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Draft Grade — Raiders
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F
ValueC+
NeedB+
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A franchise passer in Mendoza headlines a F weekend for the Raiders. When the story of this class is written, it opens with Kaelon Black at the Round 6 slot, a reach of 32 spots that the board flatly disagrees with. Little went right, and the F does not pretend otherwise.
Fernando Mendoza is the bet, and the class will be judged on how it pays off. They lost the exchange badly enough to drag the whole class down.
That tight end hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall. That Cameron pick is the receipt they will wave around later.
The bill for those future picks comes due whether the class hits or not.
There is no soft landing here: they fought the board and left tight end open, and the grade is the bill.
Pick Analysis
Pick1
Rnd1
Fernando Mendoza
In slot 1 they get a passer to set the clock by. A real need, handled.
Pick14
Rnd1
Akheem Mesidor
In pick 14 they get a double-digit-sack hope, a steep price for the projection. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick36
Rnd2
Blake Miller
They left a pile of value on the table to take Blake Miller this early at No. 36. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick67
Rnd3
Jake Slaughter
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Jake Slaughter at Round 3, Pick 3. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick102
Rnd4
Harold Perkins Jr.
Value said wait; Harold Perkins Jr. in pick No. 102 says they were not listening. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick117
Rnd4
Ja'Kobi Lane
Taking Ja'Kobi Lane in the Round 4 slot is close to grand larceny; a wide receiver that good had no business lasting this long. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick134
Rnd4
Domani Jackson
They reached a country mile for Domani Jackson at pick 134, and the board is aghast. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick174
Rnd5
DJ Campbell
No edge and no loss on DJ Campbell in the 174th overall pick; it is a wash and a sensible one. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick180
Rnd6
Kaelon Black
A real head-scratcher, Kaelon Black in Round 6, Pick 1 is miles ahead of his ranking. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick183
Rnd6
Jalen Stroman
A tidy bit of business in No. 183, where Jalen Stroman graded well above the range. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick219
Rnd7
Josh Cameron
Steal is underselling it; Josh Cameron at the Round 7 slot is a heist with the alarm still ringing. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.













