Texxx'S MOCK DRAFT
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Draft Selections
James Pearce Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 7 RND: 1 (LV)
James Pearce Jr.
DE-EDGE Tennessee
Jonah Savaiinaea Head Shot
PICK: 19 RND: 1 (LV)
Jonah Savaiinaea
OT Arizona
Jayden Higgins Head Shot
PICK: 39 RND: 2 (LV)
Jayden Higgins
WR Iowa State
Jack Kiser Head Shot
PICK: 71 RND: 3 (LV)
Jack Kiser
LB Notre Dame
Tyler Baron Head Shot
PICK: 103 RND: 4 (LV)
Tyler Baron
DE-EDGE Miami
Will Lee III Head Shot
PICK: 135 RND: 5 (LV)
Will Lee III
CB Texas A&M
Armand Membou Head Shot
PICK: 167 RND: 6 (LV)
Armand Membou
OT Missouri
Alfred Collins Head Shot
PICK: 199 RND: 7 (LV)
Alfred Collins
DT Texas
Draft Picks Received
Jonah Savaiinaea Head Shot
PICK: 19 RND: 1 (NYJ)
Jonah Savaiinaea
OT Arizona
Draft Grade — Raiders
Overall B
ValueD NeedA- TradesA+ FutureB-
The Raiders won the weekend at the trade table. Grade: B.

There is conviction, and then there is this. The Raiders took Jack Kiser a full 144 picks ahead of where the board had him, an overdraft steep enough that it colors the whole weekend. No fireworks, but a solid B.

The trade ledger is the best part of the whole weekend. The quarterback spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at.

Edge rusher is handled and the depth chart looks a good deal healthier for it. The trenches got the money picks, top to bottom.

Solid rather than spectacular, and there is nothing wrong with that.

Pick Analysis
Pick7 Rnd1 James Pearce Jr.
In the 7th pick they get juice off the edge. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick19 Rnd1 Jonah Savaiinaea
In Round 1, Pick 19 they get protection for the quarterback, reach and all. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick39 Rnd2 Jayden Higgins
They reached a country mile for Jayden Higgins at No. 39, and the board is aghast. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick71 Rnd3 Jack Kiser
Jack Kiser at slot 71 is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick103 Rnd4 Tyler Baron
Tyler Baron at the Round 4 slot is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick135 Rnd5 Will Lee III
Will Lee III at pick 135 is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick167 Rnd6 Armand Membou
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Armand Membou well ahead of where he belonged. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick199 Rnd7 Alfred Collins
No edge and no loss on Alfred Collins in slot 199; it is a wash and a sensible one. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.