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Draft Selections
Cam Ward Head Shot
PICK: 6 RND: 1 (LV)
Cam Ward
QB Miami
Nick Emmanwori Head Shot
PICK: 37 RND: 2 (LV)
Nick Emmanwori
S South Carolina
TreVeyon Henderson Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (LV)
TreVeyon Henderson
RB Ohio State
Omarr Norman-Lott Head Shot
PICK: 73 RND: 3 (LV)
Omarr Norman-Lott
DT Tennessee
Tez Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 107 RND: 4 (LV)
Tez Johnson
WR Oregon
Draft Grade — Raiders
Overall B-
ValueB NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Raiders drew a line under the quarterback search with Ward: B-.

The Raiders spent the pick that matters most on Cam Ward, and a roster that has been waiting on a passer can start to take shape.

If one pick saves this weekend, it is Johnson. The edge rusher hole is the one line item this class does not answer. Wide receiver was the priority and it is no longer a question, which is most of the job.

Add it up and it is a good, unfussy class.

Pick Analysis
Pick6 Rnd1 Cam Ward
In the 6th overall pick they get a franchise quarterback. A real need, handled.
Pick37 Rnd2 Nick Emmanwori
Nice patience on Nick Emmanwori, who had no business lasting to the Round 2 slot. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick68 Rnd3 TreVeyon Henderson
Value with a capital V on TreVeyon Henderson in Round 3, Pick 4, a genuine coup. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick73 Rnd3 Omarr Norman-Lott
A straight-up fair deal on Omarr Norman-Lott at slot 73, value and slot in agreement. It fills a real need, too.
Pick107 Rnd4 Tez Johnson
The board had Tez Johnson higher than No. 107, and the wide receiver fell to them anyway. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.