B
Las Vegas Raiders
Gordon II should have been long gone. The Raiders pounced, and earned a B.
by gabe ·
2025 NFL Draft
· 9 picks
· 5 steals
· 0 reaches
When a board-topper like Ollie Gordon II slides to slot 222, you do not overthink it, and the Raiders did not. More right than wrong, and a B to match.
They punted on edge rusher, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest. The roster is better shaped than it was, with cornerback chief among the fixes. The skill positions did well by the weekend.
Good work on the whole, with edge rusher the one box left unchecked.
Pick-by-Pick
In the 6th pick they get a home-run threat at receiver. Exactly the need they had to hit.
By-the-book stuff, Tyler Booker at slot 37 squarely in line with his ranking. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Demetrius Knight Jr. in No. 68. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Andrew Mukuba in pick 108 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. A minor itch, scratched.
They barely believed it either: Brashard Smith still on the board at Round 5, Pick 5. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Nothing to complain about; Cobee Bryant went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
A quiet steal in the Round 6 slot: Ricky White III for less than the market said. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
No drama and no debate, Cam Jackson went about where he belonged in the 215th overall pick. The roster fit checks out.
Somehow Ollie Gordon II was still sitting there in the 222nd pick, and they pounced on premier running back value. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.