B
Las Vegas Raiders
The Raiders turned the phones into found money: B.
by Zobster ·
2025 NFL Draft
· 7 picks
· 0 steals
· 6 reaches
If confidence were a draft strategy, the Raiders would have aced it. Squirrel White at Round 6, Pick 9 is 102 spots clear of where he belonged.
The trade ledger is the best part of the whole weekend. If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through running back.
Good work on the whole, with running back the one box left unchecked.
Pick-by-Pick
No drama and no debate, Malaki Starks went about where he belonged in the 7th overall pick. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Shemar Turner. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Davison Igbinosun at No. 103 is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Jalon Daniels well ahead of where he belonged. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
They reached into another round for Tristan Leigh, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Squirrel White at the Round 6 slot is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Antwaun Powell-Ryland at No. 199 is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.