RAIDERS MOCK DRAFT GRADE C+

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Las Vegas Raiders

The Raiders land in the muddy middle: C+.

by [email protected] · 2025 NFL Draft · 11 picks · 5 steals · 2 reaches
Value B
Need B
Trades C
Future D

Call it belief, call it a gut call, but Nick Martin at No. 214 is 51 spots clear of consensus, and that is the headline. The final tally is a middling C+.

However the rest shakes out, Howard at that price is a win they earned. That cornerback hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall. The DK Metcalf deal gives the class an established piece to lean on.

They were the ones paying the moving tax this weekend.

Bottom line, the swing picks will decide whether this ages well.

Pick-by-Pick

R1.6 · Pick 6 · Abdul Carter · DE-EDGE · rank 3
Abdul Carter at pick No. 6 is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
R1.21 · Pick 21 · Kenneth Grant · DT · rank 21
In Round 1, Pick 21 they get a run-stuffing presence up front. A real need, handled.
R2.5 · Pick 37 · Jihaad Campbell · LB · rank 41
They took Jihaad Campbell at par in the 37th pick, which is nothing to complain about. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
R3.4 · Pick 68 · TreVeyon Henderson · RB · rank 55
They read the board right and TreVeyon Henderson was the payoff at the 68th overall pick. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
R3.10 · Pick 74 · Dylan Sampson · RB · rank 61
A quiet steal in the Round 3 slot: Dylan Sampson for less than the market said. It fills a real need, too.
R4.6 · Pick 107 · Kevin Winston Jr. · S · rank 98
A slide stopped in pick 107, with Kevin Winston Jr. worth more than the price. A minor need, but a need all the same.
R5.5 · Pick 144 · Will Howard · QB · rank 103
A quarterback of that caliber at slot 144 is the definition of value, full stop. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
R5.8 · Pick 147 · Bhayshul Tuten · RB · rank 151
Bhayshul Tuten at the Round 5 slot is right where the board had him, plain and simple. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
R6.4 · Pick 182 · Roc Taylor · WR · rank 190
They paid up for Roc Taylor at the 182nd overall pick when waiting would have done the job. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
R6.36 · Pick 214 · Nick Martin · LB · rank 265
Nick Martin at pick No. 214 is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. Insurance at a position that did not really ask for it.
R6.40 · Pick 218 · Antwane Wells Jr. · WR · rank 185
Antwane Wells Jr. at pick 218 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
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