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1-13-23

  • JSF DRAFTING FOR THE
    Raiders
Draft Selections
Dallas Turner Head Shot
PICK: 13 RND: 1 (LV)
Dallas Turner
LB-EDGE Alabama
Graham Barton Head Shot
PICK: 44 RND: 2 (LV)
Graham Barton
OT Duke
Spencer Rattler Head Shot
PICK: 77 RND: 3 (LV)
Spencer Rattler
QB South Carolina
Max Melton Head Shot
PICK: 112 RND: 4 (LV)
Max Melton
CB Rutgers
Jaylan Ford Head Shot
PICK: 150 RND: 5 (LV)
Jaylan Ford
LB Texas
Frank Gore Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 160 RND: 5 (LV)
Frank Gore Jr.
RB Southern Miss
Curtis Jacobs Head Shot
PICK: 216 RND: 6 (LV)
Curtis Jacobs
LB Penn State
Donovan Jennings Head Shot
PICK: 234 RND: 7 (LV)
Donovan Jennings
OT USF
Draft Picks Received
Frank Gore Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 160 RND: 5 (LAR)
Frank Gore Jr.
RB Southern Miss
Curtis Jacobs Head Shot
PICK: 216 RND: 6 (LAR)
Curtis Jacobs
LB Penn State
Draft Picks Traded
T.J. Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 190 RND: 6 (LAR)
T.J. Sanders
DT South Carolina
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (MIA)
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Austin Hooper
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Draft Grade — Raiders
Overall C+
ValueB- NeedA- TradesD FutureB-
The jury is out on the Raiders. For now, C+.

The tape said wait; the Raiders did not. Spencer Rattler went at pick No. 77, a good 23 picks before the board was ready. For now it grades a C+, with the swing picks left to settle the rest.

Leaving wide receiver unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall. If one pick saves this weekend, it is Jacobs.

A perfectly average weekend, for better and for worse.

Pick Analysis
Pick13 Rnd1 Dallas Turner
In No. 13 they get a disruptor off the edge. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick44 Rnd2 Graham Barton
A quiet steal in the Round 2 slot: Graham Barton for less than the market said. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick77 Rnd3 Spencer Rattler
Spencer Rattler at pick No. 77 is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. It fills a real need, too.
Pick112 Rnd4 Max Melton
No edge and no loss on Max Melton in Round 4, Pick 12; it is a wash and a sensible one. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick150 Rnd5 Jaylan Ford
By-the-book stuff, Jaylan Ford at the 150th overall pick squarely in line with his ranking. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick160 Rnd5 Frank Gore Jr.
A straight-up fair deal on Frank Gore Jr. at slot 160, value and slot in agreement. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick216 Rnd6 Curtis Jacobs
Curtis Jacobs at the 216th overall pick is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. A luxury on a unit that was already in good shape.
Pick234 Rnd7 Donovan Jennings
The board had cheaper options than Donovan Jennings at the 234th pick, and it noticed. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.