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Draft Grade — Raiders
Overall
F
ValueF
NeedC+
TradesF
FutureF
Mendoza is the plan now, and the Raiders grade out a F. Call it a hunch or call it a gamble, but the Raiders spent pick 139 on Tyler Van Dyke, a name most had 253 spots down the list.
They handed away value on the phones that the picks cannot earn back. So much rides on Fernando Mendoza that the rest of the class almost grades on a curve behind him. That edge rusher hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall.
They are betting the present roster is worth a lighter draft next spring.
About as rough as a weekend gets on paper, with edge rusher still staring back at them.
Pick Analysis
Pick1
Rnd1
Fernando Mendoza
They paid sticker price for Fernando Mendoza in pick No. 1, and that is fine. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick2
Rnd1
Ty Simpson
In the Round 1 slot they get the face of the franchise, a steep price for the projection.
Pick16
Rnd1
Garrett Nussmeier
In No. 16 they get their guy under center for the next decade, though the board says they badly overpaid. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick33
Rnd2
Carson Beck
A real head-scratcher, Carson Beck in the 33rd overall pick is miles ahead of his ranking. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick36
Rnd2
Cade Klubnik
Cade Klubnik in Round 2, Pick 4 is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. The roster fit checks out.
Pick37
Rnd2
Drew Allar
They reached a country mile for Drew Allar at the 37th pick, and the board is aghast. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick38
Rnd2
Taylen Green
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Taylen Green well ahead of where he belonged. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick57
Rnd2
Cole Payton
They reached into another round for Cole Payton, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick59
Rnd2
Diego Pavia
They left a pile of value on the table to take Diego Pavia this early at pick 59. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick60
Rnd2
Miller Moss
They talked themselves into Miller Moss at the Round 2 slot, and the board did not agree. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick67
Rnd3
Jalon Daniels
Jalon Daniels in the 67th pick is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick102
Rnd4
Luke Altmyer
A wild overpay on Luke Altmyer in slot 102, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. It fills a real need, too.
Pick105
Rnd4
Joey Aguilar
A big swing on Joey Aguilar at Round 4, Pick 5, well ahead of any board in the building. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick117
Rnd4
Behren Morton
This one needs a full-page explanation: Behren Morton in pick No. 117, miles early. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick127
Rnd4
Joe Fagnano
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Joe Fagnano. The roster fit checks out.
Pick133
Rnd4
Haynes King
Haynes King at Round 4, Pick 33 is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick134
Rnd4
Kyron Drones
Kyron Drones at pick 134 is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick138
Rnd4
Sawyer Robertson
Sawyer Robertson at the 138th pick is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick139
Rnd4
Tyler Van Dyke
Tyler Van Dyke at No. 139 is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick175
Rnd5
Preston Stone
Value said wait; Preston Stone in the 175th overall pick says they were not listening. It fills a real need, too.
Pick185
Rnd6
Kaidon Salter
They talked themselves into Kaidon Salter at slot 185, and the board did not agree. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick208
Rnd6
Blake Shapen
They reached a country mile for Blake Shapen at the Round 6 slot, and the board is aghast. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick219
Rnd7
Matthew Sluka
Matthew Sluka at Round 7, Pick 3 is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick246
Rnd7
Zach Calzada
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Zach Calzada. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick256
Rnd7
Jeff Sims
A big swing on Jeff Sims at the 256th overall pick, well ahead of any board in the building. The roster fit checks out.
Pick257
Rnd7
Drew Pyne
Drew Pyne at slot 257 is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.

















































































