B
Las Vegas Raiders
The Raiders bet the future on Daniels. The board says B.
by jardavis44 ·
2024 NFL Draft
· 8 picks
· 2 steals
· 0 reaches
Start where it matters. The Raiders took Jayden Daniels to run the offense for the next decade, and every other decision this weekend bends around that one.
If one pick saves this weekend, it is Fiske. The tight end spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at.
They went 7 of 8 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for.
All told, a draft that does its job without fuss, and there is real value in that.
Pick-by-Pick
In pick 13 they get their guy under center for the next decade. A real need, handled.
A tidy little value on Ennis Rakestraw Jr. in the 44th pick, a step better than break-even. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Cooper Beebe in the 77th overall pick is exactly on the number, no argument either way. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Braden Fiske in No. 113 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Luke McCaffrey in pick No. 147 lands just on the right side of the ledger. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Nathan Thomas at the Round 6 slot is money in the bank, a offensive lineman taken below his worth. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
A reasonable price with a little left over, Jase McClellan in Round 7, Pick 1. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Nothing to complain about; J.J. Weaver went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.