RAIDERS MOCK DRAFT GRADE D

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Las Vegas Raiders

The Raiders bet the future on Ward. The board says D.

by BeastOnTheGrid · 2025 NFL Draft · 10 picks · 7 steals · 1 reaches
Value B+
Need B
Trades F
Future B-

When a board-topper like Nicholas Singleton slides to slot 216, you do not overthink it, and the Raiders did not. Hard to defend, and the D reflects that.

They will need Morrison to outplay his draft slot in a hurry to justify it. Overpaying at the table undid a lot of the good work elsewhere.

The whole projection now runs through Cam Ward; hit there and everything else looks smarter. That edge rusher hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall.

In short, the board sent warnings, and they will be hoping it was wrong.

Pick-by-Pick

R1.3 · Pick 3 · Cam Ward · QB · rank 5
A straight-up fair deal on Cam Ward at the 3rd overall pick, value and slot in agreement. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
R2.2 · Pick 34 · Omarion Hampton · RB · rank 15
Circle this one: Omarion Hampton at pick No. 34 is a fall that decides a draft. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
R3.1 · Pick 65 · Xavier Watts · S · rank 20
A top-tier safety at a bargain, Xavier Watts in pick 65, plain and simple. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
R3.5 · Pick 69 · Smael Mondon Jr. · LB · rank 42
Steal is underselling it; Smael Mondon Jr. at No. 69 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
R4.3 · Pick 104 · Tyler Booker · OG · rank 50
Somehow Tyler Booker was still sitting there in pick No. 104, and they pounced on premier offensive lineman value. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
R5.2 · Pick 140 · Benjamin Morrison · CB · rank 199
A real head-scratcher, Benjamin Morrison in the 140th overall pick is miles ahead of his ranking. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
R6.2 · Pick 177 · Jaeden Roberts · OG · rank 149
Jaeden Roberts at Round 6, Pick 2 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
R6.7 · Pick 182 · Tory Horton · WR · rank 189
No drama and no debate, Tory Horton went about where he belonged in slot 182. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
R7.2 · Pick 216 · Nicholas Singleton · RB · rank 103
The board fumbled Nicholas Singleton all the way to the Round 7 slot, and they scooped it up. It fills a real need, too.
R7.5 · Pick 219 · Barrett Carter · LB · rank 175
Barrett Carter at the 219th pick is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. They added to a strength when a need was still open elsewhere.
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