F
Las Vegas Raiders
A passer of the future in Sanders, and a F, for the Raiders.
by MarbioKing37325 ·
2025 NFL Draft
· 7 picks
· 0 steals
· 1 reaches
There is conviction, and then there is this. The Raiders took Graham Mertz a full 65 picks ahead of where the board had him, an overdraft steep enough that it colors the whole weekend. About as rough as the board gets, and a F to prove it.
So much rides on Shedeur Sanders that the rest of the class almost grades on a curve behind him. The trade table is where this weekend went wrong.
They punted on edge rusher, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest. They are betting the present roster is worth a lighter draft next spring.
In the end, a class that has to defy its grades just to matter.
Pick-by-Pick
In the Round 1 slot they get a passer to set the clock by. A real need, handled.
A clean, defensible pick in pick No. 9 with a little surplus value in Ashton Jeanty. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
In the 16th pick they get a press-man option on the boundary at fair value. Exactly the need they had to hit.
In No. 21 they get a plug-and-play piece up front. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
In slot 26 they get a building block for the line at fair value. The biggest hole, addressed.
In the 32nd overall pick they get a true top target. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Graham Mertz well ahead of where he belonged. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.