B
Las Vegas Raiders
Nobody dealt better than the Raiders this weekend: B.
by yuki ·
2024 NFL Draft
· 13 picks
· 1 steals
· 8 reaches
The Raiders torched the value chart for Dwight McGlothern, taking him 85 spots sooner than anyone had him slotted.
The phones were where this weekend was really won. Getting Muhammad III where they did is the sort of value that quietly makes a class.
For all the activity, edge rusher went untouched, which is hard to explain.
A workmanlike haul that should hold up just fine.
Pick-by-Pick
In pick 20 they get a run-stuffing presence up front. A real need, handled.
Denzel Burke in the 46th overall pick is the kind of reach that only looks good if he outplays it. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
A market-rate offensive lineman, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Cooper Beebe. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Christian Haynes in pick No. 79 is early enough to raise a brow, if not a full objection. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Bucky Irving at the 86th pick is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. A need, and now a little less of one.
Junior Colson in slot 114 lands just on the right side of the ledger. A minor need, but a need all the same.
They liked Zach Frazier enough to skip the value, taking him in the Round 4 slot. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Dwight McGlothern well ahead of where he belonged. A fine player at a spot low on the priority list.
Devin Neal at No. 159 is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. It fills a real need, too.
They paid sticker price for Cam Hart in slot 179, and that is fine. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
You do not let a wide receiver like Moose Muhammad III reach pick 192 and blink. They did not. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Sam Hartman. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
A big swing on Gavin Bartholomew at pick No. 241, well ahead of any board in the building. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
