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Fernando Mendoza Head Shot
PICK: 1 RND: 1 (LV)
Fernando Mendoza
QB Indiana
Omar Cooper Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 36 RND: 2 (LV)
Omar Cooper Jr.
WR Indiana
Gennings Dunker Head Shot
PICK: 42 RND: 2 (LV)
Gennings Dunker
OT Iowa
Domonique Orange Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (LV)
Domonique Orange
DT Iowa State
Nicholas Singleton Head Shot
PICK: 102 RND: 4 (LV)
Nicholas Singleton
RB Penn State
De'Zhaun Stribling Head Shot
PICK: 117 RND: 4 (LV)
De'Zhaun Stribling
WR Ole Miss
Will Lee III Head Shot
PICK: 134 RND: 4 (LV)
Will Lee III
CB Texas A&M
Aamil Wagner Head Shot
PICK: 175 RND: 5 (LV)
Aamil Wagner
OT Notre Dame
Draft Picks Received
Gennings Dunker Head Shot
PICK: 42 RND: 2 (NO)
Gennings Dunker
OT Iowa
Draft Picks Traded
Anez Cooper Head Shot
PICK: 185 RND: 6 (NO)
Anez Cooper
OG Miami
Kaelon Black Head Shot
PICK: 208 RND: 6 (NO)
Kaelon Black
RB Indiana
Jadon Canady Head Shot
PICK: 219 RND: 7 (NO)
Jadon Canady
CB Oregon
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (LV)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (LV)
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Players traded away
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JJ Pegues
DT
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Kyu Blu Kelly
CB
Draft Grade — Raiders
Overall C+
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesC FutureC
The Raiders drew a line under the quarterback search with Mendoza: C+.

They finally answered the question that shadows every other one. Fernando Mendoza is the Raiders' quarterback, full stop. Fine in stretches, shaky in others: a C+.

For all the activity, edge rusher went untouched, which is hard to explain. However the rest shakes out, Lee III at that price is a win they earned.

They are betting Orange proves the room right and everyone else wrong.

If Fernando Mendoza and a couple of the gambles land, hindsight will be kinder than this grade.

Pick Analysis
Pick1 Rnd1 Fernando Mendoza
In pick No. 1 they get their quarterback of the future. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick36 Rnd2 Omar Cooper Jr.
A market-rate wide receiver, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Omar Cooper Jr.. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick42 Rnd2 Gennings Dunker
Gennings Dunker in the 42nd overall pick is exactly on the number, no argument either way. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick67 Rnd3 Domonique Orange
Domonique Orange in pick 67 is early enough to raise a brow, if not a full objection. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick102 Rnd4 Nicholas Singleton
They paid sticker price for Nicholas Singleton in the 102nd pick, and that is fine. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick117 Rnd4 De'Zhaun Stribling
De'Zhaun Stribling at the Round 4 slot is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick134 Rnd4 Will Lee III
Will Lee III is a better player than Round 4, Pick 34 suggests; smart patience, rewarded. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick175 Rnd5 Aamil Wagner
No edge and no loss on Aamil Wagner in slot 175; it is a wash and a sensible one. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.