B
Las Vegas Raiders
A passer of the future in Penix Jr., and a B, for the Raiders.
by ayjizzle77 ·
2024 NFL Draft
· 8 picks
· 5 steals
· 1 reaches
The search is over. The Raiders handed the keys to Michael Penix Jr., and the whole operation now runs on his development. No fireworks, but a solid B.
That is a linebacker worth more than the slot they spent on him, plainly. If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through edge rusher.
A workmanlike haul that should hold up just fine.
Pick-by-Pick
In the 13th pick they get the arm they will build around. A real need, handled.
In pick 15 they get a building block for the line at fair value. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
You do not let a cornerback like DJ James reach the 77th overall pick and blink. They did not. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Javon Baker in Round 4, Pick 12 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
A conviction pick on Isaiah Davis at No. 148 that the board grades a round light. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
James Williams at the Round 5 slot is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Tanner McLachlan at pick No. 223 is the proof. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
They barely believed it either: Trente Jones still on the board at slot 229. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.