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Draft Selections
Fernando Mendoza Head Shot
PICK: 1 RND: 1 (LV)
Fernando Mendoza
QB Indiana
Elijah Sarratt Head Shot
PICK: 36 RND: 2 (LV)
Elijah Sarratt
WR Indiana
Keionte Scott Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (LV)
Keionte Scott
CB Miami
Caden Curry Head Shot
PICK: 102 RND: 4 (LV)
Caden Curry
DE Ohio State
Blake Miller Head Shot
PICK: 117 RND: 4 (LV)
Blake Miller
OT Clemson
Kevin Coleman Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 134 RND: 4 (LV)
Kevin Coleman Jr.
WR Missouri
Rayshaun Benny Head Shot
PICK: 174 RND: 5 (LV)
Rayshaun Benny
DL Michigan
Thaddeus Dixon Head Shot
PICK: 180 RND: 6 (LV)
Thaddeus Dixon
CB North Carolina
Raylen Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 183 RND: 6 (LV)
Raylen Wilson
LB Georgia
Lawson Luckie Head Shot
PICK: 219 RND: 7 (LV)
Lawson Luckie
TE Georgia
Draft Grade — Raiders
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
A passer of the future in Mendoza, and a B-, for the Raiders.

Start where it matters. The Raiders took Fernando Mendoza to run the offense for the next decade, and every other decision this weekend bends around that one. Good, not great, and the B- says as much.

A whole weekend of picks and running back is somehow still a want. The Coleman Jr. reach is the anchor dragging on the value grade. They went 7 of 8 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for.

In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the running back spot they never got to.

Pick Analysis
Pick1 Rnd1 Fernando Mendoza
In pick No. 1 they get a passer to set the clock by. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick36 Rnd2 Elijah Sarratt
A market-rate wide receiver, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Elijah Sarratt. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick67 Rnd3 Keionte Scott
Keionte Scott at the 67th pick is right where the board had him, plain and simple. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick102 Rnd4 Caden Curry
No edge and no loss on Caden Curry in the 102nd overall pick; it is a wash and a sensible one. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick117 Rnd4 Blake Miller
They paid sticker price for Blake Miller in Round 4, Pick 17, and that is fine. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick134 Rnd4 Kevin Coleman Jr.
Kevin Coleman Jr. at No. 134 is a conviction pick that outran the value. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick174 Rnd5 Rayshaun Benny
They took Rayshaun Benny at par in pick 174, which is nothing to complain about. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick180 Rnd6 Thaddeus Dixon
Thaddeus Dixon in slot 180 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick183 Rnd6 Raylen Wilson
By-the-book stuff, Raylen Wilson at the 183rd overall pick squarely in line with his ranking. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick219 Rnd7 Lawson Luckie
A clean, defensible pick in the 219th pick with a little surplus value in Lawson Luckie. The roster fit checks out.