sportelaspgmailcom'S MOCK DRAFT

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  • sportelaspgmailcom DRAFTING FOR THE
    Raiders
Draft Selections
Jayden Daniels Head Shot
PICK: 7 RND: 1 (LV)
Jayden Daniels
QB LSU
Quinyon Mitchell Head Shot
PICK: 44 RND: 2 (LV)
Quinyon Mitchell
CB Toledo
Christian Haynes Head Shot
PICK: 77 RND: 3 (LV)
Christian Haynes
OG Connecticut
J. Michael Sturdivant Head Shot
PICK: 112 RND: 4 (LV)
J. Michael Sturdivant
WR UCLA
Darius Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 150 RND: 5 (LV)
Darius Robinson
DL-EDGE Missouri
Curtis Jacobs Head Shot
PICK: 190 RND: 6 (LV)
Curtis Jacobs
LB Penn State
Blake Watson Head Shot
PICK: 234 RND: 7 (LV)
Blake Watson
RB Memphis
Draft Picks Received
Jayden Daniels Head Shot
PICK: 7 RND: 1 (TEN)
Jayden Daniels
QB LSU
Draft Picks Traded
Taliese Fuaga Head Shot
PICK: 13 RND: 1 (TEN)
Taliese Fuaga
OT Oregon State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (MIA)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (MIA)
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Draft Grade — Raiders
Overall B-
ValueB NeedB+ TradesA- FutureD-
The Raiders bet the future on Daniels. The board says B-.

The Raiders spent the pick that matters most on Jayden Daniels, and a roster that has been waiting on a passer can start to take shape. It nets out to a B-, which feels about right.

On value alone, Sturdivant makes the weekend a net positive. A whole weekend of picks and tight end is somehow still a want.

They are betting Jacobs proves the room right and everyone else wrong. They squeezed a little extra out of every move they made.

All told, a draft that does its job without fuss, and there is real value in that.

Pick Analysis
Pick7 Rnd1 Jayden Daniels
They paid sticker price for Jayden Daniels in No. 7, and that is fine. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick44 Rnd2 Quinyon Mitchell
Quinyon Mitchell at the Round 2 slot is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick77 Rnd3 Christian Haynes
Christian Haynes in the 77th pick is fair value, right on his grade. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick112 Rnd4 J. Michael Sturdivant
A slide stopped in the 112th overall pick, with J. Michael Sturdivant worth more than the price. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick150 Rnd5 Darius Robinson
No drama and no debate, Darius Robinson went about where he belonged in Round 5, Pick 14. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick190 Rnd6 Curtis Jacobs
They liked Curtis Jacobs enough to skip the value, taking him in pick No. 190. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick234 Rnd7 Blake Watson
No edge and no loss on Blake Watson in pick 234; it is a wash and a sensible one. A need, and now a little less of one.