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Draft Selections
Will Campbell Head Shot
PICK: 8 RND: 1 (LV)
Will Campbell
OT LSU
Nick Emmanwori Head Shot
PICK: 39 RND: 2 (LV)
Nick Emmanwori
S South Carolina
Dylan Fairchild Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (LV)
Dylan Fairchild
OG Georgia
Jayden Higgins Head Shot
PICK: 70 RND: 3 (LV)
Jayden Higgins
WR Iowa State
Kyle McCord Head Shot
PICK: 106 RND: 4 (LV)
Kyle McCord
QB Syracuse
Danny Stutsman Head Shot
PICK: 146 RND: 5 (LV)
Danny Stutsman
LB Oklahoma
Nicholas Singleton Head Shot
PICK: 183 RND: 6 (LV)
Nicholas Singleton
RB Penn State
Chris Paul Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 212 RND: 6 (LV)
Chris Paul Jr.
LB Ole Miss
Thor Griffith Head Shot
PICK: 216 RND: 6 (LV)
Thor Griffith
DL Louisville
Elijhah Badger Head Shot
PICK: 223 RND: 7 (LV)
Elijhah Badger
WR Florida
Draft Grade — Raiders
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Raiders did the meat-and-potatoes work well: B-.

The move everyone will second-guess came early. The Raiders reached some 124 spots for Kyle McCord, and value like that does not grow back. No fireworks, but a solid B-.

The Paul Jr. pick is the one they will point to when this weekend is judged. They will regret leaving edge rusher for another day if the season turns on it. The roster is better shaped than it was, with wide receiver chief among the fixes.

Solid rather than spectacular, and there is nothing wrong with that.

Pick Analysis
Pick8 Rnd1 Will Campbell
In the Round 1 slot they get a blindside protector at fair value. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick39 Rnd2 Nick Emmanwori
Nick Emmanwori at the 39th overall pick is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick69 Rnd3 Dylan Fairchild
Dylan Fairchild slipping to pick No. 69 is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick70 Rnd3 Jayden Higgins
Jayden Higgins at pick 70 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick106 Rnd4 Kyle McCord
They talked themselves into Kyle McCord at the 106th pick, and the board did not agree. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick146 Rnd5 Danny Stutsman
Taking Danny Stutsman in Round 5, Pick 9 is close to grand larceny; a linebacker that good had no business lasting this long. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick183 Rnd6 Nicholas Singleton
The board fumbled Nicholas Singleton all the way to slot 183, and they scooped it up. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick212 Rnd6 Chris Paul Jr.
Chris Paul Jr. at the 212th pick is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. Pure best-available; the position was not exactly begging.
Pick216 Rnd6 Thor Griffith
Thor Griffith at Round 6, Pick 41 is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick223 Rnd7 Elijhah Badger
A big swing on Elijhah Badger at pick No. 223, well ahead of any board in the building. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.