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Raiders Draft Ward, Egkuba, K. Johnson, Mondon, Castro, Toledo DT, 2 OGs, trade for Derious Williams

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Draft Selections
Cam Ward Head Shot
PICK: 6 RND: 1 (LV)
Cam Ward
QB Miami
Emeka Egbuka Head Shot
PICK: 37 RND: 2 (LV)
Emeka Egbuka
WR Ohio State
Kaleb Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (LV)
Kaleb Johnson
RB Iowa
Darius Alexander Head Shot
PICK: 106 RND: 4 (LV)
Darius Alexander
DT Toledo
Sebastian Castro Head Shot
PICK: 142 RND: 5 (LV)
Sebastian Castro
S Iowa
Smael Mondon Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 178 RND: 6 (LV)
Smael Mondon Jr.
LB Georgia
DJ Campbell Head Shot
PICK: 212 RND: 6 (LV)
DJ Campbell
OG Texas
Cooper Mays Head Shot
PICK: 216 RND: 6 (LV)
Cooper Mays
C Tennessee
Julian Fleming Head Shot
PICK: 222 RND: 7 (LV)
Julian Fleming
WR Penn State
Draft Picks Traded
Charles Grant Head Shot
PICK: 73 RND: 3 (LAR)
Charles Grant
OT William & Mary
Players Gained
Head Shot
Darious Williams
CB
Draft Grade — Raiders
Overall B+
ValueB NeedB TradesA+ FutureB-
The Raiders left with their quarterback, and a B+ to match.

Call it larceny. Smael Mondon Jr. sat on the board until the Round 6 slot, and the Raiders did not need to be asked twice.

They are betting Mays proves the room right and everyone else wrong. Whatever Cam Ward becomes, the front office has tied its fortunes to the answer. They robbed the room blind at the table, and it lifts the grade on its own.

A whole weekend of picks and edge rusher is somehow still a want.

Good work on the whole, with edge rusher the one box left unchecked.

Pick Analysis
Pick6 Rnd1 Cam Ward
In the Round 1 slot they get the face of the franchise. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick37 Rnd2 Emeka Egbuka
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Emeka Egbuka in pick No. 37. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick68 Rnd3 Kaleb Johnson
Circle this one: Kaleb Johnson at Round 3, Pick 4 is a fall that decides a draft. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick106 Rnd4 Darius Alexander
Darius Alexander at No. 106 is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick142 Rnd5 Sebastian Castro
You do not let a safety like Sebastian Castro reach slot 142 and blink. They did not. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick178 Rnd6 Smael Mondon Jr.
Smael Mondon Jr. at the 178th overall pick is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick212 Rnd6 DJ Campbell
A premium they did not need to pay, DJ Campbell a notch or two before his time. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick216 Rnd6 Cooper Mays
A real head-scratcher, Cooper Mays in the Round 6 slot is miles ahead of his ranking. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick222 Rnd7 Julian Fleming
They reached a country mile for Julian Fleming at pick 222, and the board is aghast. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.