B+
Las Vegas Raiders
The Raiders found their guy under center in Daniels: B+.
by MIKE ·
2024 NFL Draft
· 8 picks
· 5 steals
· 0 reaches
The Raiders spent the pick that matters most on Jayden Daniels, and a roster that has been waiting on a passer can start to take shape.
The Jones pick alone nudges the whole weekend up a notch. The dealing alone would carry a lesser class.
Leaving edge rusher unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall.
In sum, a sensible class that nudges the roster the right way.
Pick-by-Pick
In the 7th pick they get their quarterback of the future. A clean fit for the roster.
Steal is underselling it; Christian Mahogany at slot 98 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Khyree Jackson in Round 4, Pick 4 is fair value, right on his grade. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Will Shipley in pick 126 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Joe Milton III at the Round 6 slot is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
They let Roger Rosengarten come to them and pounced at pick No. 186. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Curtis Jacobs slipping to the 190th overall pick is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Taking Christian Jones in No. 231 is close to grand larceny; an offensive lineman that good had no business lasting this long. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.