B
Las Vegas Raiders
The Raiders checked most of the boxes and earned a B.
by Silver ·
2024 NFL Draft
· 11 picks
· 0 steals
· 4 reaches
The Raiders' one glaring miss is edge rusher, a need they left exactly as they found it. Good, not great, and the B says as much.
The cost of the Guyton reach is exactly the players who went right after him. The future picks help the war chest more than the win-now roster.
The Raiders paired the rookies with proven help, George Fant leading the way.
A competent weekend that does not make headlines and does not need to.
Pick-by-Pick
In the Round 1 slot they get a blindside protector, even if it was a touch early. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
They paid a round early for Payton Wilson in the 59th overall pick, more than the board wanted. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
They paid sticker price for Johnny Wilson in Round 3, Pick 13, and that is fine. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
No drama and no debate, Zak Zinter went about where he belonged in pick No. 96. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Leonard Taylor III in the 112th pick is fair value, right on his grade. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Cole Bishop at slot 116 jumps the queue by a touch more than is comfortable. A minor itch, scratched.
A conviction pick on Cam Hart at No. 127 that the board grades a round light. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
They took Braelon Allen at par in pick 150, which is nothing to complain about. The roster fit checks out.
By-the-book stuff, AJ Barner at Round 6, Pick 15 squarely in line with his ranking. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
A straight-up fair deal on Andrew Raym at No. 195, value and slot in agreement. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
They did well to land Steele Chambers in the 234th overall pick, just ahead of his grade. Pure best-available; the position was not exactly begging.