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Draft Grade — Raiders
Overall
F
ValueC+
NeedB+
TradesF
FutureD
The Raiders answered their biggest question with Mendoza. Grade: F. The Eric O'Neill pick is the one that will follow the Raiders into the fall. They took him 79 spots ahead of his grade, and the board is not shy about saying so.
They lost the exchange badly enough to drag the whole class down. They have staked the next five years on Fernando Mendoza, which is the only story that really matters here.
The tight end hole is the one line item this class does not answer. Spend now, pay later; the math only works if this class delivers.
Getting Prysock where they did is the sort of value that quietly makes a class.
About as rough as a weekend gets on paper, with tight end still staring back at them.
Pick Analysis
Pick1
Rnd1
Fernando Mendoza
In the 1st overall pick they get their guy under center for the next decade. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick9
Rnd1
Kadyn Proctor
In pick No. 9 they get a blindside protector at fair value. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick36
Rnd2
Elijah Sarratt
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Elijah Sarratt well ahead of where he belonged. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick67
Rnd3
Jake Slaughter
Jake Slaughter in Round 3, Pick 3 is a bargain the rest of the room will envy. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick84
Rnd3
Ja'Kobi Lane
Ja'Kobi Lane at pick 84 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick102
Rnd4
Malik Muhammad
Malik Muhammad is a better player than the Round 4 slot suggests; smart patience, rewarded. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick174
Rnd5
Zane Durant
By-the-book stuff, Zane Durant at the Round 5 slot squarely in line with his ranking. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick180
Rnd6
Patrick Payton
Patrick Payton at pick No. 180 is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick183
Rnd6
Eric O'Neill
Value said wait; Eric O'Neill in Round 6, Pick 4 says they were not listening. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick199
Rnd6
Ephesians Prysock
Nice patience on Ephesians Prysock, who had no business lasting to slot 199. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick220
Rnd7
Desmond Reid
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Desmond Reid. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.



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