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Draft Selections
Malaki Starks Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (LV)
Malaki Starks
S Georgia
Kaleb Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 73 RND: 3 (LV)
Kaleb Johnson
RB Iowa
Quinshon Judkins Head Shot
PICK: 97 RND: 3 (LV)
Quinshon Judkins
RB Ohio State
Tate Ratledge Head Shot
PICK: 107 RND: 4 (LV)
Tate Ratledge
OG Georgia
Barrett Carter Head Shot
PICK: 140 RND: 5 (LV)
Barrett Carter
LB Clemson
Carson Schwesinger Head Shot
PICK: 144 RND: 5 (LV)
Carson Schwesinger
LB UCLA
Savion Williams Head Shot
PICK: 150 RND: 5 (LV)
Savion Williams
WR TCU
Lathan Ransom Head Shot
PICK: 161 RND: 5 (LV)
Lathan Ransom
S Ohio State
Jonah Monheim Head Shot
PICK: 182 RND: 6 (LV)
Jonah Monheim
C USC
Jay Higgins Head Shot
PICK: 214 RND: 6 (LV)
Jay Higgins
LB Iowa
Hayden Conner Head Shot
PICK: 218 RND: 6 (LV)
Hayden Conner
OG Texas
Mitchell Evans Head Shot
PICK: 224 RND: 7 (LV)
Mitchell Evans
TE Notre Dame
Jack Kiser Head Shot
PICK: 249 RND: 7 (LV)
Jack Kiser
LB Notre Dame
Draft Picks Received
Quinshon Judkins Head Shot
PICK: 97 RND: 3 (MIN)
Quinshon Judkins
RB Ohio State
Barrett Carter Head Shot
PICK: 140 RND: 5 (MIN)
Barrett Carter
LB Clemson
Savion Williams Head Shot
PICK: 150 RND: 5 (DAL)
Savion Williams
WR TCU
Lathan Ransom Head Shot
PICK: 161 RND: 5 (MIN)
Lathan Ransom
S Ohio State
Jack Kiser Head Shot
PICK: 249 RND: 7 (DAL)
Jack Kiser
LB Notre Dame
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (BUF)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (CIN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (DAL)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (BUF)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (MIN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (MIN)
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Draft Picks Traded
James Pearce Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 6 RND: 1 (CIN)
James Pearce Jr.
DE-EDGE Tennessee
Tyleik Williams Head Shot
PICK: 37 RND: 2 (DAL)
Tyleik Williams
DT Ohio State
Players Gained
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Trishton Jackson
WR
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Cam Taylor-Britt
CB
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Marquez Valdes-Scantling
WR
Draft Grade — Raiders
Overall A
ValueA+ NeedB- TradesA FutureA+
The Raiders let Higgins fall into their laps, and walked away with a A.

The Raiders did not reach, did not trade up, did not blink. They just waited, and Jay Higgins fell into the Round 6 slot. One of the weekend's best, top to bottom, and a A to show for it.

The edge rusher spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at. The imported veterans give this class a floor the draft picks could not on their own. Wide receiver is handled and the depth chart looks a good deal healthier for it.

The trade work was a quiet net positive.

Add it up and this is about as clean as a draft weekend gets.

Pick Analysis
Pick68 Rnd3 Malaki Starks
Malaki Starks in No. 68 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick73 Rnd3 Kaleb Johnson
They will replay Kaleb Johnson at the 73rd overall pick for years; that is how good the value is. It fills a real need, too.
Pick97 Rnd3 Quinshon Judkins
Steal is underselling it; Quinshon Judkins at the Round 3 slot is a heist with the alarm still ringing. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick107 Rnd4 Tate Ratledge
Tate Ratledge in the 107th pick is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick140 Rnd5 Barrett Carter
A top-tier linebacker at a bargain, Barrett Carter in Round 5, Pick 1, plain and simple. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick144 Rnd5 Carson Schwesinger
Carson Schwesinger at pick No. 144 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. They doubled down on a strength rather than a need.
Pick150 Rnd5 Savion Williams
Savion Williams at slot 150 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick161 Rnd5 Lathan Ransom
They robbed the room for Lathan Ransom here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. It is more luxury than necessity; they were already set here.
Pick182 Rnd6 Jonah Monheim
The board fumbled Jonah Monheim all the way to the 182nd pick, and they scooped it up. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick214 Rnd6 Jay Higgins
You do not let a linebacker like Jay Higgins reach No. 214 and blink. They did not. A want dressed up as a pick, at a spot they had covered.
Pick218 Rnd6 Hayden Conner
Hayden Conner at Round 6, Pick 40 is money in the bank, a offensive lineman taken below his worth. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick224 Rnd7 Mitchell Evans
Mitchell Evans in pick No. 224 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick249 Rnd7 Jack Kiser
Circle this one: Jack Kiser at slot 249 is a fall that decides a draft. Stacking talent where they were already deep.