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Draft Grade — Raiders
Overall
B-
ValueB-
NeedB
TradesB-
FutureB-
The Raiders bet the future on Mendoza. The board says B-. The one hole that towered over the rest is filled. The Raiders spent their marquee pick on Fernando Mendoza, and for the first time in a while there is a real answer at quarterback. Good, not great, and the B- says as much.
The Hill Jr. pick alone nudges the whole weekend up a notch. The edge rusher hole is the one line item this class does not answer.
The Iheanachor reach is the anchor dragging on the value grade.
Good work on the whole, with edge rusher the one box left unchecked.
Pick Analysis
Pick1
Rnd1
Fernando Mendoza
In the 1st overall pick they get a long-term answer under center at fair value. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick36
Rnd2
Max Iheanachor
They paid a round early for Max Iheanachor in pick No. 36, more than the board wanted. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick67
Rnd3
Anthony Hill Jr.
Anthony Hill Jr. in pick 67 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.



