B
Las Vegas Raiders
Haynes should have been long gone. The Raiders pounced, and earned a B.
by TheSpaceBeast ·
2024 NFL Draft
· 14 picks
· 2 steals
· 5 reaches
The best pick of the weekend was also the simplest. The Raiders watched Christian Haynes slide 20 picks past his grade and did not hesitate.
They will regret leaving tight end for another day if the season turns on it. If McCaffrey pans out, nobody remembers the price. If not, this is the pick they hear about.
Not a headline-grabber, but a perfectly good weekend's work.
Pick-by-Pick
In Round 1, Pick 31 they get a ballhawk on the outside, even if it was a touch early. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Darius Robinson at pick No. 35 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
A straight-up fair deal on J.J. McCarthy at slot 44, value and slot in agreement. The roster fit checks out.
You do not let an offensive lineman like Christian Haynes reach the 82nd overall pick and blink. They did not. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Michael Hall Jr. at pick 94 is money in the bank, a interior defensive lineman taken below his worth. A need, and now a little less of one.
They liked Cedric Gray enough to skip the value, taking him in the Round 4 slot. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
A reach on Mohamed Kamara in No. 118; the board had better options right there. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
They paid up for Nehemiah Pritchett at the 125th pick when waiting would have done the job. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
This one needs a full-page explanation: Luke McCaffrey in No. 147, miles early. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
No drama and no debate, Julian Pearl went about where he belonged in the 210th overall pick. Hard to map this one onto the depth chart at all.
A market-rate edge rusher, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Jaylen Harrell. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Fair-plus on Garret Greenfield, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Frank Gore Jr. at slot 227 nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. It fills a real need, too.
Tyler Owens in the 232nd pick lands just on the right side of the ledger. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.