rnd5 Tory Horton
Tory Horton at Round 5, Pick 5 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick182 Rnd6 Kurtis Rourke
You do not let a quarterback like Kurtis Rourke reach the 182nd pick and blink. They did not. The roster fit checks out.
Pick214 Rnd6 Luke Lachey
Steal is underselling it; Luke Lachey at No. 214 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. It fills a real need, too.
Pick218 Rnd6 Jason Marshall Jr.
Jason Marshall Jr. at Round 6, Pick 40 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick224 Rnd7 Chimere Dike
A wide receiver of that caliber at the 224th pick is the definition of value, full stop. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.