Every so often the board makes a mistake, and the Raiders were there to profit. Danny Stutsman, the No. 84 name on the board, should have been long gone before slot 212. No fireworks, but a solid B.
Reaching for Cook left real value on the table behind him. A whole weekend of picks and edge rusher is somehow still a want. A small leak at the table, if not a fatal one.
Wide receiver was the priority and it is no longer a question, which is most of the job.
A tidy weekend of work that should hold up just fine.
Pick-by-Pick
R1.30
· Pick 30
· Omarion Hampton
· RB
· rank 18
In the 30th pick they get a workhorse for the backfield, and a steal at that. A clean fit for the roster.
R2.5
· Pick 37
· Tate Ratledge
· OG
· rank 31
Tate Ratledge at the Round 2 slot is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
R2.24
· Pick 56
· Dylan Fairchild
· OG
· rank 55
Dylan Fairchild in slot 56 is fair value, right on his grade. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
R2.30
· Pick 62
· Jalen Royals
· WR
· rank 66
By-the-book stuff, Jalen Royals at Round 2, Pick 30 squarely in line with his ranking. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
R3.4
· Pick 68
· Jayden Higgins
· WR
· rank 74
Jayden Higgins in pick 68 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
R3.9
· Pick 73
· Alfred Collins
· DT
· rank 61
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Alfred Collins at pick No. 73 is the proof. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
R4.5
· Pick 106
· TreVeyon Henderson
· RB
· rank 60
They robbed the room for TreVeyon Henderson here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
R5.5
· Pick 142
· Barrett Carter
· LB
· rank 80
Barrett Carter in No. 142 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
R6.3
· Pick 178
· Brady Cook
· QB
· rank 237
They left a pile of value on the table to take Brady Cook this early at the 178th pick. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
R6.37
· Pick 212
· Danny Stutsman
· LB
· rank 84
They barely believed it either: Danny Stutsman still on the board at the Round 6 slot. A want more than a need, though you can never have too many.
R6.41
· Pick 216
· Maxen Hook
· S
· rank 225
Maxen Hook at pick No. 216 is a clear overpay, with better names still on the board. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.