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Draft Selections
Shedeur Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 6 RND: 1 (LV)
Shedeur Sanders
QB Colorado
Josh Simmons Head Shot
PICK: 20 RND: 1 (LV)
Josh Simmons
OT Ohio State
Emeka Egbuka Head Shot
PICK: 37 RND: 2 (LV)
Emeka Egbuka
WR Ohio State
Jonah Savaiinaea Head Shot
PICK: 51 RND: 2 (LV)
Jonah Savaiinaea
OT Arizona
Dylan Sampson Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (LV)
Dylan Sampson
RB Tennessee
Quinshon Judkins Head Shot
PICK: 73 RND: 3 (LV)
Quinshon Judkins
RB Ohio State
Savion Williams Head Shot
PICK: 107 RND: 4 (LV)
Savion Williams
WR TCU
Oronde Gadsden II Head Shot
PICK: 144 RND: 5 (LV)
Oronde Gadsden II
TE Syracuse
Dont'e Thornton Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 182 RND: 6 (LV)
Dont'e Thornton Jr.
WR Tennessee
JJ Pegues Head Shot
PICK: 193 RND: 6 (LV)
JJ Pegues
DT Ole Miss
KeAndre Lambert-Smith Head Shot
PICK: 214 RND: 6 (LV)
KeAndre Lambert-Smith
WR Auburn
Draft Picks Received
Josh Simmons Head Shot
PICK: 20 RND: 1 (DEN)
Josh Simmons
OT Ohio State
Jonah Savaiinaea Head Shot
PICK: 51 RND: 2 (DEN)
Jonah Savaiinaea
OT Arizona
JJ Pegues Head Shot
PICK: 193 RND: 6 (DEN)
JJ Pegues
DT Ole Miss
Draft Picks Traded
Ricky White III Head Shot
PICK: 218 RND: 6 (ATL)
Ricky White III
WR UNLV
Cody Lindenberg Head Shot
PICK: 224 RND: 7 (ATL)
Cody Lindenberg
LB Minnesota
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (ARI)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
Players Gained
Head Shot
Riley Moss
CB
Players traded away
Head Shot
Andre James
C
Head Shot
Dylan Parham
OG
Draft Grade — Raiders
Overall C
ValueB NeedB TradesD FutureD
A franchise passer in Sanders headlines a C weekend for the Raiders.

The one hole that towered over the rest is filled. The Raiders spent their marquee pick on Shedeur Sanders, and for the first time in a while there is a real answer at quarterback. Fine in stretches, shaky in others: a C.

The Lambert-Smith pick is the one they will point to when this weekend is judged. They punted on edge rusher, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest. Riley Moss gives the group a proven body among the projects.

The trades cost them a sliver of value they did not need to spend.

If Shedeur Sanders and a couple of the gambles land, hindsight will be kinder than this grade.

Pick Analysis
Pick6 Rnd1 Shedeur Sanders
In the 6th pick they get the arm they will build around at fair value. A real need, handled.
Pick20 Rnd1 Josh Simmons
In pick No. 20 they get protection for the quarterback. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick37 Rnd2 Emeka Egbuka
Emeka Egbuka slid further than he should have, and Round 2, Pick 5 is lovely value for the wide receiver. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick51 Rnd2 Jonah Savaiinaea
Jonah Savaiinaea in the 51st overall pick lands just on the right side of the ledger. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick68 Rnd3 Dylan Sampson
They did well to land Dylan Sampson in pick 68, just ahead of his grade. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick73 Rnd3 Quinshon Judkins
Good price on Quinshon Judkins in No. 73, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick107 Rnd4 Savion Williams
Nice patience on Savion Williams, who had no business lasting to slot 107. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick144 Rnd5 Oronde Gadsden II
Oronde Gadsden II in the Round 5 slot is exactly on the number, no argument either way. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick182 Rnd6 Dont'e Thornton Jr.
By-the-book stuff, Dont'e Thornton Jr. at Round 6, Pick 4 squarely in line with his ranking. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick193 Rnd6 JJ Pegues
A reasonable price with a little left over, JJ Pegues in the 193rd pick. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick214 Rnd6 KeAndre Lambert-Smith
The board fumbled KeAndre Lambert-Smith all the way to the Round 6 slot, and they scooped it up. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.