B-
Las Vegas Raiders
No fireworks, just a tidy B- for the Raiders.
by WattsRaider ·
2024 NFL Draft
· 11 picks
· 2 steals
· 6 reaches
Nobody else had Joe Milton III anywhere near the 161st pick. The Raiders did, by 39 spots, and that gap is the whole story.
The Washington steal is the beam this whole class leans on. The trade work was a quiet net positive.
Edge rusher is handled and the depth chart looks a good deal healthier for it. Spend now, pay later; the math only works if this class delivers.
In sum, a sensible class that nudges the roster the right way.
Pick-by-Pick
In the 13th pick they get a load in the middle. A clean fit for the roster.
They reached into another round for Cooper Beebe, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
A real head-scratcher, Blake Corum in pick 53 is miles ahead of his ranking. A need, and now a little less of one.
Javon Foster at No. 112 is a conviction pick that outran the value. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Tommy Eichenberg at pick No. 148 nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
They reached a country mile for Joe Milton III at Round 5, Pick 25, and the board is aghast. The roster fit checks out.
They paid sticker price for Kamal Hadden in pick 171, and that is fine. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Somehow Tahj Washington was still sitting there in the Round 6 slot, and they pounced on premier wide receiver value. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
The board had Tanner McLachlan higher than the 223rd overall pick, and the tight end fell to them anyway. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
A reach on Josh Proctor in pick No. 227; the board had better options right there. A minor itch, scratched.
Solomon Byrd at the 229th pick is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
