C
Las Vegas Raiders
The Raiders got the worse of every deal, and it shows in the C.
by Raiders ·
2025 NFL Draft
· 8 picks
· 1 steals
· 6 reaches
The Azareye'h Thomas pick is the one that will follow the Raiders into the fall. They took him 148 spots ahead of his grade, and the board is not shy about saying so. It lands right in the middle: a C, no more, no less.
They handed away value on the phones that the picks cannot earn back. Leaving wide receiver unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall.
Bottom line, the swing picks will decide whether this ages well.
Pick-by-Pick
In pick 30 they get a long-term starter on the line, a steep price for the projection. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
No drama and no debate, Tyler Booker went about where he belonged in slot 39. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Cam Ward at pick No. 62 is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. The roster fit checks out.
Value said wait; Azareye'h Thomas in the 71st pick says they were not listening. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
They left a pile of value on the table to take Damien Martinez this early at No. 103. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
A big swing on Tyler Baron at Round 5, Pick 7, well ahead of any board in the building. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
They reached a country mile for Akheem Mesidor at pick 167, and the board is aghast. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
They talked themselves into Malik Spencer at Round 7, Pick 7, and the board did not agree. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.