B
Las Vegas Raiders
Nothing loud, just a tidy B for the Raiders.
by nathanielc28 ·
2025 NFL Draft
· 13 picks
· 6 steals
· 5 reaches
You can fall in love with a player. You are not supposed to marry him in the wrong round. The Raiders did exactly that with Robbie Ouzts in pick No. 218.
That is a running back worth more than the slot they spent on him, plainly. They covered a lot of ground and still skipped edge rusher, which is a strange place to end up. The Raiders indulged a want in Campbell while a need in edge rusher stayed open.
A workmanlike haul that should hold up just fine.
Pick-by-Pick
In the Round 1 slot they get a workhorse for the backfield, outstanding value to boot.
In No. 30 they get the heartbeat of the defense at a price that makes it sweeter. Need was not the driver here.
A want over a need in Round 2, Pick 5: Jihaad Campbell adds a linebacker while edge rusher keeps waiting.
A slide stopped in the 68th pick, with Elic Ayomanor worth more than the price. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
A real head-scratcher, Jalen Milroe in pick 73 is miles ahead of his ranking. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
A conviction pick on Emery Jones Jr. at pick No. 107 that the board grades a round light. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Tez Johnson at slot 108 is money in the bank, a wide receiver taken below his worth. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
They reached into another round for Nazir Stackhouse, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Cobee Bryant at the 182nd pick is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the cornerback. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Circle this one: Ollie Gordon II at pick No. 191 is a fall that decides a draft. It fills a real need, too.
A big swing on Logan Parr at pick 214, well ahead of any board in the building. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
They reached a country mile for Robbie Ouzts at the Round 6 slot, and the board is aghast. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Donovan Edwards at Round 7, Pick 6 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
