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Draft Selections
Taliese Fuaga Head Shot
PICK: 33 RND: 2 (LV)
Taliese Fuaga
OT Oregon State
Terrion Arnold Head Shot
PICK: 44 RND: 2 (LV)
Terrion Arnold
CB Alabama
Junior Colson Head Shot
PICK: 77 RND: 3 (LV)
Junior Colson
LB Michigan
Michael Pratt Head Shot
PICK: 102 RND: 4 (LV)
Michael Pratt
QB Tulane
Dominick Puni Head Shot
PICK: 113 RND: 4 (LV)
Dominick Puni
OT Kansas
Malik Washington Head Shot
PICK: 147 RND: 5 (LV)
Malik Washington
WR Virginia
Dylan Laube Head Shot
PICK: 190 RND: 6 (LV)
Dylan Laube
RB New Hampshire
Chau Smith-Wade Head Shot
PICK: 221 RND: 7 (LV)
Chau Smith-Wade
CB Washington State
Taulia Tagovailoa Head Shot
PICK: 231 RND: 7 (LV)
Taulia Tagovailoa
QB Maryland
Draft Picks Received
Taliese Fuaga Head Shot
PICK: 33 RND: 2 (CAR)
Taliese Fuaga
OT Oregon State
Michael Pratt Head Shot
PICK: 102 RND: 4 (CAR)
Michael Pratt
QB Tulane
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (CAR)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (CAR)
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Draft Picks Traded
Olumuyiwa Fashanu Head Shot
PICK: 13 RND: 1 (CAR)
Olumuyiwa Fashanu
OT Penn State
Draft Grade — Raiders
Overall B
ValueA- NeedB+ TradesD FutureA
The Raiders robbed the room for Smith-Wade. Final grade: B.

Thirty-one other rooms let Chau Smith-Wade slide, and the Raiders were the ones holding the card at pick No. 221. Highway robbery. Good, not great, and the B says as much.

They lost the exchange badly enough to drag the whole class down. A whole weekend of picks and edge rusher is somehow still a want. Tagovailoa has a lot of ground to make up just to look fairly priced.

Stockpiling next year's capital is patient, if unglamorous, asset work.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick33 Rnd2 Taliese Fuaga
They read the board right and Taliese Fuaga was the payoff at Round 2, Pick 1. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick44 Rnd2 Terrion Arnold
Terrion Arnold in slot 44 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick77 Rnd3 Junior Colson
Junior Colson in the 77th overall pick lands just on the right side of the ledger. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick102 Rnd4 Michael Pratt
A straight-up fair deal on Michael Pratt at No. 102, value and slot in agreement. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick113 Rnd4 Dominick Puni
A quiet steal in the 113th pick: Dominick Puni for less than the market said. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick147 Rnd5 Malik Washington
A wide receiver of that caliber at the Round 5 slot is the definition of value, full stop. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick190 Rnd6 Dylan Laube
You do not let a running back like Dylan Laube reach pick No. 190 and blink. They did not. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick221 Rnd7 Chau Smith-Wade
Circle this one: Chau Smith-Wade at pick 221 is a fall that decides a draft. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick231 Rnd7 Taulia Tagovailoa
They paid a round early for Taulia Tagovailoa in slot 231, more than the board wanted. It patches a soft spot without any drama.