D-
Las Vegas Raiders
The Raiders drew a line under the quarterback search with Ewers: D-.
by yukk ·
2025 NFL Draft
· 8 picks
· 0 steals
· 4 reaches
The Tyler Baron selection is the head-turner. The Raiders reached 32 spots for him, and it will define how this weekend is remembered. A weekend that fought the value and lost, hence the D-.
Quinn Ewers is the bet, and the class will be judged on how it pays off. They handed away value on the phones that the picks cannot earn back.
They will regret leaving running back for another day if the season turns on it.
Bottom line, they will be counting on several picks to beat their grades.
Pick-by-Pick
In the 7th pick they get a passer to set the clock by. A clean fit for the roster.
In pick 19 they get a sticky cover corner at fair value. Exactly the need they had to hit.
A straight-up fair deal on Barrett Carter at Round 2, Pick 7, value and slot in agreement. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Value said wait; Anthony Belton in No. 71 says they were not listening. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Tonka Hemingway in slot 103 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
They left a pile of value on the table to take Tyler Baron this early at pick No. 135. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Hunter Wohler at the 167th overall pick is a conviction pick that outran the value. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
No drama and no debate, Traeshon Holden went about where he belonged in slot 199. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.