B-
Las Vegas Raiders
More right than wrong for the Raiders, and a B- to prove it.
by nathanielc28 ·
2025 NFL Draft
· 10 picks
· 5 steals
· 2 reaches
You can hear the double-takes from here. The Raiders took Robbie Ouzts at Round 6, Pick 40, roughly 57 spots before his name belonged. A dependable weekend that grades out a B-.
The Edwards pick alone nudges the whole weekend up a notch. Leaving edge rusher unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall.
In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the edge rusher spot they never got to.
Pick-by-Pick
In pick No. 6 they get a bell-cow for the offense. A real need, handled.
No edge and no loss on Tyler Booker in the 37th overall pick; it is a wash and a sensible one. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
A wild overpay on Jalen Milroe in the Round 3 slot, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
The board had Demetrius Knight Jr. higher than the 73rd pick, and the linebacker fell to them anyway. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Savion Williams in slot 107. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Kalel Mullings at Round 5, Pick 5 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. It fills a real need, too.
A tidy little value on Cobee Bryant in No. 182, a step better than break-even. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Ricky White III is a better player than the Round 6 slot suggests; smart patience, rewarded. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
They talked themselves into Robbie Ouzts at Round 6, Pick 40, and the board did not agree. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
They barely believed it either: Donovan Edwards still on the board at slot 224. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.