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Draft Selections
Shavon Revel Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (LV)
Shavon Revel Jr.
CB East Carolina
Tate Ratledge Head Shot
PICK: 37 RND: 2 (LV)
Tate Ratledge
OG Georgia
Deone Walker Head Shot
PICK: 63 RND: 2 (LV)
Deone Walker
DT Kentucky
Kurtis Rourke Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (LV)
Kurtis Rourke
QB Indiana
Kaleb Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 73 RND: 3 (LV)
Kaleb Johnson
RB Iowa
Demetrius Knight Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 86 RND: 3 (LV)
Demetrius Knight Jr.
LB South Carolina
Andrew Mukuba Head Shot
PICK: 95 RND: 3 (LV)
Andrew Mukuba
S Texas
Barrett Carter Head Shot
PICK: 97 RND: 3 (LV)
Barrett Carter
LB Clemson
Howard Cross III Head Shot
PICK: 117 RND: 4 (LV)
Howard Cross III
DL Notre Dame
Smael Mondon Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 123 RND: 4 (LV)
Smael Mondon Jr.
LB Georgia
Kevin Winston Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 128 RND: 4 (LV)
Kevin Winston Jr.
S Penn State
Dont'e Thornton Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 142 RND: 5 (LV)
Dont'e Thornton Jr.
WR Tennessee
Cam Skattebo Head Shot
PICK: 178 RND: 6 (LV)
Cam Skattebo
RB Arizona State
Jay Higgins Head Shot
PICK: 191 RND: 6 (LV)
Jay Higgins
LB Iowa
Seth McLaughlin Head Shot
PICK: 212 RND: 6 (LV)
Seth McLaughlin
C Ohio State
Nick Nash Head Shot
PICK: 216 RND: 6 (LV)
Nick Nash
WR San Jose State
Jared Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 222 RND: 7 (LV)
Jared Wilson
C Georgia
Draft Picks Received
Shavon Revel Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (MIN)
Shavon Revel Jr.
CB East Carolina
Deone Walker Head Shot
PICK: 63 RND: 2 (PHI)
Deone Walker
DT Kentucky
Demetrius Knight Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 86 RND: 3 (LAC)
Demetrius Knight Jr.
LB South Carolina
Andrew Mukuba Head Shot
PICK: 95 RND: 3 (PHI)
Andrew Mukuba
S Texas
Barrett Carter Head Shot
PICK: 97 RND: 3 (MIN)
Barrett Carter
LB Clemson
Howard Cross III Head Shot
PICK: 117 RND: 4 (CIN)
Howard Cross III
DL Notre Dame
Smael Mondon Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 123 RND: 4 (LAC)
Smael Mondon Jr.
LB Georgia
Kevin Winston Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 128 RND: 4 (PHI)
Kevin Winston Jr.
S Penn State
Jay Higgins Head Shot
PICK: 191 RND: 6 (CIN)
Jay Higgins
LB Iowa
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (LAC)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (CIN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (CIN)
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Draft Picks Traded
Abdul Carter Head Shot
PICK: 6 RND: 1 (LAC)
Abdul Carter
DE-EDGE Penn State
DeMonte Capehart Head Shot
PICK: 106 RND: 4 (LAC)
DeMonte Capehart
DT Clemson
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (ATL)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (ATL)
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Players Gained
Head Shot
Joe Milton III
QB
Head Shot
Brenden Rice
WR
Players traded away
Head Shot
Andre James
C
Head Shot
Gardner Minshew
QB
Head Shot
Zamir White
RB
Draft Grade — Raiders
Overall C
ValueB NeedB TradesF FutureA+
Higgins should have been long gone. The Raiders pounced, and earned a C.

The rest of the league will want that one back. Jay Higgins tumbling to the Raiders in Round 6, Pick 16 is a gift they did not have to think twice about.

They will need Rourke to outplay his draft slot in a hurry to justify it. The trade table is where this weekend went wrong. The edge rusher hole is the one line item this class does not answer.

It is not that Carter is a bad player; it is that the Raiders had louder needs to answer first.

If Shavon Revel Jr. and a couple of the gambles land, hindsight will be kinder than this grade.

Pick Analysis
Pick24 Rnd1 Shavon Revel Jr.
In slot 24 they get an island corner. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick37 Rnd2 Tate Ratledge
Tate Ratledge in the 37th pick is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick63 Rnd2 Deone Walker
A market-rate interior defensive lineman, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Deone Walker. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick68 Rnd3 Kurtis Rourke
Value said wait; Kurtis Rourke in pick 68 says they were not listening. It fills a real need, too.
Pick73 Rnd3 Kaleb Johnson
They robbed the room for Kaleb Johnson here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick86 Rnd3 Demetrius Knight Jr.
Demetrius Knight Jr. at pick No. 86 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick95 Rnd3 Andrew Mukuba
Andrew Mukuba in No. 95 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick97 Rnd3 Barrett Carter
A want over a need in the Round 3 slot: Barrett Carter adds a linebacker while edge rusher and tight end keeps waiting.
Pick117 Rnd4 Howard Cross III
Howard Cross III in the Round 4 slot is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick123 Rnd4 Smael Mondon Jr.
The eyebrow-raiser of the weekend. They went linebacker with Smael Mondon Jr. while clear needs at edge rusher and tight end sat open.
Pick128 Rnd4 Kevin Winston Jr.
A surprising call. With edge rusher and tight end still to address, they spent the 128th pick on Kevin Winston Jr., a safety they were not short of.
Pick142 Rnd5 Dont'e Thornton Jr.
A big swing on Dont'e Thornton Jr. at pick 142, well ahead of any board in the building. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick178 Rnd6 Cam Skattebo
They barely believed it either: Cam Skattebo still on the board at pick No. 178. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick191 Rnd6 Jay Higgins
A top-tier linebacker at a bargain, Jay Higgins in slot 191, plain and simple. Pure best-available; the position was not exactly begging.
Pick212 Rnd6 Seth McLaughlin
Seth McLaughlin is a better player than No. 212 suggests; smart patience, rewarded. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick216 Rnd6 Nick Nash
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Nick Nash. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick222 Rnd7 Jared Wilson
Taking Jared Wilson in pick No. 222 is close to grand larceny; an offensive lineman that good had no business lasting this long. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.