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Las Vegas Raiders
A masterclass at the trade table lands the Raiders a A-.
by RaydrNashun ·
2024 NFL Draft
· 8 picks
· 2 steals
· 3 reaches
It is the swing that defines the weekend: Kedon Slovis in No. 227, a good 87 spots before the room expected him.
On value alone, Watson makes the weekend a net positive. The phones were where this weekend was really won.
If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through edge rusher.
Add it up and few war rooms did better this weekend, Terrion Arnold and all.
Pick-by-Pick
A reach for Terrion Arnold in pick 13; a little patience would have been rewarded. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
A straight-up fair deal on J.J. McCarthy at the 44th pick, value and slot in agreement. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Christian Jones at Round 4, Pick 13 is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
They took Roger Rosengarten at par in the Round 5 slot, which is nothing to complain about. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Nathan Thomas at pick No. 210 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Somehow Kendall Milton was still sitting there in slot 225, and they pounced on premier running back value. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Kedon Slovis at No. 227 is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
A linebacker of that caliber at pick No. 245 is the definition of value, full stop. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.