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Las Vegas Raiders

The Raiders cashed the board's mistake on Thornton Jr.: B+.

by [email protected] · 2025 NFL Draft · 11 picks · 7 steals · 3 reaches
Value B
Need B
Trades A+
Future C+

You could see the war room lean forward. Dont'e Thornton Jr. at the Round 6 slot is the sort of fall that does not happen, except it just did.

The phones were where this weekend was really won. That edge rusher hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall.

The veteran additions, Caelen Carson chief among them, give the class a floor the rookies alone would not. They will need Watts to outplay his draft slot in a hurry to justify it.

Not a headline-grabber, but a perfectly good weekend's work.

Pick-by-Pick

R1.21 · Pick 21 · Jahdae Barron · CB · rank 13
In the Round 1 slot they get a potential shutdown corner, and a steal at that. Exactly the need they had to hit.
R2.1 · Pick 33 · Jihaad Campbell · LB · rank 41
Jihaad Campbell at the 33rd overall pick is a clear overpay, with better names still on the board. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
R2.2 · Pick 34 · Emeka Egbuka · WR · rank 25
Value with a capital V on Emeka Egbuka in pick No. 34, a genuine coup. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
R2.5 · Pick 37 · Xavier Watts · S · rank 46
A reach on Xavier Watts in slot 37; the board had better options right there. A minor need, but a need all the same.
R2.12 · Pick 44 · Aireontae Ersery · OT · rank 48
No drama and no debate, Aireontae Ersery went about where he belonged in Round 2, Pick 12. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
R3.4 · Pick 68 · TreVeyon Henderson · RB · rank 55
TreVeyon Henderson at No. 68 is money in the bank, a running back taken below his worth. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
R4.6 · Pick 108 · Isaiah Bond · WR · rank 76
Circle this one: Isaiah Bond at pick 108 is a fall that decides a draft. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
R5.5 · Pick 143 · Bhayshul Tuten · RB · rank 151
They paid a round early for Bhayshul Tuten in the 143rd pick, more than the board wanted. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
R6.4 · Pick 180 · Raheim Sanders · RB · rank 146
Taking Raheim Sanders in pick 180 is close to grand larceny; a running back that good had no business lasting this long. It fills a real need, too.
R6.37 · Pick 213 · Dont'e Thornton Jr. · WR · rank 173
The board fumbled Dont'e Thornton Jr. all the way to the Round 6 slot, and they scooped it up. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
R6.39 · Pick 215 · JJ Pegues · DT · rank 176
JJ Pegues in slot 215 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
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