Somebody in pick 142 was going to get robbed, and it turned out to be the rest of the league. The Raiders sat still while TreVeyon Henderson, the No. 61 name on the board, slid all the way to them, then sprinted to the podium.
Every board in the league had Nash lower, and that gap is the story. The edge rusher hole is the one line item this class does not answer.
They were the ones paying the moving tax this weekend.
In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the edge rusher spot they never got to.
Pick-by-Pick
R1.19
· Pick 19
· Tetairoa McMillan
· WR
· rank 5
In the Round 1 slot they get a matchup problem out wide, outstanding value to boot. Exactly the need they had to hit.
R2.5
· Pick 37
· Mason Graham
· DT
· rank 6
Taking Mason Graham in pick 37 is close to grand larceny; an interior defensive lineman that good had no business lasting this long. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
R2.23
· Pick 55
· Malaki Starks
· S
· rank 17
You do not let a safety like Malaki Starks reach the 55th pick and blink. They did not. It adds depth where they could use a little.
R3.4
· Pick 68
· Omarion Hampton
· RB
· rank 18
Omarion Hampton in the 68th overall pick should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. The roster fit checks out.
R3.16
· Pick 80
· Jihaad Campbell
· LB
· rank 40
They robbed the room for Jihaad Campbell here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
R4.6
· Pick 107
· Jaxson Dart
· QB
· rank 140
They reached a country mile for Jaxson Dart at Round 4, Pick 6, and the board is aghast. It fills a real need, too.
R4.15
· Pick 116
· Luke Kandra
· OG
· rank 108
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Luke Kandra at slot 116 is the proof. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
R4.21
· Pick 122
· Tommi Hill
· CB
· rank 122
They paid sticker price for Tommi Hill in pick No. 122, and that is fine. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
R5.5
· Pick 142
· TreVeyon Henderson
· RB
· rank 61
They will replay TreVeyon Henderson at the 142nd overall pick for years; that is how good the value is. A need, and now a little less of one.
R6.4
· Pick 179
· CJ West
· DT
· rank 197
They reached into another round for CJ West, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
R6.37
· Pick 212
· Nick Nash
· WR
· rank 246
Nick Nash in the Round 6 slot is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
R6.41
· Pick 216
· DJ Campbell
· OG
· rank 209
Nothing to complain about; DJ Campbell went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
R7.6
· Pick 222
· Rod Moore
· S
· rank 141
They barely believed it either: Rod Moore still on the board at Round 7, Pick 6. It is more luxury than necessity; they were already set here.