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Draft Selections
Michael Penix Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 13 RND: 1 (LV)
Michael Penix Jr.
QB Washington
T.J. Tampa Head Shot
PICK: 44 RND: 2 (LV)
T.J. Tampa
CB Iowa State
Patrick Paul Head Shot
PICK: 77 RND: 3 (LV)
Patrick Paul
OT Houston
Will Shipley Head Shot
PICK: 112 RND: 4 (LV)
Will Shipley
RB Clemson
Layden Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 148 RND: 5 (LV)
Layden Robinson
OG Texas A&M
Evan Williams Head Shot
PICK: 223 RND: 7 (LV)
Evan Williams
S Oregon
Draft Picks Received
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (CAR)
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Draft Picks Traded
Braiden McGregor Head Shot
PICK: 208 RND: 6 (CAR)
Braiden McGregor
DE-EDGE Michigan
Trajan Jeffcoat Head Shot
PICK: 229 RND: 7 (CAR)
Trajan Jeffcoat
DL-EDGE Arkansas
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (ARI)
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Players Gained
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Derrick Brown
DT
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Josey Jewell
LB
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Cade Mays
C
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Adam Thielen
WR
Players traded away
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Hunter Renfrow
WR
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Tyree Wilson
DE
Draft Grade — Raiders
Overall D
ValueB NeedB+ TradesF FutureB+
The Raiders bet the future on Penix Jr.. The board says D.

The phones were a trap the Raiders kept walking into, shipping out surplus on nearly every deal. The board pushed back all weekend, and the D is the result.

They have staked the next five years on Michael Penix Jr., which is the only story that really matters here. Every board in the league had Robinson lower, and that gap is the story. Leaving edge rusher unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall.

Add it up and it is a weekend the front office will hope everyone forgets, edge rusher very much included.

Pick Analysis
Pick13 Rnd1 Michael Penix Jr.
In pick 13 they get their quarterback of the future. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick44 Rnd2 T.J. Tampa
No edge and no loss on T.J. Tampa in the 44th pick; it is a wash and a sensible one. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick77 Rnd3 Patrick Paul
A quiet steal in Round 3, Pick 13: Patrick Paul for less than the market said. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick112 Rnd4 Will Shipley
Nothing to complain about; Will Shipley went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick148 Rnd5 Layden Robinson
This one needs a full-page explanation: Layden Robinson in the Round 5 slot, miles early. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick223 Rnd7 Evan Williams
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Evan Williams in pick No. 223. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.