B-
Las Vegas Raiders
A sensible, unshowy class lands the Raiders a B-.
by Zobster ·
2025 NFL Draft
· 7 picks
· 0 steals
· 6 reaches
It is the swing that defines the weekend: Jalon Walker in the Round 2 slot, a good 64 spots before the room expected him. Call it a sensible B-, earned the boring way.
If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through wide receiver. They went 6 of 8 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for. They reloaded the coverage unit in bulk.
Bottom line, more hits than misses and a roster nudged the right way.
Pick-by-Pick
In pick 7 they get an island corner. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Jalon Walker. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
They talked themselves into Kyle Monangai at the 71st pick, and the board did not agree. It fills a real need, too.
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Noah Fifita well ahead of where he belonged. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Value said wait; Jonah Monheim in pick No. 135 says they were not listening. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
They left a pile of value on the table to take John Campbell Jr. this early at No. 167. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Jay Toia at slot 199 is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.