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Draft Selections
Kelvin Banks Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 7 RND: 1 (LV)
Kelvin Banks Jr.
OT Texas
Conner Weigman Head Shot
PICK: 19 RND: 1 (LV)
Conner Weigman
QB Texas A&M
Walter Nolen Head Shot
PICK: 39 RND: 2 (LV)
Walter Nolen
DT Ole Miss
Donovan Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 71 RND: 3 (LV)
Donovan Jackson
OG Ohio State
Jasheen Davis Head Shot
PICK: 103 RND: 4 (LV)
Jasheen Davis
DE-EDGE Wake Forest
Nick Emmanwori Head Shot
PICK: 135 RND: 5 (LV)
Nick Emmanwori
S South Carolina
Maxwell Hairston Head Shot
PICK: 173 RND: 6 (LV)
Maxwell Hairston
CB Kentucky
RJ Harvey Head Shot
PICK: 199 RND: 7 (LV)
RJ Harvey
RB UCF
Jacob Dobbs Head Shot
PICK: 221 RND: 7 (LV)
Jacob Dobbs
LB James Madison
Draft Picks Received
Conner Weigman Head Shot
PICK: 19 RND: 1 (NYJ)
Conner Weigman
QB Texas A&M
Maxwell Hairston Head Shot
PICK: 173 RND: 6 (DET)
Maxwell Hairston
CB Kentucky
Jacob Dobbs Head Shot
PICK: 221 RND: 7 (DET)
Jacob Dobbs
LB James Madison
Draft Picks Traded
Aeneas Peebles Head Shot
PICK: 167 RND: 6 (DET)
Aeneas Peebles
DT Virginia Tech
Players traded away
Head Shot
Davante Adams
WR
Draft Grade — Raiders
Overall D-
ValueC NeedB TradesF FutureB-
The Raiders left with their quarterback, and a D- to match.

It is the swing that defines the weekend: Jacob Dobbs in the 221st pick, a good 132 spots before the room expected him. Hard to defend, and the D- reflects that.

They handed away value on the phones that the picks cannot earn back. So much rides on Conner Weigman that the rest of the class almost grades on a curve behind him. A whole weekend of picks and wide receiver is somehow still a want.

The Hairston pick is the one they will point to when this weekend is judged.

Bottom line, they will need several of these picks to beat their grades just to break even.

Pick Analysis
Pick7 Rnd1 Kelvin Banks Jr.
In pick 7 they get a long-term starter on the line at fair value. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick19 Rnd1 Conner Weigman
In Round 1, Pick 19 they get a franchise quarterback, though the board says they badly overpaid.
Pick39 Rnd2 Walter Nolen
They paid sticker price for Walter Nolen in the 39th pick, and that is fine. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick71 Rnd3 Donovan Jackson
Donovan Jackson at pick No. 71 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick103 Rnd4 Jasheen Davis
Jasheen Davis at No. 103 is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick135 Rnd5 Nick Emmanwori
Nick Emmanwori slipping to slot 135 is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick173 Rnd6 Maxwell Hairston
Value with a capital V on Maxwell Hairston in slot 173, a genuine coup. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick199 Rnd7 RJ Harvey
They reached into another round for RJ Harvey, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. The roster fit checks out.
Pick221 Rnd7 Jacob Dobbs
They talked themselves into Jacob Dobbs at Round 7, Pick 29, and the board did not agree. A minor need, but a need all the same.