B+
Las Vegas Raiders
Larceny in slot 185 lands the Raiders a B+, Henderson and all.
by JHembree7 ·
2025 NFL Draft
· 13 picks
· 9 steals
· 3 reaches
The Raiders spent the weekend waiting on one name, and it fell: TreVeyon Henderson, the No. 70 name on the board, in the Round 6 slot. A sturdy weekend that grades out a B+.
The Dart pick is the one the value grade keeps tripping over. Leaving edge rusher unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall.
Good work on the whole, with edge rusher the one box left unchecked.
Pick-by-Pick
In pick No. 22 they get a weapon on the perimeter, reach and all. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Circle this one: Omarion Hampton at pick 38 is a fall that decides a draft. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Malaki Starks at the 44th pick is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
They did well to land Jonah Savaiinaea in No. 52, just ahead of his grade. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Jaxson Dart. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Tyler Booker at the Round 3 slot is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Denzel Burke in slot 87. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
A big swing on Bear Alexander at the 105th overall pick, well ahead of any board in the building. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
The board fumbled Jay Higgins all the way to pick No. 113, and they scooped it up. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
A linebacker of that caliber at No. 141 is the definition of value, full stop. A want more than a need, though you can never have too many.
Somehow Lathan Ransom was still sitting there in the 175th pick, and they pounced on premier safety value. Insurance at a position that did not really ask for it.
TreVeyon Henderson in slot 185 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. It fills a real need, too.
You do not let a linebacker like Barrett Carter reach pick 199 and blink. They did not. They doubled down on a strength rather than a need.
