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Draft Selections
Cam Ward Head Shot
PICK: 19 RND: 1 (LV)
Cam Ward
QB Miami
Josh Conerly Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 39 RND: 2 (LV)
Josh Conerly Jr.
OT Oregon
Donovan Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 71 RND: 3 (LV)
Donovan Jackson
OG Ohio State
Azareye'h Thomas Head Shot
PICK: 103 RND: 4 (LV)
Azareye'h Thomas
CB Florida State
Tyler Baron Head Shot
PICK: 135 RND: 5 (LV)
Tyler Baron
DE-EDGE Miami
Jonah Coleman Head Shot
PICK: 167 RND: 6 (LV)
Jonah Coleman
RB Washington
Akheem Mesidor Head Shot
PICK: 199 RND: 7 (LV)
Akheem Mesidor
DE-EDGE Miami
Draft Picks Received
Cam Ward Head Shot
PICK: 19 RND: 1 (NYJ)
Cam Ward
QB Miami
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (NYJ)
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Draft Picks Traded
Shedeur Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 7 RND: 1 (NYJ)
Shedeur Sanders
QB Colorado
Draft Grade — Raiders
Overall C
ValueD NeedB+ TradesF FutureB
The Raiders bet the future on Ward. The board says C.

It is the swing that defines the weekend: Azareye'h Thomas in slot 103, a good 116 spots before the room expected him.

The whole projection now runs through Cam Ward; hit there and everything else looks smarter. However the rest shakes out, Coleman at that price is a win they earned.

The trade table is where this weekend went wrong. They covered a lot of ground and still skipped wide receiver, which is a strange place to end up.

Not a disaster, not a triumph, just a middling class.

Pick Analysis
Pick19 Rnd1 Cam Ward
In No. 19 they get the face of the franchise, a steep price for the projection.
Pick39 Rnd2 Josh Conerly Jr.
A wild overpay on Josh Conerly Jr. in pick No. 39, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick71 Rnd3 Donovan Jackson
A straight-up fair deal on Donovan Jackson at the 71st overall pick, value and slot in agreement. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick103 Rnd4 Azareye'h Thomas
Value said wait; Azareye'h Thomas in slot 103 says they were not listening. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick135 Rnd5 Tyler Baron
Tyler Baron in pick 135 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick167 Rnd6 Jonah Coleman
Jonah Coleman in the Round 6 slot is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick199 Rnd7 Akheem Mesidor
They talked themselves into Akheem Mesidor at the 199th overall pick, and the board did not agree. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.