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Draft Selections
Dante Moore Head Shot
PICK: 2 RND: 1 (LV)
Dante Moore
QB Oregon
Olaivavega Ioane Head Shot
PICK: 39 RND: 2 (LV)
Olaivavega Ioane
OG Penn State
Keon Sabb Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (LV)
Keon Sabb
S Alabama
Jaishawn Barham Head Shot
PICK: 102 RND: 4 (LV)
Jaishawn Barham
LB Michigan
Zachariah Branch Head Shot
PICK: 105 RND: 4 (LV)
Zachariah Branch
WR Georgia
Earl Little Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 111 RND: 4 (LV)
Earl Little Jr.
S Florida State
Demond Claiborne Head Shot
PICK: 136 RND: 4 (LV)
Demond Claiborne
RB Wake Forest
Draft Picks Received
Olaivavega Ioane Head Shot
PICK: 39 RND: 2 (ARI)
Olaivavega Ioane
OG Penn State
Zachariah Branch Head Shot
PICK: 105 RND: 4 (ARI)
Zachariah Branch
WR Georgia
Draft Picks Traded
Mansoor Delane Head Shot
PICK: 33 RND: 2 (ARI)
Mansoor Delane
CB LSU
Draft Grade — Raiders
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Raiders answered their biggest question with Moore. Grade: B-.

After circling the position for what felt like forever, the Raiders committed. Dante Moore is the quarterback now, and the roster gets built to his timeline. More right than wrong, and a B- to match.

The Barham pick is the one the value grade keeps tripping over. They punted on edge rusher, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest. The Little Jr. pick reads as want over need, and the roster will feel it at edge rusher, cornerback and other spots.

Wide receiver is handled and the depth chart looks a good deal healthier for it.

Good work on the whole, with edge rusher the one box left unchecked.

Pick Analysis
Pick2 Rnd1 Dante Moore
In pick 2 they get a franchise quarterback. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick39 Rnd2 Olaivavega Ioane
They went early on Olaivavega Ioane in the 39th overall pick, and the value did not follow. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick67 Rnd3 Keon Sabb
A premium they did not need to pay, Keon Sabb a notch or two before his time. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick102 Rnd4 Jaishawn Barham
Jaishawn Barham at the 102nd pick is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick105 Rnd4 Zachariah Branch
Zachariah Branch at the Round 4 slot is a clear overpay, with better names still on the board. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick111 Rnd4 Earl Little Jr.
The needs board was loud and they turned it down, spending No. 111 on Earl Little Jr. with edge rusher, cornerback and other spots unsolved.
Pick136 Rnd4 Demond Claiborne
Demond Claiborne at pick No. 136 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. A need, and now a little less of one.