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Francis Mauigoa Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (LV)
Francis Mauigoa
OT Miami
Jake Slaughter Head Shot
PICK: 35 RND: 2 (LV)
Jake Slaughter
C Florida
LaNorris Sellers Head Shot
PICK: 66 RND: 3 (LV)
LaNorris Sellers
QB South Carolina
Nicholas Singleton Head Shot
PICK: 104 RND: 4 (LV)
Nicholas Singleton
RB Penn State
Malachi Fields Head Shot
PICK: 111 RND: 4 (LV)
Malachi Fields
WR Notre Dame
Xavier Nwankpa Head Shot
PICK: 134 RND: 4 (LV)
Xavier Nwankpa
S Iowa
Davison Igbinosun Head Shot
PICK: 173 RND: 5 (LV)
Davison Igbinosun
CB Ohio State
Duce Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 181 RND: 6 (LV)
Duce Robinson
WR Florida State
Antonio Kite Head Shot
PICK: 185 RND: 6 (LV)
Antonio Kite
CB Ole Miss
Cam Calhoun Head Shot
PICK: 219 RND: 7 (LV)
Cam Calhoun
CB Alabama
Draft Grade — Raiders
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
Nothing loud, just a tidy B- for the Raiders.

The Raiders clearly saw something nobody else did in Xavier Nwankpa, taking him 54 picks ahead of his grade. The board is not convinced.

Whatever else happened, they won the night they took Fields. A whole weekend of picks and edge rusher is somehow still a want.

In sum, a sensible class that nudges the roster the right way.

Pick Analysis
Pick4 Rnd1 Francis Mauigoa
In the Round 1 slot they get a plug-and-play piece up front. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick35 Rnd2 Jake Slaughter
A market-rate offensive lineman, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Jake Slaughter. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick66 Rnd3 LaNorris Sellers
Nothing to complain about; LaNorris Sellers went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick104 Rnd4 Nicholas Singleton
Nicholas Singleton at No. 104 is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the running back. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick111 Rnd4 Malachi Fields
Taking Malachi Fields in the 111th pick is close to grand larceny; a wide receiver that good had no business lasting this long. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick134 Rnd4 Xavier Nwankpa
A real head-scratcher, Xavier Nwankpa in Round 4, Pick 34 is miles ahead of his ranking. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick173 Rnd5 Davison Igbinosun
They took Davison Igbinosun at par in the 173rd overall pick, which is nothing to complain about. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick181 Rnd6 Duce Robinson
Duce Robinson at Round 6, Pick 2 is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick185 Rnd6 Antonio Kite
By-the-book stuff, Antonio Kite at pick 185 squarely in line with his ranking. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick219 Rnd7 Cam Calhoun
Cam Calhoun in No. 219 lands just on the right side of the ledger. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.