RAIDERS MOCK DRAFT GRADE A

Raiders rebuily A

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Las Vegas Raiders

The Raiders won the night they stopped Perkins Jr. from sliding. Grade: A.

by Albertdpm · 2025 NFL Draft · 13 picks · 10 steals · 3 reaches
Value A-
Need B
Trades A+
Future A+

Somebody in the 217th overall pick was going to get robbed, and it turned out to be the rest of the league. The Raiders sat still while Harold Perkins Jr., the No. 133 name on the board, slid all the way to them, then sprinted to the podium. One of the weekend's best, top to bottom, and a A to show for it.

The Bryant pick is the one the value grade keeps tripping over. They won the margins on every swap, and it adds up fast. The offensive lineman hole is the one line item this class does not answer.

Bottom line, they did the job about as well as it can be done.

Pick-by-Pick

R2.2 · Pick 34 · Abdul Carter · DE · rank 8
They will replay Abdul Carter at No. 34 for years; that is how good the value is. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
R4.2 · Pick 103 · Jordan James · RB · rank 56
Jordan James in pick 103 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
R4.16 · Pick 117 · Darrell Jackson Jr. · DT · rank 85
Steal is underselling it; Darrell Jackson Jr. at slot 117 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
R4.25 · Pick 126 · Devin Neal · RB · rank 88
Circle this one: Devin Neal at the Round 4 slot is a fall that decides a draft. The roster fit checks out.
R4.37 · Pick 138 · Cobee Bryant · CB · rank 189
Cobee Bryant at the 138th pick is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
R5.3 · Pick 141 · Deontae Lawson · LB · rank 86
A linebacker of that caliber at the 141st overall pick is the definition of value, full stop. A minor itch, scratched.
R5.25 · Pick 163 · Ricky White III · WR · rank 201
Ricky White III at pick No. 163 is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
R5.26 · Pick 164 · Mason Taylor · TE · rank 104
Mason Taylor at Round 5, Pick 26 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
R6.3 · Pick 178 · Michael Taaffe · S · rank 156
Michael Taaffe in the 178th pick is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. It adds depth where they could use a little.
R7.3 · Pick 217 · Harold Perkins Jr. · LB · rank 133
Harold Perkins Jr. at slot 217 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. Depth on depth, at a spot that was hardly crying out.
R7.27 · Pick 241 · Hunter Wohler · S · rank 224
Hunter Wohler is a better player than the 241st overall pick suggests; smart patience, rewarded. Nice player, but the depth chart did not need him here.
R7.35 · Pick 249 · Thor Griffith · DL · rank 293
Thor Griffith at Round 7, Pick 35 is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
R7.40 · Pick 254 · Trevor Etienne · RB · rank 208
A top-tier running back at a bargain, Trevor Etienne in pick 254, plain and simple. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.