B
Las Vegas Raiders
The Raiders won the weekend at the trade table. Grade: B.
by JayRaider ·
2024 NFL Draft
· 10 picks
· 2 steals
· 5 reaches
The Raiders spent real capital to be 69 picks early on Ty'Ron Hopper, and the board is going to hold them to it. It does the job without flash, and the B reflects it.
Every deal seemed to tilt their way, which is not luck. The Mims pick alone nudges the whole weekend up a notch. That edge rusher hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall.
A workmanlike haul that should hold up just fine.
Pick-by-Pick
Cooper DeJean slid further than he should have, and the Round 2 slot is lovely value for the cornerback. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
They barely believed it either: Amarius Mims still on the board at slot 45. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
The board had cheaper options than Ruke Orhorhoro at the 58th pick, and it noticed. A need, and now a little less of one.
Trey Benson at pick 77 is a conviction pick that outran the value. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
A market-rate cornerback, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Khyree Jackson. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Ty'Ron Hopper at No. 112 is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
No drama and no debate, Jacob Cowing went about where he belonged in pick 148. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Caedan Wallace at pick No. 208 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Trevin Wallace at the 223rd pick jumps the queue by a touch more than is comfortable. Stacking talent where they were already deep.
Tyrice Knight at slot 229 is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. Pure best-available; the position was not exactly begging.