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Cam Ward Head Shot
PICK: 6 RND: 1 (LV)
Cam Ward
QB Miami
Kenneth Grant Head Shot
PICK: 37 RND: 2 (LV)
Kenneth Grant
DT Michigan
Isaiah Bond Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (LV)
Isaiah Bond
WR Texas
Azareye'h Thomas Head Shot
PICK: 73 RND: 3 (LV)
Azareye'h Thomas
CB Florida State
Kevin Winston Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 107 RND: 4 (LV)
Kevin Winston Jr.
S Penn State
Smael Mondon Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 144 RND: 5 (LV)
Smael Mondon Jr.
LB Georgia
Ollie Gordon II Head Shot
PICK: 182 RND: 6 (LV)
Ollie Gordon II
RB Oklahoma State
Tyler Shough Head Shot
PICK: 214 RND: 6 (LV)
Tyler Shough
QB Louisville
Hayden Conner Head Shot
PICK: 218 RND: 6 (LV)
Hayden Conner
OG Texas
Cam Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 224 RND: 7 (LV)
Cam Jackson
DT Florida
Draft Grade — Raiders
Overall B
ValueB NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
Ward is the plan now, and the Raiders grade out a B.

When a board-topper like Tyler Shough slides to Round 6, Pick 36, you do not overthink it, and the Raiders did not. Call it a sensible B, earned the boring way.

They have staked the next five years on Cam Ward, which is the only story that really matters here. They will regret leaving edge rusher for another day if the season turns on it. On the needs board they went 6 of 8, with cornerback the one that mattered most.

The offense got the lion's share of the attention.

Not a headline-grabber, but a perfectly good weekend's work.

Pick Analysis
Pick6 Rnd1 Cam Ward
In slot 6 they get a long-term answer under center. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick37 Rnd2 Kenneth Grant
The board fumbled Kenneth Grant all the way to No. 37, and they scooped it up. The roster fit checks out.
Pick68 Rnd3 Isaiah Bond
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Isaiah Bond at No. 68. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick73 Rnd3 Azareye'h Thomas
The board had Azareye'h Thomas higher than the 73rd pick, and the cornerback fell to them anyway. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick107 Rnd4 Kevin Winston Jr.
Good price on Kevin Winston Jr. in slot 107, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick144 Rnd5 Smael Mondon Jr.
They robbed the room for Smael Mondon Jr. here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick182 Rnd6 Ollie Gordon II
Nothing to complain about; Ollie Gordon II went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick214 Rnd6 Tyler Shough
They will replay Tyler Shough at pick No. 214 for years; that is how good the value is. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick218 Rnd6 Hayden Conner
A clean, defensible pick in pick 218 with a little surplus value in Hayden Conner. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick224 Rnd7 Cam Jackson
No edge and no loss on Cam Jackson in the 224th overall pick; it is a wash and a sensible one. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.