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Raiders Trade Seahawks for Metcalf % G. Smith, draft Jeanty, Hairston, Winston, Alexander, add depth

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Draft Selections
Ashton Jeanty Head Shot
PICK: 6 RND: 1 (LV)
Ashton Jeanty
RB Boise State
Maxwell Hairston Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (LV)
Maxwell Hairston
CB Kentucky
Kevin Winston Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 107 RND: 4 (LV)
Kevin Winston Jr.
S Penn State
Darius Alexander Head Shot
PICK: 144 RND: 5 (LV)
Darius Alexander
DT Toledo
Chase Lundt Head Shot
PICK: 182 RND: 6 (LV)
Chase Lundt
OT UConn
Jay Higgins Head Shot
PICK: 214 RND: 6 (LV)
Jay Higgins
LB Iowa
Xavier Truss Head Shot
PICK: 218 RND: 6 (LV)
Xavier Truss
OT Georgia
Sam Brown Head Shot
PICK: 224 RND: 7 (LV)
Sam Brown
WR Miami
Draft Picks Traded
Colston Loveland Head Shot
PICK: 37 RND: 2 (SEA)
Colston Loveland
TE Michigan
Barrett Carter Head Shot
PICK: 73 RND: 3 (SEA)
Barrett Carter
LB Clemson
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (ARI)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
Draft Grade — Raiders
Overall C
ValueB NeedB TradesF FutureC
The Raiders got the worse of every deal, and it shows in the C.

It is the swing that defines the weekend: Xavier Truss in No. 218, a good 76 spots before the room expected him. A mixed bag that lands at C.

Higgins falling to them is the kind of break a good board is built to catch. They lost the exchange badly enough to drag the whole class down.

They covered a lot of ground and still skipped edge rusher, which is a strange place to end up.

In the end, one you will need a couple of seasons to truly judge.

Pick Analysis
Pick6 Rnd1 Ashton Jeanty
In the Round 1 slot they get a workhorse for the backfield. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick68 Rnd3 Maxwell Hairston
No drama and no debate, Maxwell Hairston went about where he belonged in slot 68. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick107 Rnd4 Kevin Winston Jr.
Kevin Winston Jr. in the 107th pick is a bargain the rest of the room will envy. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick144 Rnd5 Darius Alexander
You do not let an interior defensive lineman like Darius Alexander reach the 144th overall pick and blink. They did not. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick182 Rnd6 Chase Lundt
Chase Lundt in pick No. 182 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick214 Rnd6 Jay Higgins
Taking Jay Higgins in pick 214 is close to grand larceny; a linebacker that good had no business lasting this long. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick218 Rnd6 Xavier Truss
A big swing on Xavier Truss at No. 218, well ahead of any board in the building. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick224 Rnd7 Sam Brown
They liked Sam Brown enough to skip the value, taking him in the 224th pick. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.