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Draft Selections
Shedeur Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 1 RND: 1 (LV)
Shedeur Sanders
QB Colorado
Darien Porter Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (LV)
Darien Porter
CB Iowa State
Dylan Fairchild Head Shot
PICK: 65 RND: 3 (LV)
Dylan Fairchild
OG Georgia
Jayden Higgins Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (LV)
Jayden Higgins
WR Iowa State
Jake Majors Head Shot
PICK: 103 RND: 4 (LV)
Jake Majors
C Texas
Jordan Burch Head Shot
PICK: 138 RND: 4 (LV)
Jordan Burch
DE Oregon
Smael Mondon Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 178 RND: 6 (LV)
Smael Mondon Jr.
LB Georgia
Xavier Nwankpa Head Shot
PICK: 212 RND: 6 (LV)
Xavier Nwankpa
S Iowa
Harold Perkins Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 216 RND: 7 (LV)
Harold Perkins Jr.
LB LSU
Tony Grimes Head Shot
PICK: 217 RND: 7 (LV)
Tony Grimes
CB UNLV
Draft Grade — Raiders
Overall B-
ValueC+ NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Raiders drew a line under the quarterback search with Sanders: B-.

You build a draft on nights like this. Harold Perkins Jr. had no business being available in pick No. 216, and the Raiders did the only sane thing and turned in the card. They moved the roster forward and banked a B- for it.

Every board in the league had Higgins lower, and that gap is the story. Everything downstream of Shedeur Sanders depends on Shedeur Sanders, and the building knows it.

The running back spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at. On the needs board they went 5 of 8, with edge rusher the one that mattered most.

Nothing here to lose sleep over, and plenty to feel decent about.

Pick Analysis
Pick1 Rnd1 Shedeur Sanders
No drama and no debate, Shedeur Sanders went about where he belonged in pick 1. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick34 Rnd2 Darien Porter
Darien Porter at the 34th overall pick is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick65 Rnd3 Dylan Fairchild
Fair-plus on Dylan Fairchild, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick69 Rnd3 Jayden Higgins
They talked themselves into Jayden Higgins at the Round 3 slot, and the board did not agree. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick103 Rnd4 Jake Majors
Jake Majors at Round 4, Pick 2 is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the offensive lineman. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick138 Rnd4 Jordan Burch
Jordan Burch in the 138th overall pick is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick178 Rnd6 Smael Mondon Jr.
Smael Mondon Jr. at No. 178 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick212 Rnd6 Xavier Nwankpa
Nice patience on Xavier Nwankpa, who had no business lasting to the 212th pick. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick216 Rnd7 Harold Perkins Jr.
Harold Perkins Jr. at pick No. 216 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. A want dressed up as a pick, at a spot they had covered.
Pick217 Rnd7 Tony Grimes
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Tony Grimes well ahead of where he belonged. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.