B-
Las Vegas Raiders
The Raiders won the night they stopped Belton from sliding. Grade: B-.
by Devix77 ·
2025 NFL Draft
· 9 picks
· 4 steals
· 2 reaches
Thirty-one other rooms let Anthony Belton slide, and the Raiders were the ones holding the card at slot 144. Highway robbery.
They will regret leaving edge rusher for another day if the season turns on it. If Frazier pans out, nobody remembers the price. If not, this is the pick they hear about. Cornerback is handled and the depth chart looks a good deal healthier for it.
Good work on the whole, with edge rusher the one box left unchecked.
Pick-by-Pick
Fair-plus on Ashton Jeanty, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
They jumped the gun on Trey Amos, taking him earlier than his grade liked. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Value with a capital V on Demetrius Knight Jr. in the 68th overall pick, a genuine coup. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Kevin Winston Jr. is a better player than the Round 4 slot suggests; smart patience, rewarded. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
They robbed the room for Anthony Belton here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Nice patience on Dont'e Thornton Jr., who had no business lasting to slot 182. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
No edge and no loss on Cam Jackson in the 214th pick; it is a wash and a sensible one. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
They took Isaac TeSlaa at par in No. 218, which is nothing to complain about. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
A reach on Miles Frazier in Round 7, Pick 6; the board had better options right there. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.