C+
Las Vegas Raiders
A franchise passer in McCarthy headlines a C+ weekend for the Raiders.
by watts ·
2024 NFL Draft
· 7 picks
· 0 steals
· 5 reaches
The Korey Foreman selection is the head-turner. The Raiders reached 71 spots for him, and it will define how this weekend is remembered.
J.J. McCarthy is the bet, and the class will be judged on how it pays off. They will regret leaving wide receiver for another day if the season turns on it.
If J.J. McCarthy and a couple of the gambles land, hindsight will be kinder than this grade.
Pick-by-Pick
In Round 1, Pick 12 they get a long-term answer under center, though the board says they badly overpaid. A clean fit for the roster.
Quinyon Mitchell in No. 44 is the kind of reach that only looks good if he outplays it. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Ruke Orhorhoro in the Round 3 slot is exactly on the number, no argument either way. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
No edge and no loss on Donovan Jackson in pick No. 112; it is a wash and a sensible one. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
They reached a country mile for Michael Barrett at slot 149, and the board is aghast. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Bryce Foster well ahead of where he belonged. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
They left a pile of value on the table to take Korey Foreman this early at the Round 7 slot. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.