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Draft Selections
Will Campbell Head Shot
PICK: 17 RND: 1 (LV)
Will Campbell
OT LSU
Jahdae Barron Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (LV)
Jahdae Barron
CB Texas
Malaki Starks Head Shot
PICK: 37 RND: 2 (LV)
Malaki Starks
S Georgia
Kyle McCord Head Shot
PICK: 73 RND: 3 (LV)
Kyle McCord
QB Syracuse
Dylan Sampson Head Shot
PICK: 75 RND: 3 (LV)
Dylan Sampson
RB Tennessee
Barrett Carter Head Shot
PICK: 97 RND: 3 (LV)
Barrett Carter
LB Clemson
Elic Ayomanor Head Shot
PICK: 106 RND: 4 (LV)
Elic Ayomanor
WR Stanford
Hayden Conner Head Shot
PICK: 137 RND: 4 (LV)
Hayden Conner
OG Texas
JJ Pegues Head Shot
PICK: 142 RND: 5 (LV)
JJ Pegues
DT Ole Miss
Smael Mondon Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 178 RND: 6 (LV)
Smael Mondon Jr.
LB Georgia
Chris Paul Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 193 RND: 6 (LV)
Chris Paul Jr.
LB Ole Miss
Akheem Mesidor Head Shot
PICK: 212 RND: 6 (LV)
Akheem Mesidor
DL-EDGE Miami
Addison West Head Shot
PICK: 222 RND: 7 (LV)
Addison West
OG Western Michigan
Xavier Truss Head Shot
PICK: 233 RND: 7 (LV)
Xavier Truss
OT Georgia
Cooper Mays Head Shot
PICK: 240 RND: 7 (LV)
Cooper Mays
C Tennessee
Tim Smith Head Shot
PICK: 241 RND: 7 (LV)
Tim Smith
DL Alabama
Draft Picks Received
Will Campbell Head Shot
PICK: 17 RND: 1 (CIN)
Will Campbell
OT LSU
Jahdae Barron Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (MIN)
Jahdae Barron
CB Texas
Dylan Sampson Head Shot
PICK: 75 RND: 3 (SF)
Dylan Sampson
RB Tennessee
Barrett Carter Head Shot
PICK: 97 RND: 3 (MIN)
Barrett Carter
LB Clemson
Hayden Conner Head Shot
PICK: 137 RND: 4 (SF)
Hayden Conner
OG Texas
Chris Paul Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 193 RND: 6 (CHI)
Chris Paul Jr.
LB Ole Miss
Xavier Truss Head Shot
PICK: 233 RND: 7 (CHI)
Xavier Truss
OT Georgia
Cooper Mays Head Shot
PICK: 240 RND: 7 (CHI)
Cooper Mays
C Tennessee
Tim Smith Head Shot
PICK: 241 RND: 7 (HOU)
Tim Smith
DL Alabama
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (MIN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (CHI)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (HOU)
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Draft Picks Traded
Mykel Williams Head Shot
PICK: 6 RND: 1 (CIN)
Mykel Williams
DE-EDGE Georgia
Denzel Burke Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (CHI)
Denzel Burke
CB Ohio State
Sonny Styles Head Shot
PICK: 216 RND: 6 (HOU)
Sonny Styles
S Ohio State
Players Gained
Head Shot
Ja'Marr Chase
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Draft Grade — Raiders
Overall A-
ValueB NeedB TradesA+ FutureA
The Raiders worked the phones like thieves and earned a A-.

Call it a hunch or call it a gamble, but the Raiders spent the 212th overall pick on Akheem Mesidor, a name most had 111 spots down the list.

The Paul Jr. pick alone nudges the whole weekend up a notch. The dealing alone would carry a lesser class.

They covered a lot of ground and still skipped tight end, which is a strange place to end up.

In the end it comes back to Jahdae Barron, and a haul good enough to build on right away.

Pick Analysis
Pick17 Rnd1 Will Campbell
In slot 17 they get a building block for the line. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick24 Rnd1 Jahdae Barron
In pick 24 they get a press-man option on the boundary, and a steal at that. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick37 Rnd2 Malaki Starks
They barely believed it either: Malaki Starks still on the board at Round 2, Pick 5. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick73 Rnd3 Kyle McCord
A real head-scratcher, Kyle McCord in No. 73 is miles ahead of his ranking. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick75 Rnd3 Dylan Sampson
Dylan Sampson in the Round 3 slot should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick97 Rnd3 Barrett Carter
They let Barrett Carter come to them and pounced at pick No. 97. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick106 Rnd4 Elic Ayomanor
Nice patience on Elic Ayomanor, who had no business lasting to the 106th pick. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick137 Rnd4 Hayden Conner
A market-rate offensive lineman, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Hayden Conner. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick142 Rnd5 JJ Pegues
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for JJ Pegues. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick178 Rnd6 Smael Mondon Jr.
Smael Mondon Jr. at No. 178 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. Insurance at a position that did not really ask for it.
Pick193 Rnd6 Chris Paul Jr.
Chris Paul Jr. in slot 193 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. Stacking talent where they were already deep.
Pick212 Rnd6 Akheem Mesidor
They left a pile of value on the table to take Akheem Mesidor this early at the Round 6 slot. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick222 Rnd7 Addison West
They will replay Addison West at pick 222 for years; that is how good the value is. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick233 Rnd7 Xavier Truss
They reached into another round for Xavier Truss, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick240 Rnd7 Cooper Mays
This one needs a full-page explanation: Cooper Mays in pick 240, miles early. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick241 Rnd7 Tim Smith
They reached a country mile for Tim Smith at the Round 7 slot, and the board is aghast. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.