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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
Mason Taylor Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (LV)
Mason Taylor
TE LSU
Azareye'h Thomas Head Shot
PICK: 73 RND: 3 (LV)
Azareye'h Thomas
CB Florida State
Will Howard Head Shot
PICK: 107 RND: 4 (LV)
Will Howard
QB Ohio State
Andrew Mukuba Head Shot
PICK: 144 RND: 5 (LV)
Andrew Mukuba
S Texas
Jay Higgins Head Shot
PICK: 182 RND: 6 (LV)
Jay Higgins
LB Iowa
Raheim Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 214 RND: 6 (LV)
Raheim Sanders
RB South Carolina
Roc Taylor Head Shot
PICK: 218 RND: 6 (LV)
Roc Taylor
WR Memphis
Zeek Biggers Head Shot
PICK: 224 RND: 7 (LV)
Zeek Biggers
DT Georgia Tech
Draft Grade — Raiders
Overall B
ValueB NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
Ward is the plan now, and the Raiders grade out a B.

You could see the war room lean forward. Raheim Sanders at No. 214 is the sort of fall that does not happen, except it just did.

Everything downstream of Cam Ward depends on Cam Ward, and the building knows it. If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through edge rusher.

A workmanlike haul that should hold up just fine.

Pick Analysis
Pick6 Rnd1 Cam Ward
In Round 1, Pick 6 they get the arm they will build around. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick37 Rnd2 Emeka Egbuka
A quiet steal in pick No. 37: Emeka Egbuka for less than the market said. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick68 Rnd3 Mason Taylor
They liked Mason Taylor enough to skip the value, taking him in pick No. 68. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick73 Rnd3 Azareye'h Thomas
They let Azareye'h Thomas come to them and pounced at slot 73. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick107 Rnd4 Will Howard
A tidy little value on Will Howard in pick 107, a step better than break-even. It fills a real need, too.
Pick144 Rnd5 Andrew Mukuba
Andrew Mukuba in No. 144 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick182 Rnd6 Jay Higgins
Jay Higgins in the 182nd pick is exactly on the number, no argument either way. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick214 Rnd6 Raheim Sanders
Circle this one: Raheim Sanders at the 214th overall pick is a fall that decides a draft. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick218 Rnd6 Roc Taylor
Roc Taylor in the Round 6 slot should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick224 Rnd7 Zeek Biggers
No edge and no loss on Zeek Biggers in Round 7, Pick 6; it is a wash and a sensible one. It patches a soft spot without any drama.