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Draft Selections
Cam Ward Head Shot
PICK: 6 RND: 1 (LV)
Cam Ward
QB Miami
Nick Emmanwori Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (LV)
Nick Emmanwori
S South Carolina
Kaleb Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 73 RND: 3 (LV)
Kaleb Johnson
RB Iowa
Deontae Lawson Head Shot
PICK: 115 RND: 4 (LV)
Deontae Lawson
LB Alabama
Samuel Brown Head Shot
PICK: 178 RND: 6 (LV)
Samuel Brown
WR Miami
Carson Schwesinger Head Shot
PICK: 212 RND: 6 (LV)
Carson Schwesinger
LB UCLA
Tim Smith Head Shot
PICK: 216 RND: 6 (LV)
Tim Smith
DL Alabama
Davison Igbinosun Head Shot
PICK: 222 RND: 7 (LV)
Davison Igbinosun
CB Ohio State
Xavier Nwankpa Head Shot
PICK: 225 RND: 7 (LV)
Xavier Nwankpa
S Iowa
Draft Picks Received
Deontae Lawson Head Shot
PICK: 115 RND: 4 (IND)
Deontae Lawson
LB Alabama
Xavier Nwankpa Head Shot
PICK: 225 RND: 7 (DET)
Xavier Nwankpa
S Iowa
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (DET)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Tate Ratledge Head Shot
PICK: 37 RND: 2 (HOU)
Tate Ratledge
OG Georgia
Gunnar Helm Head Shot
PICK: 106 RND: 4 (IND)
Gunnar Helm
TE Texas
Sebastian Castro Head Shot
PICK: 142 RND: 5 (DET)
Sebastian Castro
S Iowa
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (ATL)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
Players Gained
Head Shot
Hendon Hooker
QB
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Christian Mahogany
OG
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Derek Stingley Jr.
CB
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Jonathan Taylor
RB
Players traded away
Head Shot
Gardner Minshew
QB
Draft Grade — Raiders
Overall B+
ValueB NeedB TradesA+ FutureC+
Ward is the plan now, and the Raiders grade out a B+.

The Raiders treated their own grade as gospel and everyone else's as noise, spending the 216th overall pick on Tim Smith a full 90 spots early.

The Schwesinger pick alone nudges the whole weekend up a notch. Whatever Cam Ward becomes, the front office has tied its fortunes to the answer.

The dealing alone would carry a lesser class. They punted on edge rusher, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest.

A workmanlike haul that should hold up just fine.

Pick Analysis
Pick6 Rnd1 Cam Ward
They took Cam Ward at par in the 6th overall pick, which is nothing to complain about. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick68 Rnd3 Nick Emmanwori
Nick Emmanwori at the 68th pick is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick73 Rnd3 Kaleb Johnson
Kaleb Johnson in pick No. 73 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick115 Rnd4 Deontae Lawson
The board fumbled Deontae Lawson all the way to No. 115, and they scooped it up. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick178 Rnd6 Samuel Brown
Value said wait; Samuel Brown in the Round 6 slot says they were not listening. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick212 Rnd6 Carson Schwesinger
Taking Carson Schwesinger in Round 6, Pick 37 is close to grand larceny; a linebacker that good had no business lasting this long. Depth on depth, at a spot that was hardly crying out.
Pick216 Rnd6 Tim Smith
They talked themselves into Tim Smith at the 216th overall pick, and the board did not agree. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick222 Rnd7 Davison Igbinosun
By-the-book stuff, Davison Igbinosun at the Round 7 slot squarely in line with his ranking. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick225 Rnd7 Xavier Nwankpa
Xavier Nwankpa at pick No. 225 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. Pure best-available; the position was not exactly begging.