B
Las Vegas Raiders
The Raiders answered their biggest question with Ward. Grade: B.
by Youknoww209 ·
2025 NFL Draft
· 11 picks
· 9 steals
· 0 reaches
Call it larceny. Carson Schwesinger sat on the board until the 216th pick, and the Raiders did not need to be asked twice. It does the job without flash, and the B reflects it.
So much rides on Cam Ward that the rest of the class almost grades on a curve behind him. They punted on edge rusher, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest.
Good work on the whole, with edge rusher the one box left unchecked.
Pick-by-Pick
In the 6th overall pick they get their quarterback of the future at fair value. A clean fit for the roster.
Omarion Hampton at pick 37 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
The board had Dylan Fairchild higher than pick 68, and the offensive lineman fell to them anyway. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Barrett Carter in pick No. 73 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. A minor need, but a need all the same.
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Elic Ayomanor in slot 106. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
They barely believed it either: Danny Stutsman still on the board at the 142nd overall pick. They added to a strength when a need was still open elsewhere.
Joshua Gray slid further than he should have, and No. 179 is lovely value for the offensive lineman. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Jacob Parrish in the Round 6 slot is a gift, value that borders on unfair. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
They robbed the room for Carson Schwesinger here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. They doubled down on a strength rather than a need.
Nice patience on Brandon Adams, who had no business lasting to Round 7, Pick 6. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
A quiet steal in pick 253: Nick Nash for less than the market said. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.