RAIDERS MOCK DRAFT GRADE B+

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Las Vegas Raiders

Grand theft in pick 234: the Raiders steal Jones and grade out a B+.

by gwgreen0610099 · 2024 NFL Draft · 9 picks · 1 steals · 3 reaches
Value B-
Need B
Trades A+
Future B

Whoever sat across the table from the Raiders should ask for a receipt. They cleaned the room out, prying loose far more value than they gave up, and it was the quiet MVP of their weekend. It nets out to a B+, which feels about right.

That is a cornerback worth more than the slot they spent on him, plainly. With edge rusher, wide receiver and other spots unsolved, spending premium capital on linebacker is the choice that costs them. They covered a lot of ground and still skipped edge rusher, which is a strange place to end up.

Good work on the whole, with edge rusher the one box left unchecked.

Pick-by-Pick

R1.19 · Pick 19 · Kool-Aid McKinstry · CB · rank 19
No edge and no loss on Kool-Aid McKinstry in the 19th pick; it is a wash and a sensible one. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
R2.14 · Pick 46 · Byron Murphy II · DL · rank 43
Nothing to complain about; Byron Murphy II went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
R2.19 · Pick 51 · Edgerrin Cooper · LB · rank 59
They paid a round early for Edgerrin Cooper in the Round 2 slot, more than the board wanted. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
R3.13 · Pick 77 · Christian Haynes · OG · rank 77
A straight-up fair deal on Christian Haynes at pick No. 77, value and slot in agreement. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
R4.12 · Pick 112 · Tommy Eichenberg · LB · rank 125
The eyebrow-raiser of the weekend. They went linebacker with Tommy Eichenberg while clear needs at edge rusher, wide receiver and other spots sat open.
R4.17 · Pick 117 · Cedric Gray · LB · rank 131
Of all the spots to shop, they chose linebacker. Cedric Gray in slot 117 leaves edge rusher, wide receiver and other spots for later.
R5.14 · Pick 150 · Jaylin Simpson · CB · rank 147
Jaylin Simpson at Round 5, Pick 14 is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
R6.15 · Pick 190 · Christian Jones · OT · rank 190
Christian Jones at slot 190 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
R7.14 · Pick 234 · Sheridan Jones · CB · rank 212
Steal is underselling it; Sheridan Jones at the Round 7 slot is a heist with the alarm still ringing. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
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