B+
Las Vegas Raiders
The Raiders robbed the room for Milroe. Final grade: B+.
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2025 NFL Draft
· 15 picks
· 7 steals
· 3 reaches
The best pick of the weekend was also the simplest. The Raiders watched Jalen Milroe slide 66 picks past his grade and did not hesitate. A sturdy weekend that grades out a B+.
The phones were where this weekend was really won. Reaching for Gadsden II left real value on the table behind him.
They will regret leaving edge rusher for another day if the season turns on it.
All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but edge rusher.
Pick-by-Pick
In slot 20 they get a pocket-collapsing interior rusher at fair value.
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Emeka Egbuka at the 33rd pick is the proof. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Nothing to complain about; TreVeyon Henderson went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. A need, and now a little less of one.
Marcus Mbow at the Round 3 slot is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
No edge and no loss on Tate Ratledge in Round 3, Pick 9; it is a wash and a sensible one. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Circle this one: Quinshon Judkins at pick 102 is a fall that decides a draft. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Kevin Winston Jr. at No. 107 is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Oronde Gadsden II well ahead of where he belonged. The roster fit checks out.
They reached a country mile for Bhayshul Tuten at the 144th overall pick, and the board is aghast. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Somehow Jalen Milroe was still sitting there in pick 167, and they pounced on premier quarterback value. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
A straight-up fair deal on Dont'e Thornton Jr. at No. 180, value and slot in agreement. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
A reach for Roc Taylor in pick No. 182; a little patience would have been rewarded. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
A interior defensive lineman of that caliber at Round 6, Pick 36 is the definition of value, full stop. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
KeAndre Lambert-Smith in the Round 6 slot is a gift, value that borders on unfair. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
They barely believed it either: Ollie Gordon II still on the board at slot 224. It patches a soft spot without any drama.