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Draft Selections
Ashton Jeanty Head Shot
PICK: 6 RND: 1 (LV)
Ashton Jeanty
RB Boise State
Emeka Egbuka Head Shot
PICK: 37 RND: 2 (LV)
Emeka Egbuka
WR Ohio State
JT Tuimoloau Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (LV)
JT Tuimoloau
DE-EDGE Ohio State
Will Howard Head Shot
PICK: 108 RND: 4 (LV)
Will Howard
QB Ohio State
Denzel Burke Head Shot
PICK: 143 RND: 5 (LV)
Denzel Burke
CB Ohio State
Cody Simon Head Shot
PICK: 180 RND: 6 (LV)
Cody Simon
LB Ohio State
Jordan Hancock Head Shot
PICK: 213 RND: 6 (LV)
Jordan Hancock
S Ohio State
Brashard Smith Head Shot
PICK: 215 RND: 6 (LV)
Brashard Smith
RB SMU
Ollie Gordon II Head Shot
PICK: 222 RND: 7 (LV)
Ollie Gordon II
RB Oklahoma State
Draft Grade — Raiders
Overall B
ValueB+ NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The Raiders let Smith fall into their laps, and walked away with a B.

The value of the weekend has a name and a slot: Brashard Smith, the Round 6 slot, roughly 84 picks past where he belonged. Good, not great, and the B says as much.

That offensive lineman hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall. Edge rusher is handled and the depth chart looks a good deal healthier for it. The skill positions did well by the weekend.

All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but offensive lineman.

Pick Analysis
Pick6 Rnd1 Ashton Jeanty
In the 6th pick they get a featured back. A real need, handled.
Pick37 Rnd2 Emeka Egbuka
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Emeka Egbuka in Round 2, Pick 5. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick68 Rnd3 JT Tuimoloau
Circle this one: JT Tuimoloau at No. 68 is a fall that decides a draft. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick108 Rnd4 Will Howard
Will Howard at pick 108 is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the quarterback. The roster fit checks out.
Pick143 Rnd5 Denzel Burke
A cornerback of that caliber at slot 143 is the definition of value, full stop. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick180 Rnd6 Cody Simon
Cody Simon at the 180th overall pick is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick213 Rnd6 Jordan Hancock
Jordan Hancock at pick No. 213 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick215 Rnd6 Brashard Smith
Taking Brashard Smith in the Round 6 slot is close to grand larceny; a running back that good had no business lasting this long. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick222 Rnd7 Ollie Gordon II
They barely believed it either: Ollie Gordon II still on the board at pick 222. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.