B-
Las Vegas Raiders
The steal of the weekend belongs to the Raiders and Nelson: B-.
by HimOvaDere ·
2025 NFL Draft
· 10 picks
· 5 steals
· 3 reaches
Somebody in No. 218 was going to get robbed, and it turned out to be the rest of the league. The Raiders sat still while Jack Nelson, the No. 169 name on the board, slid all the way to them, then sprinted to the podium.
Reaching for Bryant left real value on the table behind him. They punted on edge rusher, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest.
All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but edge rusher.
Pick-by-Pick
A clean, defensible pick in Round 1, Pick 6 with a little surplus value in Ashton Jeanty. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
They paid sticker price for Jaxson Dart in pick No. 37, and that is fine. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Value with a capital V on Zy Alexander in No. 68, a genuine coup. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Demetrius Knight Jr. at the 73rd pick is the proof. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Shemar Turner at the Round 4 slot is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
A wild overpay on Cobee Bryant in the 144th overall pick, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Dont'e Thornton Jr. slid further than he should have, and pick 182 is lovely value for the wide receiver. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Ricky White III slipping to slot 214 is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Circle this one: Jack Nelson at pick No. 218 is a fall that decides a draft. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
They liked Ty Hamilton enough to skip the value, taking him in the 224th overall pick. It fills a real need, too.