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Draft Selections
Jayden Daniels Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (LV)
Jayden Daniels
QB LSU
Xavier Legette Head Shot
PICK: 44 RND: 2 (LV)
Xavier Legette
WR South Carolina
Caelen Carson Head Shot
PICK: 77 RND: 3 (LV)
Caelen Carson
CB Wake Forest
Junior Colson Head Shot
PICK: 112 RND: 4 (LV)
Junior Colson
LB Michigan
Jordan Travis Head Shot
PICK: 147 RND: 5 (LV)
Jordan Travis
QB Florida State
Kaden Prather Head Shot
PICK: 150 RND: 5 (LV)
Kaden Prather
WR Maryland
Christian Jones Head Shot
PICK: 187 RND: 6 (LV)
Christian Jones
OT Texas
Jase McClellan Head Shot
PICK: 190 RND: 6 (LV)
Jase McClellan
RB Alabama
Fentrell Cypress II Head Shot
PICK: 229 RND: 7 (LV)
Fentrell Cypress II
CB Florida State
Maurice Smith Head Shot
PICK: 234 RND: 7 (LV)
Maurice Smith
C Florida State
Nathaniel Watson Head Shot
PICK: 255 RND: 7 (LV)
Nathaniel Watson
LB Mississippi State
McKade Mettauer Head Shot
PICK: 256 RND: 7 (LV)
McKade Mettauer
OG Oklahoma
Draft Picks Received
Jayden Daniels Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (ARI)
Jayden Daniels
QB LSU
Jordan Travis Head Shot
PICK: 147 RND: 5 (NYJ)
Jordan Travis
QB Florida State
Christian Jones Head Shot
PICK: 187 RND: 6 (NYJ)
Christian Jones
OT Texas
Fentrell Cypress II Head Shot
PICK: 229 RND: 7 (NYJ)
Fentrell Cypress II
CB Florida State
Nathaniel Watson Head Shot
PICK: 255 RND: 7 (NYJ)
Nathaniel Watson
LB Mississippi State
McKade Mettauer Head Shot
PICK: 256 RND: 7 (NYJ)
McKade Mettauer
OG Oklahoma
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (NYJ)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (NYJ)
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Draft Picks Traded
Brian Thomas Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 13 RND: 1 (ARI)
Brian Thomas Jr.
WR LSU
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (MIA)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (MIA)
NEXT YEAR (2025)
 
Players traded away
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Brian Hoyer
QB
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Davante Adams
WR
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Hunter Renfrow
WR
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Jimmy Garoppolo
QB
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Robert Spillane
LB
Draft Grade — Raiders
Overall D-
ValueB- NeedB TradesF FutureB-
Daniels is the Raiders' new face under center. Grade: D-.

Somebody took the Raiders to the cleaners. The deals they made bled real value, and the whole class wears it.

Jayden Daniels gives the offense a face and a plan, and the grade leans heavily on whether he hits. They will need Prather to outplay his draft slot in a hurry to justify it.

The edge rusher hole is the one line item this class does not answer. The Watson steal is the beam this whole class leans on.

Bottom line, they will need several of these picks to beat their grades just to break even, and edge rusher is still a hole.

Pick Analysis
Pick4 Rnd1 Jayden Daniels
In the Round 1 slot they get the arm they will build around at fair value.
Pick44 Rnd2 Xavier Legette
No edge and no loss on Xavier Legette in pick No. 44; it is a wash and a sensible one. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick77 Rnd3 Caelen Carson
The board had Caelen Carson higher than the 77th pick, and the cornerback fell to them anyway. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick112 Rnd4 Junior Colson
By-the-book stuff, Junior Colson at Round 4, Pick 12 squarely in line with his ranking. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick147 Rnd5 Jordan Travis
Jordan Travis in No. 147 is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick150 Rnd5 Kaden Prather
They talked themselves into Kaden Prather at the 150th overall pick, and the board did not agree. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick187 Rnd6 Christian Jones
A tidy little value on Christian Jones in slot 187, a step better than break-even. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick190 Rnd6 Jase McClellan
They paid sticker price for Jase McClellan in pick 190, and that is fine. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick229 Rnd7 Fentrell Cypress II
A market-rate cornerback, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Fentrell Cypress II. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick234 Rnd7 Maurice Smith
No drama and no debate, Maurice Smith went about where he belonged in Round 7, Pick 14. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick255 Rnd7 Nathaniel Watson
Nathaniel Watson in pick No. 255 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. Pure best-available; the position was not exactly begging.
Pick256 Rnd7 McKade Mettauer
McKade Mettauer at pick 256 is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.