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Vegas Lands Ward, Egbuka, Henderson, Hairston., Castro, Belton, And more.

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Draft Selections
Cam Ward Head Shot
PICK: 6 RND: 1 (LV)
Cam Ward
QB Miami
Emeka Egbuka Head Shot
PICK: 37 RND: 2 (LV)
Emeka Egbuka
WR Ohio State
TreVeyon Henderson Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (LV)
TreVeyon Henderson
RB Ohio State
Maxwell Hairston Head Shot
PICK: 73 RND: 3 (LV)
Maxwell Hairston
CB Kentucky
Sebastian Castro Head Shot
PICK: 107 RND: 4 (LV)
Sebastian Castro
S Iowa
Anthony Belton Head Shot
PICK: 144 RND: 5 (LV)
Anthony Belton
OT NC State
Simeon Barrow Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 182 RND: 6 (LV)
Simeon Barrow Jr.
DL Miami
Roc Taylor Head Shot
PICK: 214 RND: 6 (LV)
Roc Taylor
WR Memphis
Jay Higgins Head Shot
PICK: 218 RND: 6 (LV)
Jay Higgins
LB Iowa
Torricelli Simpkins III Head Shot
PICK: 224 RND: 7 (LV)
Torricelli Simpkins III
OG South Carolina
Draft Grade — Raiders
Overall B
ValueB NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
Ward is the plan now, and the Raiders grade out a B.

They finally answered the question that shadows every other one. Cam Ward is the Raiders' quarterback, full stop.

They banked enough surplus on Higgins to cover a lot of smaller sins. Every board in the league had Simpkins III lower, and that gap is the story.

They covered a lot of ground and still skipped edge rusher, which is a strange place to end up.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick6 Rnd1 Cam Ward
They took Cam Ward at par in slot 6, which is nothing to complain about. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick37 Rnd2 Emeka Egbuka
Emeka Egbuka is a better player than the 37th pick suggests; smart patience, rewarded. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick68 Rnd3 TreVeyon Henderson
A tidy bit of business in pick 68, where TreVeyon Henderson graded well above the range. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick73 Rnd3 Maxwell Hairston
A straight-up fair deal on Maxwell Hairston at the 73rd overall pick, value and slot in agreement. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick107 Rnd4 Sebastian Castro
They robbed the room for Sebastian Castro here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick144 Rnd5 Anthony Belton
Anthony Belton in the Round 5 slot is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick182 Rnd6 Simeon Barrow Jr.
Simeon Barrow Jr. in pick No. 182 is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. The roster fit checks out.
Pick214 Rnd6 Roc Taylor
A wide receiver of that caliber at No. 214 is the definition of value, full stop. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick218 Rnd6 Jay Higgins
Jay Higgins at the 218th pick is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick224 Rnd7 Torricelli Simpkins III
Value said wait; Torricelli Simpkins III in the 224th overall pick says they were not listening. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.