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Draft Selections
Fernando Mendoza Head Shot
PICK: 1 RND: 1 (LV)
Fernando Mendoza
QB Indiana
Kayden McDonald Head Shot
PICK: 36 RND: 2 (LV)
Kayden McDonald
DL Ohio State
Jake Slaughter Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (LV)
Jake Slaughter
C Florida
Cayden Green Head Shot
PICK: 102 RND: 4 (LV)
Cayden Green
OT Missouri
Jake Golday Head Shot
PICK: 117 RND: 4 (LV)
Jake Golday
OLB Cincinnati
Tacario Davis Head Shot
PICK: 134 RND: 4 (LV)
Tacario Davis
CB Washington
Kyle Louis Head Shot
PICK: 174 RND: 5 (LV)
Kyle Louis
LB Pittsburgh
Kevin Coleman Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 182 RND: 6 (LV)
Kevin Coleman Jr.
WR Missouri
Darius Taylor Head Shot
PICK: 185 RND: 6 (LV)
Darius Taylor
RB Minnesota
Isaiah Nwokobia Head Shot
PICK: 219 RND: 7 (LV)
Isaiah Nwokobia
S SMU
Draft Grade — Raiders
Overall B-
ValueB NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Raiders left with their quarterback, and a B- to match.

The Raiders spent the pick that matters most on Fernando Mendoza, and a roster that has been waiting on a passer can start to take shape. They moved the roster forward and banked a B- for it.

If one pick saves this weekend, it is Golday. The tight end hole is the one line item this class does not answer.

Nothing here to lose sleep over, and plenty to feel decent about.

Pick Analysis
Pick1 Rnd1 Fernando Mendoza
In No. 1 they get a passer to set the clock by at fair value. A real need, handled.
Pick36 Rnd2 Kayden McDonald
A clean, defensible pick in the 36th pick with a little surplus value in Kayden McDonald. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick67 Rnd3 Jake Slaughter
The board fumbled Jake Slaughter all the way to pick No. 67, and they scooped it up. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick102 Rnd4 Cayden Green
Cayden Green in the Round 4 slot should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick117 Rnd4 Jake Golday
Jake Golday at slot 117 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick134 Rnd4 Tacario Davis
They let Tacario Davis come to them and pounced at Round 4, Pick 34. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick174 Rnd5 Kyle Louis
A straight-up fair deal on Kyle Louis at pick 174, value and slot in agreement. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick182 Rnd6 Kevin Coleman Jr.
They read the board right and Kevin Coleman Jr. was the payoff at the 182nd overall pick. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick185 Rnd6 Darius Taylor
Darius Taylor in Round 6, Pick 4 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick219 Rnd7 Isaiah Nwokobia
No drama and no debate, Isaiah Nwokobia went about where he belonged in slot 219. A minor need, but a need all the same.