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Ashton Jeanty Head Shot
PICK: 6 RND: 1 (LV)
Ashton Jeanty
RB Boise State
Jihaad Campbell Head Shot
PICK: 37 RND: 2 (LV)
Jihaad Campbell
LB Alabama
Jayden Higgins Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (LV)
Jayden Higgins
WR Iowa State
Andrew Mukuba Head Shot
PICK: 108 RND: 4 (LV)
Andrew Mukuba
S Texas
Cam Skattebo Head Shot
PICK: 143 RND: 5 (LV)
Cam Skattebo
RB Arizona State
Dont'e Thornton Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 180 RND: 6 (LV)
Dont'e Thornton Jr.
WR Tennessee
Jaydon Blue Head Shot
PICK: 213 RND: 6 (LV)
Jaydon Blue
RB Texas
Dillon Gabriel Head Shot
PICK: 215 RND: 6 (LV)
Dillon Gabriel
QB Oregon
Jaylen Reed Head Shot
PICK: 222 RND: 7 (LV)
Jaylen Reed
S Penn State
Draft Grade — Raiders
Overall B-
ValueB NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
More right than wrong for the Raiders, and a B- to prove it.

Call it belief, call it a gut call, but Jaydon Blue at pick 213 is 103 spots clear of consensus, and that is the headline. Nothing here to lose sleep over; call it a B-.

Getting Gabriel where they did is the sort of value that quietly makes a class. The edge rusher spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at.

All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but edge rusher.

Pick Analysis
Pick6 Rnd1 Ashton Jeanty
In pick No. 6 they get a featured back at fair value. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick37 Rnd2 Jihaad Campbell
Jihaad Campbell in the 37th overall pick is exactly on the number, no argument either way. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick68 Rnd3 Jayden Higgins
Jayden Higgins in slot 68 is fair value, right on his grade. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick108 Rnd4 Andrew Mukuba
Andrew Mukuba at the 108th pick is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick143 Rnd5 Cam Skattebo
The board fumbled Cam Skattebo all the way to No. 143, and they scooped it up. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick180 Rnd6 Dont'e Thornton Jr.
Dont'e Thornton Jr. at Round 6, Pick 4 is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the wide receiver. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick213 Rnd6 Jaydon Blue
Jaydon Blue at Round 6, Pick 37 is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. The roster fit checks out.
Pick215 Rnd6 Dillon Gabriel
They barely believed it either: Dillon Gabriel still on the board at pick 215. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick222 Rnd7 Jaylen Reed
Circle this one: Jaylen Reed at pick No. 222 is a fall that decides a draft. Insurance at a position that did not really ask for it.