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Fernando Mendoza Head Shot
PICK: 1 RND: 1 (LV)
Fernando Mendoza
QB Indiana
Kayden McDonald Head Shot
PICK: 19 RND: 1 (LV)
Kayden McDonald
DT Ohio State
Omar Cooper Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 36 RND: 2 (LV)
Omar Cooper Jr.
WR Indiana
Daylen Everette Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (LV)
Daylen Everette
CB Georgia
Sam Roush Head Shot
PICK: 102 RND: 4 (LV)
Sam Roush
TE Stanford
De'Zhaun Stribling Head Shot
PICK: 117 RND: 4 (LV)
De'Zhaun Stribling
WR Ole Miss
Max Llewellyn Head Shot
PICK: 119 RND: 4 (LV)
Max Llewellyn
DE-EDGE Iowa
Jude Bowry Head Shot
PICK: 134 RND: 4 (LV)
Jude Bowry
OT Boston College
Seth McGowan Head Shot
PICK: 175 RND: 5 (LV)
Seth McGowan
RB Kentucky
Draft Picks Received
Kayden McDonald Head Shot
PICK: 19 RND: 1 (CAR)
Kayden McDonald
DT Ohio State
Max Llewellyn Head Shot
PICK: 119 RND: 4 (CAR)
Max Llewellyn
DE-EDGE Iowa
Draft Picks Traded
Justin Jefferson Head Shot
PICK: 185 RND: 6 (CAR)
Justin Jefferson
LB Alabama
Dalton Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 208 RND: 6 (CAR)
Dalton Johnson
S Arizona
Kalil Alexander Head Shot
PICK: 219 RND: 7 (CAR)
Kalil Alexander
LB-EDGE Texas State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (CAR)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (CAR)
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Players traded away
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Kyu Blu Kelly
CB
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Michael Mayer
TE
Draft Grade — Raiders
Overall C+
ValueB- NeedB TradesC+ FutureD
Mendoza is the Raiders' new face under center. Grade: C+.

Start where it matters. The Raiders took Fernando Mendoza to run the offense for the next decade, and every other decision this weekend bends around that one. It washes out to a C+, no better and no worse.

The Llewellyn reach is the anchor dragging on the value grade. The Roush pick is the one they will point to when this weekend is judged.

Spend now, pay later; the math only works if this class delivers. They went 8 of 8 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for.

Not a disaster, not a triumph, just a middling class.

Pick Analysis
Pick1 Rnd1 Fernando Mendoza
In the Round 1 slot they get their quarterback of the future. A real need, handled.
Pick19 Rnd1 Kayden McDonald
Kayden McDonald in Round 1, Pick 19 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick36 Rnd2 Omar Cooper Jr.
A straight-up fair deal on Omar Cooper Jr. at the 36th overall pick, value and slot in agreement. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick67 Rnd3 Daylen Everette
They paid up for Daylen Everette at the 67th pick when waiting would have done the job. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick102 Rnd4 Sam Roush
The board had Sam Roush higher than No. 102, and the tight end fell to them anyway. The roster fit checks out.
Pick117 Rnd4 De'Zhaun Stribling
De'Zhaun Stribling at pick 117 nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick119 Rnd4 Max Llewellyn
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Max Llewellyn well ahead of where he belonged. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick134 Rnd4 Jude Bowry
They did well to land Jude Bowry in pick No. 134, just ahead of his grade. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick175 Rnd5 Seth McGowan
They liked Seth McGowan enough to skip the value, taking him in slot 175. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.