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Las Vegas Raiders

The Raiders kept it disciplined and banked a B+.

by RaiderRich · 2025 NFL Draft · 12 picks · 5 steals · 5 reaches
Value B-
Need B
Trades A-
Future A+

The David Bailey selection is the head-turner. The Raiders reached 76 spots for him, and it will define how this weekend is remembered. They moved the roster forward and banked a B+ for it.

If one pick saves this weekend, it is Borregales. A whole weekend of picks and tight end is somehow still a want. The Jeff Okudah deal gives the class an established piece to lean on.

A modest surplus at the table, banked quietly.

In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the tight end spot they never got to.

Pick-by-Pick

R1.25 · Pick 25 · Emeka Egbuka · WR · rank 24
In No. 25 they get a home-run threat at receiver. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
R2.5 · Pick 37 · Kenneth Grant · DT · rank 23
Kenneth Grant slid further than he should have, and pick No. 37 is lovely value for the interior defensive lineman. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
R2.26 · Pick 58 · Jalon Walker · LB · rank 20
Jalon Walker in pick 58 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
R3.4 · Pick 68 · David Bailey · LB-EDGE · rank 144
David Bailey at the Round 3 slot is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
R3.9 · Pick 73 · Kyle McCord · QB · rank 122
They talked themselves into Kyle McCord at Round 3, Pick 9, and the board did not agree. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
R4.5 · Pick 106 · Quinshon Judkins · RB · rank 70
Steal is underselling it; Quinshon Judkins at the 106th overall pick is a heist with the alarm still ringing. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
R5.5 · Pick 142 · Carson Schwesinger · LB · rank 87
Carson Schwesinger at Round 5, Pick 5 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. Pure best-available; the position was not exactly begging.
R5.28 · Pick 165 · Jaylen Reed · S · rank 187
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Jaylen Reed well ahead of where he belonged. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
R6.3 · Pick 178 · Joshua Gray · OG · rank 179
Joshua Gray at slot 178 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
R6.37 · Pick 212 · Nohl Williams · CB · rank 260
Nohl Williams at the Round 6 slot is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
R6.41 · Pick 216 · Andres Borregales · PK · rank 157
A specialist of that caliber at No. 216 is the definition of value, full stop. It is more luxury than necessity; they were already set here.
R7.6 · Pick 222 · Deion Burks · WR · rank 270
A big swing on Deion Burks at the 222nd pick, well ahead of any board in the building. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
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