B-
Las Vegas Raiders
The Raiders left with their quarterback, and a B- to match.
by RaidersdoBR ·
2024 NFL Draft
· 4 picks
· 0 steals
· 3 reaches
The Raiders spent the pick that matters most on J.J. McCarthy, and a roster that has been waiting on a passer can start to take shape. A dependable weekend that grades out a B-.
Davis has a lot of ground to make up just to look fairly priced. A whole weekend of picks and edge rusher is somehow still a want.
In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the edge rusher spot they never got to.
Pick-by-Pick
In Round 1, Pick 13 they get their guy under center for the next decade, reach and all.
They left a pile of value on the table to take Ray Davis this early at the Round 2 slot. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Good price on Kingsley Suamataia in slot 77, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Matt Goncalves in pick No. 86 is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.