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Las Vegas Raiders

Grand theft in pick No. 112: the Raiders steal Wilson and grade out a A-.

by Big Bob · 2024 NFL Draft · 12 picks · 4 steals · 3 reaches
Value B
Need B
Trades A+
Future A

If you want a masterclass in dealing, watch the Raiders, who turned every swap into a profit this weekend.

Getting Wilson where they did is the sort of value that quietly makes a class. The cost of the Ford reach is exactly the players who went right after him.

That edge rusher hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall.

In the end it comes back to Kool-Aid McKinstry, and a haul good enough to build on right away.

Pick-by-Pick

R1.32 · Pick 32 · Kool-Aid McKinstry · CB · rank 19
In No. 32 they get an island corner, outstanding value to boot. Exactly the need they had to hit.
R2.23 · Pick 55 · Tyler Guyton · OT · rank 40
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Tyler Guyton at pick 55. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
R3.16 · Pick 80 · Spencer Rattler · QB · rank 91
Spencer Rattler at Round 3, Pick 16 is a clear overpay, with better names still on the board. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
R3.23 · Pick 86 · Michael Hall Jr. · DT · rank 89
No edge and no loss on Michael Hall Jr. in the Round 3 slot; it is a wash and a sensible one. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
R3.35 · Pick 98 · Zak Zinter · OG · rank 95
Zak Zinter in the 98th overall pick lands just on the right side of the ledger. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
R4.12 · Pick 112 · Roman Wilson · WR · rank 83
You do not let a wide receiver like Roman Wilson reach the 112th pick and blink. They did not. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
R4.32 · Pick 132 · Tommy Eichenberg · LB · rank 127
Nothing to complain about; Tommy Eichenberg went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
R5.14 · Pick 150 · Braelon Allen · RB · rank 155
No drama and no debate, Braelon Allen went about where he belonged in pick No. 150. It fills a real need, too.
R5.15 · Pick 151 · Jaylan Ford · LB · rank 177
They left a pile of value on the table to take Jaylan Ford this early at Round 5, Pick 15. Insurance at a position that did not really ask for it.
R5.37 · Pick 173 · Layden Robinson · OG · rank 167
Good price on Layden Robinson in No. 173, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
R6.2 · Pick 177 · Jaylin Simpson · CB · rank 151
Jaylin Simpson in the Round 6 slot should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
R6.15 · Pick 190 · Isaiah Williams · WR · rank 198
A conviction pick on Isaiah Williams at slot 190 that the board grades a round light. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
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