B-
Las Vegas Raiders
The Raiders won the night they stopped Singleton from sliding. Grade: B-.
by Me ·
2025 NFL Draft
· 10 picks
· 5 steals
· 4 reaches
Somewhere a general manager is explaining how Nicholas Singleton got past him. The Raiders do not have to explain a thing at the 212th overall pick. Nothing here to lose sleep over; call it a B-.
The cost of the Dart reach is exactly the players who went right after him. For all the activity, edge rusher went untouched, which is hard to explain.
All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but edge rusher.
Pick-by-Pick
In slot 8 they get a three-down runner at fair value.
They reached into another round for Ajani Cornelius, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
This one needs a full-page explanation: Tez Johnson in the 69th pick, miles early. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
They reached a country mile for Jaxson Dart at the Round 3 slot, and the board is aghast. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Evan Stewart in pick No. 106. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
The board fumbled Lathan Ransom all the way to the 146th overall pick, and they scooped it up. A minor need, but a need all the same.
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Ricardo Hallman. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Taking Nicholas Singleton in Round 6, Pick 37 is close to grand larceny; a running back that good had no business lasting this long. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Chris Paul Jr. in the 216th overall pick is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
A top-tier linebacker at a bargain, Jeffrey Bassa in pick 223, plain and simple. Depth on depth, at a spot that was hardly crying out.