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Las Vegas Raiders

Penix Jr. is the Raiders' new face under center. Grade: A-.

by JayRaider · 2024 NFL Draft · 11 picks · 7 steals · 3 reaches
Value B+
Need B+
Trades B+
Future A

The Raiders went off the board in a big way for McCallan Castles, 107 picks early. Conviction is one thing; this is another. One of the weekend's best, top to bottom, and a A- to show for it.

The Wright value carries more weight than any single miss elsewhere. Whatever Michael Penix Jr. becomes, the front office has tied its fortunes to the answer.

Bottom line, with Michael Penix Jr. leading the way, this is a class that should pay off fast and rarely be regretted.

Pick-by-Pick

R1.28 · Pick 28 · Michael Penix Jr. · QB · rank 9
In pick No. 28 they get a long-term answer under center, and a steal at that. A real need, handled.
R2.12 · Pick 44 · Nate Wiggins · CB · rank 26
They robbed the room for Nate Wiggins here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
R3.19 · Pick 83 · Devontez Walker · WR · rank 86
A market-rate wide receiver, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Devontez Walker. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
R4.12 · Pick 112 · Jaylen Wright · RB · rank 59
You do not let a running back like Jaylen Wright reach pick 112 and blink. They did not. A need, and now a little less of one.
R5.12 · Pick 148 · Jalyx Hunt · DE-EDGE · rank 128
Jalyx Hunt in Round 5, Pick 12 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
R5.18 · Pick 154 · Matt Goncalves · OT · rank 106
Matt Goncalves in the Round 5 slot should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
R5.19 · Pick 155 · Jaden Crumedy · DT · rank 210
Jaden Crumedy in pick 155 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. It fills a real need, too.
R6.33 · Pick 208 · Curtis Jacobs · LB · rank 189
Curtis Jacobs at Round 6, Pick 33 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. It adds depth where they could use a little.
R6.38 · Pick 213 · Decamerion Richardson · CB · rank 174
Decamerion Richardson at the 213th overall pick is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
R7.3 · Pick 223 · McCallan Castles · TE · rank 330
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for McCallan Castles. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
R7.9 · Pick 229 · Frank Gore Jr. · RB · rank 269
Frank Gore Jr. at slot 229 is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
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