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Players Gained
DaRon
Bland
CB
Joey
Bosa
LB
Ben
Bredeson
OG
Dion
Dawkins
OT
Julian
Love
S
Rome
Odunze
WR
Byron
Young
LB
Players traded away
Geno
Smith
QB
Maxx
Crosby
DE
Draft Grade — Raiders
Overall
D-
ValueB
NeedB-
TradesF
FutureC+
The Raiders lost the trade table, and the D- tells the story. The Raiders put a flag in the ground for Malachi Lawrence, 43 picks before anyone else would have, and the value took the hit.
The dealing is the wound this class cannot quite close. The Raiders indulged a want in Styles while a need in tight end stayed open. If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through tight end.
However the rest shakes out, Golday at that price is a win they earned.
The verdict is not kind, and fairly so; this class has a hill to climb.
Pick Analysis
Pick12
Rnd1
Arvell Reese
In pick 12 they get a sideline-to-sideline linebacker. More want than need.
Pick26
Rnd1
Avieon Terrell
In slot 26 they get an island corner, and a steal at that. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick28
Rnd1
Sonny Styles
The needs board was loud and they turned it down, spending No. 28 on Sonny Styles with tight end unsolved.
Pick29
Rnd1
Dontay Corleone
In the 29th pick they get a disruptive interior force at fair value. A real need, handled.
Pick34
Rnd2
Dillon Thieneman
They took Dillon Thieneman at par in pick No. 34, which is nothing to complain about. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick36
Rnd2
Emmanuel Pregnon
A straight-up fair deal on Emmanuel Pregnon at Round 2, Pick 4, value and slot in agreement. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick57
Rnd2
Jadarian Price
Jadarian Price at the 57th overall pick is right where the board had him, plain and simple. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick61
Rnd2
Antonio Williams
They read the board right and Antonio Williams was the payoff at pick 61. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick64
Rnd2
Malachi Fields
Malachi Fields in slot 64 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick77
Rnd3
Monroe Freeling
Monroe Freeling in Round 3, Pick 13 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick94
Rnd3
Malachi Lawrence
They talked themselves into Malachi Lawrence at pick No. 94, and the board did not agree. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick102
Rnd4
Jake Golday
A edge rusher of that caliber at the Round 4 slot is the definition of value, full stop. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick104
Rnd4
Tim Keenan III
They left a pile of value on the table to take Tim Keenan III this early at the 104th pick. It fills a real need, too.
Pick108
Rnd4
Xavier Scott
A reasonable price with a little left over, Xavier Scott in No. 108. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick116
Rnd4
Zachariah Branch
A tidy little value on Zachariah Branch in the 116th overall pick, a step better than break-even. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick117
Rnd4
Bishop Fitzgerald
Of all the spots to shop, they chose safety. Bishop Fitzgerald in pick 117 leaves tight end for later.
Pick134
Rnd4
Trinidad Chambliss
Trinidad Chambliss in the Round 4 slot should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick174
Rnd5
Taylen Green
A quiet steal in slot 174: Taylen Green for less than the market said. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick180
Rnd6
Bud Clark
No drama and no debate, Bud Clark went about where he belonged in pick No. 180. A want dressed up as a pick, at a spot they had covered.
Pick183
Rnd6
Dane Key
By-the-book stuff, Dane Key at the 183rd pick squarely in line with his ranking. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick219
Rnd7
Keyron Crawford
Keyron Crawford at Round 7, Pick 3 is a clear overpay, with better names still on the board. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.