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Draft Selections
Michael Penix Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 10 RND: 1 (LV)
Michael Penix Jr.
QB Washington
Cam Hart Head Shot
PICK: 77 RND: 3 (LV)
Cam Hart
CB Notre Dame
Roger Rosengarten Head Shot
PICK: 112 RND: 4 (LV)
Roger Rosengarten
OT Washington
Layden Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 148 RND: 5 (LV)
Layden Robinson
OG Texas A&M
Frank Gore Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 208 RND: 6 (LV)
Frank Gore Jr.
RB Southern Miss
Jowon Briggs Head Shot
PICK: 223 RND: 7 (LV)
Jowon Briggs
DT Cincinnati
Evan Anderson Head Shot
PICK: 229 RND: 7 (LV)
Evan Anderson
DL Florida Atlantic
Draft Picks Received
Michael Penix Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 10 RND: 1 (NYJ)
Michael Penix Jr.
QB Washington
Draft Picks Traded
Terrion Arnold Head Shot
PICK: 13 RND: 1 (NYJ)
Terrion Arnold
CB Alabama
Jordan Morgan Head Shot
PICK: 44 RND: 2 (NYJ)
Jordan Morgan
OT Arizona
Draft Grade — Raiders
Overall C+
ValueC+ NeedB TradesD+ FutureB-
The Raiders answered their biggest question with Penix Jr.. Grade: C+.

After circling the position for what felt like forever, the Raiders committed. Michael Penix Jr. is the quarterback now, and the roster gets built to his timeline. It lands right in the middle: a C+, no more, no less.

They will need Anderson to outplay his draft slot in a hurry to justify it. They covered a lot of ground and still skipped edge rusher, which is a strange place to end up.

They went 5 of 8 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for. A small leak at the table, if not a fatal one.

It nets out as a middle-of-the-pack haul that neither helps nor hurts much.

Pick Analysis
Pick10 Rnd1 Michael Penix Jr.
In Round 1, Pick 10 they get the arm they will build around. A real need, handled.
Pick77 Rnd3 Cam Hart
Cam Hart at No. 77 is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick112 Rnd4 Roger Rosengarten
They talked themselves into Roger Rosengarten at the 112th pick, and the board did not agree. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick148 Rnd5 Layden Robinson
This one needs a full-page explanation: Layden Robinson in slot 148, miles early. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick208 Rnd6 Frank Gore Jr.
Frank Gore Jr. at pick 208 is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick223 Rnd7 Jowon Briggs
A wild overpay on Jowon Briggs in the Round 7 slot, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick229 Rnd7 Evan Anderson
They reached into another round for Evan Anderson, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.