B+
Las Vegas Raiders
Howard should have been long gone. The Raiders pounced, and earned a B+.
by Orion323 ·
2025 NFL Draft
· 6 picks
· 6 steals
· 0 reaches
The value of the weekend has a name and a slot: Will Howard, the 182nd pick, roughly 74 picks past where he belonged.
The dealing alone would carry a lesser class. For all the activity, edge rusher went untouched, which is hard to explain. Matthew Stafford gives the group a proven body among the projects.
The roster is better shaped than it was, with cornerback chief among the fixes.
Bottom line, more hits than misses and a roster nudged the right way.
Pick-by-Pick
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Tyleik Williams in the 49th overall pick. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Cam Skattebo at No. 144 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. The roster fit checks out.
Will Howard at the Round 6 slot is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Taking Quincy Riley in slot 214 is close to grand larceny; a cornerback that good had no business lasting this long. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
The board fumbled Pat Bryant all the way to pick 218, and they scooped it up. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Circle this one: Jordan Hancock at the 224th pick is a fall that decides a draft. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.