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Las Vegas Raiders

The Raiders worked the phones like thieves and earned a A-.

by JayRaider · 2025 NFL Draft · 16 picks · 8 steals · 6 reaches
Value B
Need B
Trades A+
Future A

Call it a hunch or call it a gamble, but the Raiders spent the 212th overall pick on Akheem Mesidor, a name most had 111 spots down the list.

The Paul Jr. pick alone nudges the whole weekend up a notch. The dealing alone would carry a lesser class.

They covered a lot of ground and still skipped tight end, which is a strange place to end up.

In the end it comes back to Jahdae Barron, and a haul good enough to build on right away.

Pick-by-Pick

R1.17 · Pick 17 · Will Campbell · OT · rank 15
In slot 17 they get a building block for the line. Exactly the need they had to hit.
R1.24 · Pick 24 · Jahdae Barron · CB · rank 14
In pick 24 they get a press-man option on the boundary, and a steal at that. The biggest hole, addressed.
R2.5 · Pick 37 · Malaki Starks · S · rank 17
They barely believed it either: Malaki Starks still on the board at Round 2, Pick 5. It adds depth where they could use a little.
R3.9 · Pick 73 · Kyle McCord · QB · rank 110
A real head-scratcher, Kyle McCord in No. 73 is miles ahead of his ranking. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
R3.11 · Pick 75 · Dylan Sampson · RB · rank 42
Dylan Sampson in the Round 3 slot should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
R3.33 · Pick 97 · Barrett Carter · LB · rank 80
They let Barrett Carter come to them and pounced at pick No. 97. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
R4.5 · Pick 106 · Elic Ayomanor · WR · rank 94
Nice patience on Elic Ayomanor, who had no business lasting to the 106th pick. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
R4.36 · Pick 137 · Hayden Conner · OG · rank 140
A market-rate offensive lineman, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Hayden Conner. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
R5.5 · Pick 142 · JJ Pegues · DT · rank 172
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for JJ Pegues. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
R6.3 · Pick 178 · Smael Mondon Jr. · LB · rank 98
Smael Mondon Jr. at No. 178 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. Insurance at a position that did not really ask for it.
R6.18 · Pick 193 · Chris Paul Jr. · LB · rank 112
Chris Paul Jr. in slot 193 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. Stacking talent where they were already deep.
R6.37 · Pick 212 · Akheem Mesidor · DL-EDGE · rank 323
They left a pile of value on the table to take Akheem Mesidor this early at the Round 6 slot. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
R7.6 · Pick 222 · Addison West · OG · rank 179
They will replay Addison West at pick 222 for years; that is how good the value is. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
R7.17 · Pick 233 · Xavier Truss · OT · rank 263
They reached into another round for Xavier Truss, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
R7.24 · Pick 240 · Cooper Mays · C · rank 264
This one needs a full-page explanation: Cooper Mays in pick 240, miles early. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
R7.25 · Pick 241 · Tim Smith · DL · rank 291
They reached a country mile for Tim Smith at the Round 7 slot, and the board is aghast. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
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