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Las Vegas Raiders

Grand theft in pick No. 218: the Raiders steal Shough and grade out a C.

by [email protected] · 2025 NFL Draft · 13 picks · 8 steals · 3 reaches
Value B+
Need B
Trades F
Future D+

Somewhere a general manager is explaining how Tyler Shough got past him. The Raiders do not have to explain a thing at pick No. 218.

Gadsden II has a lot of ground to make up just to look fairly priced. The trades bled value they could not afford to lose. They punted on edge rusher, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest.

The verdict is a shrug for now, with the swing picks left to write the real ending.

Pick-by-Pick

R1.21 · Pick 21 · Josh Simmons · OT · rank 16
In the Round 1 slot they get protection for the quarterback at fair value. Exactly the need they had to hit.
R1.24 · Pick 24 · Kenneth Grant · DT · rank 20
In slot 24 they get a disruptive interior force. A clean fit for the roster.
R2.1 · Pick 33 · Emeka Egbuka · WR · rank 23
Value with a capital V on Emeka Egbuka in Round 2, Pick 1, a genuine coup. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
R2.5 · Pick 37 · Nick Emmanwori · S · rank 19
A safety of that caliber at the 37th overall pick is the definition of value, full stop. A minor itch, scratched.
R3.3 · Pick 67 · TreVeyon Henderson · RB · rank 54
A slide stopped in the 67th pick, with TreVeyon Henderson worth more than the price. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
R3.4 · Pick 68 · Jihaad Campbell · LB · rank 40
Jihaad Campbell in pick No. 68 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
R3.9 · Pick 73 · Jaxson Dart · QB · rank 58
A quiet steal in pick 73: Jaxson Dart for less than the market said. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
R3.30 · Pick 94 · Quinshon Judkins · RB · rank 71
They robbed the room for Quinshon Judkins here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
R4.6 · Pick 107 · Oronde Gadsden II · TE · rank 141
A big swing on Oronde Gadsden II at No. 107, well ahead of any board in the building. A need, and now a little less of one.
R5.5 · Pick 144 · Bhayshul Tuten · RB · rank 159
A reach for Bhayshul Tuten in Round 5, Pick 5; a little patience would have been rewarded. The roster fit checks out.
R6.4 · Pick 182 · Roc Taylor · WR · rank 193
They liked Roc Taylor enough to skip the value, taking him in the Round 6 slot. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
R6.36 · Pick 214 · KeAndre Lambert-Smith · WR · rank 190
You do not let a wide receiver like KeAndre Lambert-Smith reach the 214th pick and blink. They did not. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
R6.40 · Pick 218 · Tyler Shough · QB · rank 146
Tyler Shough at pick No. 218 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
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