Thirty-one other rooms let Oronde Gadsden II slide, and the Raiders were the ones holding the card at slot 212. Highway robbery. Very little went wrong, and the A- is earned.
The Smith pick is the one the value grade keeps tripping over. The trade ledger is the best part of the whole weekend. The edge rusher spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at.
Few war rooms will sleep better than this one tonight.
Pick-by-Pick
R1.12
· Pick 12
· Tetairoa McMillan
· WR
· rank 5
In the Round 1 slot they get a home-run threat at receiver. Exactly the need they had to hit.
R2.5
· Pick 37
· Omarion Hampton
· RB
· rank 18
Steal is underselling it; Omarion Hampton at slot 37 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
R3.4
· Pick 68
· Zy Alexander
· CB
· rank 63
Fair-plus on Zy Alexander, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
R3.9
· Pick 73
· Andrew Mukuba
· S
· rank 71
They paid sticker price for Andrew Mukuba in Round 3, Pick 9, and that is fine. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
R4.6
· Pick 107
· Jaxson Dart
· QB
· rank 140
They left a pile of value on the table to take Jaxson Dart this early at pick 107. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
R6.4
· Pick 179
· Le'Veon Moss
· RB
· rank 147
Le'Veon Moss in the 179th overall pick is a gift, value that borders on unfair. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
R6.17
· Pick 192
· Joshua Gray
· OG
· rank 169
Joshua Gray at the 192nd pick is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
R6.37
· Pick 212
· Oronde Gadsden II
· TE
· rank 131
They barely believed it either: Oronde Gadsden II still on the board at pick No. 212. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
R6.41
· Pick 216
· Tim Smith
· DL
· rank 296
Tim Smith at Round 6, Pick 41 is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. The roster fit checks out.
R7.6
· Pick 222
· DJ Campbell
· OG
· rank 209
DJ Campbell slid further than he should have, and pick 222 is lovely value for the offensive lineman. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.