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Las Vegas Raiders
The Raiders robbed the room for Taylor. Final grade: A.
by RaiderRich ·
2025 NFL Draft
· 9 picks
· 6 steals
· 0 reaches
This is the pick they will still be bragging about in July: Roc Taylor, the No. 189 name on the board, stolen at the Round 7 slot. This is how you run a draft, and the A reflects it.
They won the margins on every swap, and it adds up fast. They covered a lot of ground and still skipped edge rusher, which is a strange place to end up. Jordan Addison gives the group a proven body among the projects.
They left with cornerback solved and the rest of the wish list mostly ticked off.
Bottom line, with Walter Nolen leading the way, this is a class that should pay off fast and rarely be regretted.
Pick-by-Pick
They did well to land Walter Nolen in Round 1, Pick 24, just ahead of his grade. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Nice patience on Shavon Revel Jr., who had no business lasting to the 37th overall pick. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
A slide stopped in the Round 3 slot, with TreVeyon Henderson worth more than the price. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Jayden Higgins slipping to pick 81 is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
A top-tier linebacker at a bargain, Carson Schwesinger in No. 107, plain and simple. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
You do not let a quarterback like Kyle McCord reach slot 144 and blink. They did not. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Fair-plus on Jaylen Reed, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
No edge and no loss on Carson Vinson in the 218th pick; it is a wash and a sensible one. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Roc Taylor in pick 224 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.