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Draft Selections
Jayden Daniels Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (LV)
Jayden Daniels
QB LSU
Rome Odunze Head Shot
PICK: 12 RND: 1 (LV)
Rome Odunze
WR Washington
T.J. Tampa Head Shot
PICK: 44 RND: 2 (LV)
T.J. Tampa
CB Iowa State
Jackson Powers-Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 76 RND: 3 (LV)
Jackson Powers-Johnson
C Oregon
Tate Ratledge Head Shot
PICK: 112 RND: 4 (LV)
Tate Ratledge
OG Georgia
Ben Sinnott Head Shot
PICK: 149 RND: 5 (LV)
Ben Sinnott
TE Kansas State
Ricky Pearsall Head Shot
PICK: 190 RND: 6 (LV)
Ricky Pearsall
WR Florida
Jaylen Wright Head Shot
PICK: 233 RND: 7 (LV)
Jaylen Wright
RB Tennessee
Draft Picks Received
Jayden Daniels Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (GB)
Jayden Daniels
QB LSU
Draft Picks Traded
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (MIA)
NEXT YEAR (2025)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (MIA)
NEXT YEAR (2025)
 
Players traded away
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Davante Adams
WR
Head Shot
Josh Jacobs
RB
Draft Grade — Raiders
Overall D-
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesF FutureC-
Quarterback settled, Daniels in the fold, and a D- for the Raiders.

It is the swing that defines the weekend: Jaylen Wright in the 233rd overall pick, a good 187 spots before the room expected him.

Overpaying at the table undid a lot of the good work elsewhere. Whatever Jayden Daniels becomes, the front office has tied its fortunes to the answer. They will regret leaving edge rusher for another day if the season turns on it.

It is a win-now wager, and the future is the stake.

Bottom line, they will need several of these picks to beat their grades just to break even.

Pick Analysis
Pick11 Rnd1 Jayden Daniels
In pick No. 11 they get their guy under center for the next decade. A real need, handled.
Pick12 Rnd1 Rome Odunze
In the 12th overall pick they get a weapon on the perimeter at fair value. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick44 Rnd2 T.J. Tampa
No drama and no debate, T.J. Tampa went about where he belonged in slot 44. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick76 Rnd3 Jackson Powers-Johnson
They took Jackson Powers-Johnson at par in Round 3, Pick 12, which is nothing to complain about. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick112 Rnd4 Tate Ratledge
Tate Ratledge at pick 112 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick149 Rnd5 Ben Sinnott
Ben Sinnott in No. 149 is the kind of reach that only looks good if he outplays it. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick190 Rnd6 Ricky Pearsall
Ricky Pearsall at the 190th pick is a clear overpay, with better names still on the board. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick233 Rnd7 Jaylen Wright
Jaylen Wright at the 233rd overall pick is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.