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James Pearce Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 13 RND: 1 (LV)
James Pearce Jr.
DL-EDGE Tennessee
Jabbar Muhammad Head Shot
PICK: 45 RND: 2 (LV)
Jabbar Muhammad
CB Washington
Evan Stewart Head Shot
PICK: 77 RND: 3 (LV)
Evan Stewart
WR Texas A&M
Howard Cross III Head Shot
PICK: 109 RND: 4 (LV)
Howard Cross III
DL Notre Dame
Sebastian Castro Head Shot
PICK: 141 RND: 5 (LV)
Sebastian Castro
S Iowa
DJ Giddens Head Shot
PICK: 173 RND: 6 (LV)
DJ Giddens
RB Kansas State
Ajani Cornelius Head Shot
PICK: 205 RND: 7 (LV)
Ajani Cornelius
OT Oregon
Draft Grade — Raiders
Overall B
ValueA NeedA- TradesB- FutureB-
The Raiders won the night they stopped Cornelius from sliding. Grade: B.

The best pick of the weekend was also the simplest. The Raiders watched Ajani Cornelius slide 137 picks past his grade and did not hesitate. Good, not great, and the B says as much.

If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through quarterback. Building through the lines is a philosophy, and they stuck to it.

In sum, a sensible class that nudges the roster the right way.

Pick Analysis
Pick13 Rnd1 James Pearce Jr.
In Round 1, Pick 13 they get a problem off the edge at a price that makes it sweeter. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick45 Rnd2 Jabbar Muhammad
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Jabbar Muhammad at the 45th pick is the proof. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick77 Rnd3 Evan Stewart
Evan Stewart in the 77th overall pick should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick109 Rnd4 Howard Cross III
A interior defensive lineman of that caliber at pick No. 109 is the definition of value, full stop. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick141 Rnd5 Sebastian Castro
They robbed the room for Sebastian Castro here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick173 Rnd6 DJ Giddens
DJ Giddens at pick 173 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick205 Rnd7 Ajani Cornelius
A top-tier offensive lineman at a bargain, Ajani Cornelius in the Round 7 slot, plain and simple. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.