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Las Vegas Raiders

The Raiders fleeced the room on the phones and earned a B+.

by RichERich · 2024 NFL Draft · 12 picks · 3 steals · 5 reaches
Value C+
Need B+
Trades A+
Future B

There was a run on nobody at that position, and the Raiders started one anyway for Matthew Jones, 42 picks ahead of schedule. Nothing here to lose sleep over; call it a B+.

The phones were where this weekend was really won. Landing Johnson that late papers over a lot of smaller sins.

In sum, a sensible class that nudges the roster the right way.

Pick-by-Pick

R1.17 · Pick 17 · Nate Wiggins · CB · rank 20
In No. 17 they get a press-man option on the boundary. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
R2.12 · Pick 44 · Austin Booker · DE-EDGE · rank 77
This one needs a full-page explanation: Austin Booker in pick 44, miles early. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
R3.8 · Pick 72 · Blake Corum · RB · rank 84
A premium they did not need to pay, Blake Corum a notch or two before his time. The roster fit checks out.
R3.13 · Pick 77 · Ja'Lynn Polk · WR · rank 73
Ja'Lynn Polk at the 77th pick is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the wide receiver. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
R4.11 · Pick 111 · Blake Fisher · OT · rank 119
They jumped the gun on Blake Fisher, taking him earlier than his grade liked. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
R4.12 · Pick 112 · Maason Smith · DT · rank 111
Maason Smith at pick No. 112 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. A need, and now a little less of one.
R4.35 · Pick 135 · Jordan Travis · QB · rank 172
Value said wait; Jordan Travis in No. 135 says they were not listening. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
R5.12 · Pick 148 · Kalen King · CB · rank 139
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Kalen King in Round 5, Pick 12. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
R6.33 · Pick 208 · Erick All · TE · rank 203
Erick All in the Round 6 slot lands just on the right side of the ledger. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
R6.37 · Pick 212 · Cornelius Johnson · WR · rank 188
Cornelius Johnson in the 212th pick is a gift, value that borders on unfair. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
R7.3 · Pick 223 · Nathaniel Watson · LB · rank 212
Nice patience on Nathaniel Watson, who had no business lasting to slot 223. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
R7.9 · Pick 229 · Matthew Jones · OG · rank 271
They reached into another round for Matthew Jones, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
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