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Drake Maye Head Shot
PICK: 13 RND: 1 (LV)
Drake Maye
QB North Carolina
Troy Fautanu Head Shot
PICK: 44 RND: 2 (LV)
Troy Fautanu
OT Washington
Kool-Aid McKinstry Head Shot
PICK: 77 RND: 3 (LV)
Kool-Aid McKinstry
CB Alabama
Tyler Davis Head Shot
PICK: 112 RND: 4 (LV)
Tyler Davis
DT Clemson
Cole Bishop Head Shot
PICK: 148 RND: 5 (LV)
Cole Bishop
S Utah
Frank Gore Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 208 RND: 6 (LV)
Frank Gore Jr.
RB Southern Miss
Anthony Gould Head Shot
PICK: 223 RND: 7 (LV)
Anthony Gould
WR Oregon State
Evan Williams Head Shot
PICK: 229 RND: 7 (LV)
Evan Williams
S Oregon
Draft Grade — Raiders
Overall B
ValueA- NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Raiders finally solved quarterback, and it carried them to a B.

You could see the war room lean forward. Anthony Gould at pick No. 223 is the sort of fall that does not happen, except it just did.

Drake Maye is the bet, and the class will be judged on how it pays off. Every board in the league had Gore Jr. lower, and that gap is the story.

The edge rusher hole is the one line item this class does not answer.

Not a headline-grabber, but a perfectly good weekend's work.

Pick Analysis
Pick13 Rnd1 Drake Maye
A reasonable price with a little left over, Drake Maye in slot 13. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick44 Rnd2 Troy Fautanu
They barely believed it either: Troy Fautanu still on the board at pick 44. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick77 Rnd3 Kool-Aid McKinstry
They will replay Kool-Aid McKinstry at No. 77 for years; that is how good the value is. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick112 Rnd4 Tyler Davis
They paid a round early for Tyler Davis in Round 4, Pick 12, more than the board wanted. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick148 Rnd5 Cole Bishop
Cole Bishop at slot 148 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick208 Rnd6 Frank Gore Jr.
A wild overpay on Frank Gore Jr. in the 208th overall pick, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick223 Rnd7 Anthony Gould
Anthony Gould at pick 223 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick229 Rnd7 Evan Williams
Evan Williams is a better player than pick No. 229 suggests; smart patience, rewarded. They added to a strength when a need was still open elsewhere.