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Abdul Carter Head Shot
PICK: 6 RND: 1 (LV)
Abdul Carter
DE-EDGE Penn State
Walter Nolen Head Shot
PICK: 33 RND: 2 (LV)
Walter Nolen
DT Ole Miss
Will Campbell Head Shot
PICK: 37 RND: 2 (LV)
Will Campbell
OT LSU
Jahdae Barron Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (LV)
Jahdae Barron
CB Texas
Aireontae Ersery Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (LV)
Aireontae Ersery
OT Minnesota
Dylan Sampson Head Shot
PICK: 73 RND: 3 (LV)
Dylan Sampson
RB Tennessee
Brashard Smith Head Shot
PICK: 107 RND: 4 (LV)
Brashard Smith
RB SMU
Jalen Milroe Head Shot
PICK: 144 RND: 5 (LV)
Jalen Milroe
QB Alabama
Savion Williams Head Shot
PICK: 165 RND: 5 (LV)
Savion Williams
WR TCU
Oronde Gadsden II Head Shot
PICK: 182 RND: 6 (LV)
Oronde Gadsden II
TE Syracuse
Dont'e Thornton Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 214 RND: 6 (LV)
Dont'e Thornton Jr.
WR Tennessee
JJ Pegues Head Shot
PICK: 218 RND: 6 (LV)
JJ Pegues
DT Ole Miss
Terrance Ferguson Head Shot
PICK: 224 RND: 7 (LV)
Terrance Ferguson
TE Oregon
Draft Picks Received
Walter Nolen Head Shot
PICK: 33 RND: 2 (CLE)
Walter Nolen
DT Ole Miss
Jahdae Barron Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (CLE)
Jahdae Barron
CB Texas
Savion Williams Head Shot
PICK: 165 RND: 5 (CLE)
Savion Williams
WR TCU
Draft Picks Traded
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (ARI)
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Draft Grade — Raiders
Overall D-
ValueA- NeedB+ TradesF FutureD
The steal of the weekend belongs to the Raiders and Ferguson: D-.

You build a draft on nights like this. Terrance Ferguson had no business being available in slot 224, and the Raiders did the only sane thing and turned in the card.

The dealing is the wound this class cannot quite close. The cost of the Smith reach is exactly the players who went right after him.

Spend now, pay later; the math only works if this class delivers.

In short, the board sent warnings, and they will be hoping it was wrong.

Pick Analysis
Pick6 Rnd1 Abdul Carter
In pick No. 6 they get a bendy edge with upside. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick33 Rnd2 Walter Nolen
A quiet steal in No. 33: Walter Nolen for less than the market said. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick37 Rnd2 Will Campbell
Taking Will Campbell in the 37th pick is close to grand larceny; an offensive lineman that good had no business lasting this long. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick67 Rnd3 Jahdae Barron
Jahdae Barron in slot 67 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick68 Rnd3 Aireontae Ersery
Aireontae Ersery at the Round 3 slot is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick73 Rnd3 Dylan Sampson
Value with a capital V on Dylan Sampson in the 73rd overall pick, a genuine coup. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick107 Rnd4 Brashard Smith
They jumped the gun on Brashard Smith, taking him earlier than his grade liked. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick144 Rnd5 Jalen Milroe
Steal is underselling it; Jalen Milroe at pick 144 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick165 Rnd5 Savion Williams
They robbed the room for Savion Williams here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick182 Rnd6 Oronde Gadsden II
Somehow Oronde Gadsden II was still sitting there in No. 182, and they pounced on premier tight end value. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick214 Rnd6 Dont'e Thornton Jr.
The board fumbled Dont'e Thornton Jr. all the way to slot 214, and they scooped it up. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick218 Rnd6 JJ Pegues
Circle this one: JJ Pegues at the 218th overall pick is a fall that decides a draft. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick224 Rnd7 Terrance Ferguson
Terrance Ferguson at the Round 7 slot is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. It patches a soft spot without any drama.