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Draft Selections
Shedeur Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 3 RND: 1 (LV)
Shedeur Sanders
QB Colorado
Benjamin Morrison Head Shot
PICK: 37 RND: 2 (LV)
Benjamin Morrison
CB Notre Dame
Xavier Restrepo Head Shot
PICK: 73 RND: 3 (LV)
Xavier Restrepo
WR Miami
Savion Williams Head Shot
PICK: 106 RND: 4 (LV)
Savion Williams
WR TCU
TreVeyon Henderson Head Shot
PICK: 142 RND: 5 (LV)
TreVeyon Henderson
RB Ohio State
Brashard Smith Head Shot
PICK: 178 RND: 6 (LV)
Brashard Smith
RB SMU
Upton Stout Head Shot
PICK: 212 RND: 6 (LV)
Upton Stout
S Western Kentucky
DJ Uiagalelei Head Shot
PICK: 216 RND: 6 (LV)
DJ Uiagalelei
QB Florida State
Elijhah Badger Head Shot
PICK: 222 RND: 7 (LV)
Elijhah Badger
WR Florida
Draft Picks Received
Shedeur Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 3 RND: 1 (NYG)
Shedeur Sanders
QB Colorado
Draft Picks Traded
James Pearce Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 6 RND: 1 (TEN)
James Pearce Jr.
DE-EDGE Tennessee
Jihaad Campbell Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (LAR)
Jihaad Campbell
LB Alabama
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (ATL)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (ATL)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
Players traded away
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Gardner Minshew
QB
Draft Grade — Raiders
Overall C+
ValueB- NeedB TradesC+ FutureD
A passer of the future in Sanders, and a C+, for the Raiders.

The Raiders spent the weekend waiting on one name, and it fell: TreVeyon Henderson, the No. 55 name on the board, in the Round 5 slot. Fine in stretches, shaky in others: a C+.

They will need Uiagalelei to outplay his draft slot in a hurry to justify it. Everything downstream of Shedeur Sanders depends on Shedeur Sanders, and the building knows it. They will regret leaving edge rusher for another day if the season turns on it.

The verdict is a shrug for now, with the swing picks left to write the real ending.

Pick Analysis
Pick3 Rnd1 Shedeur Sanders
In pick No. 3 they get a long-term answer under center. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick37 Rnd2 Benjamin Morrison
Benjamin Morrison at the 37th pick is right where the board had him, plain and simple. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick73 Rnd3 Xavier Restrepo
Xavier Restrepo in the 73rd pick is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick106 Rnd4 Savion Williams
Savion Williams in pick No. 106 is a bargain the rest of the room will envy. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick142 Rnd5 TreVeyon Henderson
They robbed the room for TreVeyon Henderson here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick178 Rnd6 Brashard Smith
They will replay Brashard Smith at slot 178 for years; that is how good the value is. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick212 Rnd6 Upton Stout
Upton Stout at the Round 6 slot is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick216 Rnd6 DJ Uiagalelei
Value said wait; DJ Uiagalelei in the 216th overall pick says they were not listening. The roster fit checks out.
Pick222 Rnd7 Elijhah Badger
Elijhah Badger at No. 222 is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.