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Las Vegas Raiders

The Raiders bet the future on McCarthy. The board says D-.

by Mdeeds13 · 2024 NFL Draft · 11 picks · 2 steals · 5 reaches
Value C+
Need B
Trades F
Future B-

Call it a hunch or call it a gamble, but the Raiders spent the Round 7 slot on Charles Turner III, a name most had 69 spots down the list. The process wobbled, and the D- is where it lands.

J.J. McCarthy gives the offense a face and a plan, and the grade leans heavily on whether he hits. The trade table is where this weekend went wrong. They covered a lot of ground and still skipped edge rusher, which is a strange place to end up.

The Colson pick alone nudges the whole weekend up a notch.

Bottom line, they will need several of these picks to beat their grades just to break even, and edge rusher is still a hole.

Pick-by-Pick

R1.13 · Pick 13 · J.J. McCarthy · QB · rank 29
In the 13th pick they get a long-term answer under center, though they paid up to get him. A clean fit for the roster.
R1.31 · Pick 31 · Nate Wiggins · CB · rank 20
In the Round 1 slot they get a potential shutdown corner, and a steal at that. Exactly the need they had to hit.
R2.12 · Pick 44 · Cooper Beebe · OG · rank 47
They took Cooper Beebe at par in pick 44, which is nothing to complain about. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
R3.1 · Pick 65 · Junior Colson · LB · rank 52
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Junior Colson in pick No. 65. It adds depth where they could use a little.
R3.13 · Pick 77 · Blake Corum · RB · rank 84
By-the-book stuff, Blake Corum at Round 3, Pick 13 squarely in line with his ranking. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
R4.1 · Pick 101 · Zak Zinter · OG · rank 105
No drama and no debate, Zak Zinter went about where he belonged in the 101st overall pick. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
R4.12 · Pick 112 · McKinnley Jackson · DL · rank 123
They paid up for McKinnley Jackson at pick No. 112 when waiting would have done the job. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
R5.12 · Pick 148 · Ainias Smith · WR · rank 141
They did well to land Ainias Smith in No. 148, just ahead of his grade. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
R6.33 · Pick 208 · Michael Barrett · LB · rank 235
They left a pile of value on the table to take Michael Barrett this early at the 208th overall pick. Insurance at a position that did not really ask for it.
R7.3 · Pick 223 · Carlton Johnson · CB · rank 264
A big swing on Carlton Johnson at the Round 7 slot, well ahead of any board in the building. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
R7.9 · Pick 229 · Charles Turner III · C · rank 298
Charles Turner III in Round 7, Pick 9 is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
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