RAIDERS MOCK DRAFT GRADE B+

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Las Vegas Raiders

McCarthy is the plan now, and the Raiders grade out a B+.

by MarkT · 2024 NFL Draft · 11 picks · 1 steals · 4 reaches
Value B-
Need B+
Trades A+
Future B

The Raiders spent the pick that matters most on J.J. McCarthy, and a roster that has been waiting on a passer can start to take shape. More right than wrong, and a B+ to match.

The trade ledger is the best part of the whole weekend. They covered a lot of ground and still skipped edge rusher, which is a strange place to end up.

The Smith reach is the anchor dragging on the value grade.

A competent weekend that does not make headlines and does not need to.

Pick-by-Pick

R1.20 · Pick 20 · J.J. McCarthy · QB · rank 23
In Round 1, Pick 20 they get their quarterback of the future. A real need, handled.
R2.4 · Pick 36 · Jordan Morgan · OT · rank 37
Jordan Morgan in the 36th pick is exactly on the number, no argument either way. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
R2.20 · Pick 52 · T.J. Tampa · CB · rank 51
A market-rate cornerback, with the board and the slot shaking hands on T.J. Tampa. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
R2.25 · Pick 57 · Xavier Worthy · WR · rank 55
By-the-book stuff, Xavier Worthy at pick No. 57 squarely in line with his ranking. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
R2.26 · Pick 58 · Kingsley Suamataia · OT · rank 61
No edge and no loss on Kingsley Suamataia in pick 58; it is a wash and a sensible one. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
R3.13 · Pick 77 · Trey Benson · RB · rank 87
Trey Benson in the 77th overall pick is the kind of reach that only looks good if he outplays it. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
R3.14 · Pick 78 · Devontez Walker · WR · rank 70
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Devontez Walker at No. 78. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
R3.25 · Pick 88 · Cole Bishop · S · rank 104
A reach for Cole Bishop in slot 88; a little patience would have been rewarded. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
R3.26 · Pick 89 · Maason Smith · DT · rank 110
Maason Smith in pick No. 89 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
R3.35 · Pick 98 · Braelon Allen · RB · rank 106
Braelon Allen at slot 98 is a clear overpay, with better names still on the board. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
R3.37 · Pick 100 · Khyree Jackson · CB · rank 95
A tidy little value on Khyree Jackson in No. 100, a step better than break-even. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
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