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Howard and offense D

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Las Vegas Raiders

The Raiders let Sanders fall and pounced. Final grade: D.

by [email protected] · 2025 NFL Draft · 12 picks · 9 steals · 1 reaches
Value A-
Need B
Trades F
Future B-

You can lose a draft before you make a pick. The Raiders did it at the trade table, overpaying to chase players the board did not price nearly as high.

Reaching for Howard left real value on the table behind him. The Sanders pick is the one they will point to when this weekend is judged.

Leaving edge rusher unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall.

Add it up and it is a weekend the front office will hope everyone forgets, edge rusher very much included.

Pick-by-Pick

R1.14 · Pick 14 · Tetairoa McMillan · WR · rank 5
In slot 14 they get a home-run threat at receiver, outstanding value to boot. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
R1.16 · Pick 16 · Ashton Jeanty · RB · rank 2
In the 16th pick they get a featured back at a price that makes it sweeter.
R2.1 · Pick 33 · Walter Nolen · DT · rank 17
Walter Nolen slipping to the Round 2 slot is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
R2.5 · Pick 37 · Emeka Egbuka · WR · rank 21
They read the board right and Emeka Egbuka was the payoff at Round 2, Pick 5. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
R3.3 · Pick 67 · TreVeyon Henderson · RB · rank 55
TreVeyon Henderson is a better player than No. 67 suggests; smart patience, rewarded. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
R3.4 · Pick 68 · Nick Emmanwori · S · rank 18
Nick Emmanwori in pick 68 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
R3.9 · Pick 73 · Darien Porter · CB · rank 80
A straight-up fair deal on Darien Porter at No. 73, value and slot in agreement. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
R3.16 · Pick 80 · Will Howard · QB · rank 108
Will Howard at slot 80 is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. It fills a real need, too.
R4.6 · Pick 107 · Donovan Jackson · OT · rank 86
Donovan Jackson in pick 107 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
R5.5 · Pick 144 · Oronde Gadsden II · TE · rank 143
No drama and no debate, Oronde Gadsden II went about where he belonged in the Round 5 slot. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
R6.4 · Pick 182 · Cody Simon · LB · rank 136
A top-tier linebacker at a bargain, Cody Simon in the 182nd pick, plain and simple. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
R6.36 · Pick 214 · Raheim Sanders · RB · rank 158
Raheim Sanders in pick No. 214 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
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