RAIDERS MOCK DRAFT GRADE D

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Las Vegas Raiders

The Raiders bet the future on Ward. The board says D.

by Mike · 2025 NFL Draft · 12 picks · 9 steals · 0 reaches
Value B+
Need B
Trades F
Future B-

Call it larceny. Cody Simon sat on the board until the Round 7 slot, and the Raiders did not need to be asked twice. Hard to defend, and the D reflects that.

The trades bled value they could not afford to lose. Cam Ward is the bet, and the class will be judged on how it pays off.

Leaving edge rusher unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall.

A rough weekend that leaves the roster with more questions than answers.

Pick-by-Pick

R1.6 · Pick 6 · Cam Ward · QB · rank 8
In slot 6 they get a franchise quarterback. A clean fit for the roster.
R1.23 · Pick 23 · Josh Simmons · OT · rank 20
In pick 23 they get a plug-and-play piece up front at fair value. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
R2.5 · Pick 37 · Luther Burden III · WR · rank 19
The board fumbled Luther Burden III all the way to No. 37, and they scooped it up. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
R3.4 · Pick 68 · Dylan Fairchild · OG · rank 55
Dylan Fairchild in pick 68 is a bargain the rest of the room will envy. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
R3.9 · Pick 73 · TreVeyon Henderson · RB · rank 60
A slide stopped in the Round 3 slot, with TreVeyon Henderson worth more than the price. It fills a real need, too.
R3.23 · Pick 87 · Jermari Harris · CB · rank 88
A market-rate cornerback, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Jermari Harris. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
R4.5 · Pick 106 · Andrew Mukuba · S · rank 70
Andrew Mukuba in Round 4, Pick 5 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
R5.5 · Pick 142 · Jake Majors · C · rank 91
You do not let an offensive lineman like Jake Majors reach slot 142 and blink. They did not. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
R6.3 · Pick 178 · Cam Skattebo · RB · rank 109
Taking Cam Skattebo in the 178th overall pick is close to grand larceny; a running back that good had no business lasting this long. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
R6.37 · Pick 212 · Jeffrey Bassa · LB · rank 117
Steal is underselling it; Jeffrey Bassa at pick No. 212 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. It adds depth where they could use a little.
R6.41 · Pick 216 · Miles Frazier · OG · rank 200
Nice patience on Miles Frazier, who had no business lasting to pick No. 216. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
R7.6 · Pick 222 · Cody Simon · LB · rank 120
Cody Simon at the Round 7 slot is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. A want more than a need, though you can never have too many.
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