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Vegas Trades for TJ Watt, then moves back to end of 1st. Quite a Haul.

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Draft Selections
Jalon Walker Head Shot
PICK: 30 RND: 1 (LV)
Jalon Walker
LB Georgia
Kaleb Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 37 RND: 2 (LV)
Kaleb Johnson
RB Iowa
Jack Bech Head Shot
PICK: 56 RND: 2 (LV)
Jack Bech
WR TCU
Xavier Watts Head Shot
PICK: 62 RND: 2 (LV)
Xavier Watts
S Notre Dame
Denzel Burke Head Shot
PICK: 108 RND: 4 (LV)
Denzel Burke
CB Ohio State
Anthony Belton Head Shot
PICK: 109 RND: 4 (LV)
Anthony Belton
OT NC State
Nick Nash Head Shot
PICK: 143 RND: 5 (LV)
Nick Nash
WR San Jose State
CJ West Head Shot
PICK: 184 RND: 6 (LV)
CJ West
DT Indiana
Jordan Hancock Head Shot
PICK: 213 RND: 6 (LV)
Jordan Hancock
S Ohio State
Teddye Buchanan Head Shot
PICK: 215 RND: 6 (LV)
Teddye Buchanan
LB California
Garrett Dellinger Head Shot
PICK: 222 RND: 7 (LV)
Garrett Dellinger
OG LSU
Jermari Harris Head Shot
PICK: 248 RND: 7 (LV)
Jermari Harris
CB Iowa
Draft Picks Received
Jalon Walker Head Shot
PICK: 30 RND: 1 (BUF)
Jalon Walker
LB Georgia
Jack Bech Head Shot
PICK: 56 RND: 2 (BUF)
Jack Bech
WR TCU
Xavier Watts Head Shot
PICK: 62 RND: 2 (BUF)
Xavier Watts
S Notre Dame
Anthony Belton Head Shot
PICK: 109 RND: 4 (BUF)
Anthony Belton
OT NC State
CJ West Head Shot
PICK: 184 RND: 6 (NO)
CJ West
DT Indiana
Jermari Harris Head Shot
PICK: 248 RND: 7 (NO)
Jermari Harris
CB Iowa
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (BUF)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Will Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 6 RND: 1 (BUF)
Will Johnson
CB Michigan
Jayden Higgins Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (PIT)
Jayden Higgins
WR Iowa State
Connor Colby Head Shot
PICK: 180 RND: 6 (NO)
Connor Colby
OG Iowa
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (ARI)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (ARI)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
Players Gained
Head Shot
T.J. Watt
LB
Players traded away
Head Shot
Jack Jones
CB
Head Shot
Michael Mayer
TE
Head Shot
Terrace Marshall Jr.
WR
Draft Grade — Raiders
Overall B+
ValueB- NeedB TradesA+ FutureB
Nobody dealt better than the Raiders this weekend: B+.

The move everyone will second-guess came early. The Raiders reached some 73 spots for Garrett Dellinger, and value like that does not grow back.

The dealing alone would carry a lesser class. The Watts pick alone nudges the whole weekend up a notch. They covered a lot of ground and still skipped edge rusher, which is a strange place to end up.

In sum, a sensible class that nudges the roster the right way.

Pick Analysis
Pick30 Rnd1 Jalon Walker
In pick 30 they get a green-dot type in the middle at fair value.
Pick37 Rnd2 Kaleb Johnson
A conviction pick on Kaleb Johnson at Round 2, Pick 5 that the board grades a round light. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick56 Rnd2 Jack Bech
The board had cheaper options than Jack Bech at No. 56, and it noticed. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick62 Rnd2 Xavier Watts
Xavier Watts in pick No. 62 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick108 Rnd4 Denzel Burke
Denzel Burke at slot 108 is a clear overpay, with better names still on the board. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick109 Rnd4 Anthony Belton
By-the-book stuff, Anthony Belton at the 109th overall pick squarely in line with his ranking. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick143 Rnd5 Nick Nash
No edge and no loss on Nick Nash in pick No. 143; it is a wash and a sensible one. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick184 Rnd6 CJ West
CJ West at Round 6, Pick 8 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick213 Rnd6 Jordan Hancock
Jordan Hancock in No. 213 is fair value, right on his grade. They doubled down on a strength rather than a need.
Pick215 Rnd6 Teddye Buchanan
A wild overpay on Teddye Buchanan in slot 215, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. They added to a strength when a need was still open elsewhere.
Pick222 Rnd7 Garrett Dellinger
This one needs a full-page explanation: Garrett Dellinger in the 222nd overall pick, miles early. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick248 Rnd7 Jermari Harris
Jermari Harris slipping to pick 248 is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.