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Las Vegas Raiders

The Raiders answered their biggest question with Ward. Grade: D.

by BeastOnTheGrid · 2025 NFL Draft · 11 picks · 7 steals · 3 reaches
Value B
Need B
Trades F
Future B-

When a board-topper like Nicholas Singleton slides to the Round 6 slot, you do not overthink it, and the Raiders did not. Put together, it is a D.

The cost of the Morrison reach is exactly the players who went right after him. Cam Ward is the bet, and the class will be judged on how it pays off.

The trade table is where this weekend went wrong. The edge rusher hole is the one line item this class does not answer.

Add it up and it is a weekend the front office will hope everyone forgets, edge rusher very much included.

Pick-by-Pick

R1.3 · Pick 3 · Cam Ward · QB · rank 5
In the 3rd pick they get a long-term answer under center. A clean fit for the roster.
R2.13 · Pick 45 · Tate Ratledge · OG · rank 30
Nice patience on Tate Ratledge, who had no business lasting to Round 2, Pick 13. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
R3.1 · Pick 65 · Tyler Booker · OG · rank 50
They read the board right and Tyler Booker was the payoff at the Round 3 slot. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
R3.5 · Pick 69 · Omarion Hampton · RB · rank 15
They will replay Omarion Hampton at Round 3, Pick 5 for years; that is how good the value is. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
R3.13 · Pick 77 · Xavier Watts · S · rank 21
Xavier Watts in the 77th pick should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. It adds depth where they could use a little.
R4.3 · Pick 104 · Deontae Lawson · LB · rank 93
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Deontae Lawson at the 104th overall pick. A minor itch, scratched.
R5.2 · Pick 140 · Benjamin Morrison · CB · rank 199
A wild overpay on Benjamin Morrison in pick 140, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
R6.2 · Pick 177 · Tory Horton · WR · rank 190
They went early on Tory Horton in slot 177, and the value did not follow. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
R6.37 · Pick 212 · Nicholas Singleton · RB · rank 103
Nicholas Singleton in pick No. 212 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. It fills a real need, too.
R7.2 · Pick 216 · Will Howard · QB · rank 239
Will Howard in No. 216 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
R7.5 · Pick 219 · Barrett Carter · LB · rank 175
They barely believed it either: Barrett Carter still on the board at slot 219. Stacking talent where they were already deep.
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