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Las Vegas Raiders
The Raiders got the worse of every deal, and it shows in the D.
by [email protected] ·
2024 NFL Draft
· 3 picks
· 2 steals
· 1 reaches
There was a run on nobody at that position, and the Raiders started one anyway for Bucky Irving, 54 picks ahead of schedule.
The dealing is the wound this class cannot quite close. For all the activity, edge rusher went untouched, which is hard to explain.
If one pick saves this weekend, it is Powers-Johnson. The future picks help the war chest more than the win-now roster.
Bottom line, they will need several of these picks to beat their grades just to break even, and edge rusher is still a hole.
Pick-by-Pick
In pick No. 13 they get a seam-stretching tight end, outstanding value to boot.
Jackson Powers-Johnson at Round 2, Pick 12 is money in the bank, a offensive lineman taken below his worth. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
They left a pile of value on the table to take Bucky Irving this early at No. 77. It patches a soft spot without any drama.