C+
Las Vegas Raiders
The steal of the weekend belongs to the Raiders and Bond: C+.
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2025 NFL Draft
· 15 picks
· 9 steals
· 3 reaches
You could see the war room lean forward. Isaiah Bond at pick No. 143 is the sort of fall that does not happen, except it just did. It washes out to a C+, no better and no worse.
The TeSlaa reach is the anchor dragging on the value grade. That edge rusher hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall.
Hit on Josh Conerly Jr. and the swing picks, and this ages a lot better than it grades today.
Pick-by-Pick
In the 20th overall pick they get a building block for the line, though they paid up to get him. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Jihaad Campbell at pick No. 33 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. A minor itch, scratched.
No drama and no debate, Benjamin Morrison went about where he belonged in slot 37. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Nothing to complain about; Jonah Savaiinaea went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
They read the board right and TreVeyon Henderson was the payoff at No. 68. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
The board had Jayden Higgins higher than Round 3, Pick 16, and the wide receiver fell to them anyway. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Andrew Mukuba slid further than he should have, and the Round 3 slot is lovely value for the safety. It adds depth where they could use a little.
A slide stopped in pick 104, with Jalen Milroe worth more than the price. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Cam Skattebo slipping to slot 108 is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Circle this one: Darius Alexander at pick No. 115 is a fall that decides a draft. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
You do not let a wide receiver like Isaiah Bond reach No. 143 and blink. They did not. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Billy Bowman Jr. in Round 5, Pick 6 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. Stacking talent where they were already deep.
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Jaylin Lane well ahead of where he belonged. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
A wild overpay on Isaac TeSlaa in the 191st overall pick, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Donovan Edwards at pick 208 is the proof. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.