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Draft Selections
Tetairoa McMillan Head Shot
PICK: 6 RND: 1 (LV)
Tetairoa McMillan
WR Arizona
Jaxson Dart Head Shot
PICK: 37 RND: 2 (LV)
Jaxson Dart
QB Ole Miss
Maxwell Hairston Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (LV)
Maxwell Hairston
CB Kentucky
Donovan Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 108 RND: 4 (LV)
Donovan Jackson
OT Ohio State
Kyle McCord Head Shot
PICK: 143 RND: 5 (LV)
Kyle McCord
QB Syracuse
Raheim Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 180 RND: 6 (LV)
Raheim Sanders
RB South Carolina
Kitan Crawford Head Shot
PICK: 213 RND: 6 (LV)
Kitan Crawford
S Nevada
Jeremy Crawshaw Head Shot
PICK: 215 RND: 6 (LV)
Jeremy Crawshaw
P Florida
Dont'e Thornton Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 222 RND: 7 (LV)
Dont'e Thornton Jr.
WR Tennessee
Draft Grade — Raiders
Overall B
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The Raiders let Thornton Jr. fall and pounced. Final grade: B.

When a board-topper like Dont'e Thornton Jr. slides to the Round 7 slot, you do not overthink it, and the Raiders did not.

For all the activity, edge rusher went untouched, which is hard to explain. They will need Crawshaw to outplay his draft slot in a hurry to justify it.

Cornerback is handled and the depth chart looks a good deal healthier for it. They came away with juice, if not much beef up front.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick6 Rnd1 Tetairoa McMillan
In the 6th pick they get a home-run threat at receiver at fair value. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick37 Rnd2 Jaxson Dart
No edge and no loss on Jaxson Dart in No. 37; it is a wash and a sensible one. The roster fit checks out.
Pick68 Rnd3 Maxwell Hairston
They took Maxwell Hairston at par in the Round 3 slot, which is nothing to complain about. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick108 Rnd4 Donovan Jackson
Taking Donovan Jackson in the 108th overall pick is close to grand larceny; an offensive lineman that good had no business lasting this long. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick143 Rnd5 Kyle McCord
A quarterback of that caliber at pick No. 143 is the definition of value, full stop. It fills a real need, too.
Pick180 Rnd6 Raheim Sanders
Somehow Raheim Sanders was still sitting there in pick 180, and they pounced on premier running back value. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick213 Rnd6 Kitan Crawford
Kitan Crawford at slot 213 is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick215 Rnd6 Jeremy Crawshaw
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Jeremy Crawshaw well ahead of where he belonged. It is more luxury than necessity; they were already set here.
Pick222 Rnd7 Dont'e Thornton Jr.
You do not let a wide receiver like Dont'e Thornton Jr. reach No. 222 and blink. They did not. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.