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Landon Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 20 RND: 1 (LV)
Landon Jackson
DL-EDGE Arkansas
Walter Nolen Head Shot
PICK: 37 RND: 2 (LV)
Walter Nolen
DT Ole Miss
Jihaad Campbell Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (LV)
Jihaad Campbell
LB Alabama
Jihaad Campbell Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (LV)
Jihaad Campbell
LB Alabama
Will Howard Head Shot
PICK: 102 RND: 4 (LV)
Will Howard
QB Ohio State
TreVeyon Henderson Head Shot
PICK: 106 RND: 4 (LV)
TreVeyon Henderson
RB Ohio State
Barrett Carter Head Shot
PICK: 142 RND: 5 (LV)
Barrett Carter
LB Clemson
Smael Mondon Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 177 RND: 6 (LV)
Smael Mondon Jr.
LB Georgia
Theo Wease Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 178 RND: 6 (LV)
Theo Wease Jr.
WR Missouri
Seth McLaughlin Head Shot
PICK: 212 RND: 6 (LV)
Seth McLaughlin
C Ohio State
Lander Barton Head Shot
PICK: 216 RND: 6 (LV)
Lander Barton
LB Utah
Miles Frazier Head Shot
PICK: 222 RND: 7 (LV)
Miles Frazier
OG LSU
Draft Picks Received
Landon Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 20 RND: 1 (DEN)
Landon Jackson
DL-EDGE Arkansas
Jihaad Campbell Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (CLE)
Jihaad Campbell
LB Alabama
Will Howard Head Shot
PICK: 102 RND: 4 (CLE)
Will Howard
QB Ohio State
Smael Mondon Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 177 RND: 6 (CLE)
Smael Mondon Jr.
LB Georgia
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (CLE)
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Draft Picks Traded
James Pearce Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 6 RND: 1 (CLE)
James Pearce Jr.
DE-EDGE Tennessee
Quinn Ewers Head Shot
PICK: 73 RND: 3 (SEA)
Quinn Ewers
QB Texas
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (ATL)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (ATL)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (ATL)
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Players Gained
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DK Metcalf
WR
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Courtland Sutton
WR
Draft Grade — Raiders
Overall A-
ValueB+ NeedB TradesA+ FutureB+
The Raiders let Barton fall into their laps, and walked away with a A-.

You build a draft on nights like this. Lander Barton had no business being available in pick No. 216, and the Raiders did the only sane thing and turned in the card.

They are betting Howard proves the room right and everyone else wrong. They robbed the room blind at the table, and it lifts the grade on its own. The Campbell pick is fine in a vacuum, less so with cornerback and tight end still on the board.

They will regret leaving cornerback for another day if the season turns on it.

In the end it comes back to Landon Jackson, and a haul good enough to build on right away.

Pick Analysis
Pick20 Rnd1 Landon Jackson
In slot 20 they get a double-digit-sack hope. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick37 Rnd2 Walter Nolen
They read the board right and Walter Nolen was the payoff at Round 2, Pick 5. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick67 Rnd3 Jihaad Campbell
You do not let a linebacker like Jihaad Campbell reach the 67th overall pick and blink. They did not. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick68 Rnd3 Jihaad Campbell
The eyebrow-raiser of the weekend. They went linebacker with Jihaad Campbell while clear needs at cornerback and tight end sat open.
Pick102 Rnd4 Will Howard
This one needs a full-page explanation: Will Howard in pick No. 102, miles early. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick106 Rnd4 TreVeyon Henderson
TreVeyon Henderson at the 106th pick is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick142 Rnd5 Barrett Carter
A linebacker of that caliber at No. 142 is the definition of value, full stop. Nice player, but the depth chart did not need him here.
Pick177 Rnd6 Smael Mondon Jr.
A top-tier linebacker at a bargain, Smael Mondon Jr. in pick 177, plain and simple. A want more than a need, though you can never have too many.
Pick178 Rnd6 Theo Wease Jr.
Theo Wease Jr. in No. 178 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick212 Rnd6 Seth McLaughlin
Seth McLaughlin at the 212th overall pick jumps the queue by a touch more than is comfortable. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick216 Rnd6 Lander Barton
Lander Barton at Round 6, Pick 41 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. They added to a strength when a need was still open elsewhere.
Pick222 Rnd7 Miles Frazier
They paid sticker price for Miles Frazier in slot 222, and that is fine. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.