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Las Vegas Raiders

The Raiders fleeced the room on the phones and earned a B.

by Copper · 2024 NFL Draft · 12 picks · 2 steals · 3 reaches
Value B-
Need B
Trades A+
Future C+

The move everyone will second-guess came early. The Raiders reached some 80 spots for Solomon Byrd, and value like that does not grow back.

The trade ledger is the best part of the whole weekend. The quarterback spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at. The Arnold steal is the beam this whole class leans on.

Nothing here to lose sleep over, and plenty to feel decent about.

Pick-by-Pick

R2.2 · Pick 34 · Terrion Arnold · CB · rank 20
Terrion Arnold is a better player than No. 34 suggests; smart patience, rewarded. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
R2.4 · Pick 36 · Ennis Rakestraw Jr. · CB · rank 37
They took Ennis Rakestraw Jr. at par in slot 36, which is nothing to complain about. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
R2.5 · Pick 37 · Braden Fiske · DL · rank 38
A straight-up fair deal on Braden Fiske at pick 37, value and slot in agreement. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
R2.12 · Pick 44 · Payton Wilson · LB · rank 39
A reasonable price with a little left over, Payton Wilson in the 44th pick. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
R2.20 · Pick 52 · Mike Sainristil · CB · rank 51
No edge and no loss on Mike Sainristil in pick No. 52; it is a wash and a sensible one. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
R3.16 · Pick 80 · Dominick Puni · OT · rank 89
They went early on Dominick Puni in Round 3, Pick 16, and the value did not follow. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
R3.34 · Pick 97 · Patrick Paul · OT · rank 85
Nice patience on Patrick Paul, who had no business lasting to pick 97. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
R5.12 · Pick 148 · Dylan Laube · RB · rank 171
They left a pile of value on the table to take Dylan Laube this early at the 148th pick. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
R6.5 · Pick 180 · Tahj Washington · WR · rank 180
No drama and no debate, Tahj Washington went about where he belonged in slot 180. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
R6.33 · Pick 208 · Tyrice Knight · LB · rank 212
A market-rate linebacker, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Tyrice Knight. They added to a strength when a need was still open elsewhere.
R6.34 · Pick 209 · Solomon Byrd · DE-EDGE · rank 289
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Solomon Byrd. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
R7.3 · Pick 223 · Trey Taylor · S · rank 230
Trey Taylor at Round 7, Pick 3 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
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