B+
Las Vegas Raiders
Good, not great, for the Raiders: B+.
by RichERich ·
2024 NFL Draft
· 11 picks
· 3 steals
· 3 reaches
Nobody else had Eyabi Okie-Anoma anywhere near the 208th pick. The Raiders did, by 77 spots, and that gap is the whole story.
Landing Wiley that late papers over a lot of smaller sins. The interior defensive lineman hole is the one line item this class does not answer. Small wins on the phones, but wins all the same.
Jadeveon Clowney gives the group a proven body among the projects.
All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but interior defensive lineman.
Pick-by-Pick
They took Tyler Guyton at par in pick No. 30, which is nothing to complain about. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
They paid sticker price for Chris Braswell in the 45th overall pick, and that is fine. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
They reached into another round for Spencer Rattler, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Blake Corum slipping to the Round 3 slot is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
A slide stopped in the 112th pick, with Andru Phillips worth more than the price. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
They jumped the gun on Luke McCaffrey, taking him earlier than his grade liked. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
A tidy little value on Trevor Keegan in the Round 5 slot, a step better than break-even. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Tykee Smith at the 165th pick is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the safety. A minor itch, scratched.
A market-rate linebacker, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Ty'Ron Hopper. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Eyabi Okie-Anoma in Round 6, Pick 33 is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Jared Wiley in the 229th overall pick is a gift, value that borders on unfair. A need, and now a little less of one.
