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Cam Ward Head Shot
PICK: 6 RND: 1 (LV)
Cam Ward
QB Miami
Walter Nolen Head Shot
PICK: 37 RND: 2 (LV)
Walter Nolen
DT Ole Miss
Jayden Higgins Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (LV)
Jayden Higgins
WR Iowa State
Maxwell Hairston Head Shot
PICK: 73 RND: 3 (LV)
Maxwell Hairston
CB Kentucky
Malachi Moore Head Shot
PICK: 107 RND: 4 (LV)
Malachi Moore
S Alabama
Cody Simon Head Shot
PICK: 144 RND: 5 (LV)
Cody Simon
LB Ohio State
Jack Nelson Head Shot
PICK: 182 RND: 6 (LV)
Jack Nelson
OT Wisconsin
Carson Vinson Head Shot
PICK: 214 RND: 6 (LV)
Carson Vinson
OT Alabama A&M
Zeek Biggers Head Shot
PICK: 218 RND: 6 (LV)
Zeek Biggers
DT Georgia Tech
Phil Mafah Head Shot
PICK: 224 RND: 7 (LV)
Phil Mafah
RB Clemson
Draft Grade — Raiders
Overall B-
ValueB NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
A franchise passer in Ward headlines a B- weekend for the Raiders.

The one hole that towered over the rest is filled. The Raiders spent their marquee pick on Cam Ward, and for the first time in a while there is a real answer at quarterback. A sturdy weekend that grades out a B-.

Whatever else happened, they won the night they took Mafah. That edge rusher hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall.

Biggers has a lot of ground to make up just to look fairly priced.

All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but edge rusher.

Pick Analysis
Pick6 Rnd1 Cam Ward
In the 6th pick they get a long-term answer under center at fair value. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick37 Rnd2 Walter Nolen
Walter Nolen at pick No. 37 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick68 Rnd3 Jayden Higgins
They paid sticker price for Jayden Higgins in Round 3, Pick 4, and that is fine. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick73 Rnd3 Maxwell Hairston
No edge and no loss on Maxwell Hairston in the Round 3 slot; it is a wash and a sensible one. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick107 Rnd4 Malachi Moore
They did well to land Malachi Moore in No. 107, just ahead of his grade. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick144 Rnd5 Cody Simon
They let Cody Simon come to them and pounced at the 144th overall pick. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick182 Rnd6 Jack Nelson
Jack Nelson in pick 182 is a bargain the rest of the room will envy. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick214 Rnd6 Carson Vinson
Carson Vinson at slot 214 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick218 Rnd6 Zeek Biggers
A reach on Zeek Biggers in Round 6, Pick 40; the board had better options right there. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick224 Rnd7 Phil Mafah
You do not let a running back like Phil Mafah reach pick No. 224 and blink. They did not. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.