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Draft Selections
Fernando Mendoza Head Shot
PICK: 2 RND: 1 (LV)
Fernando Mendoza
QB Indiana
Spencer Fano Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (LV)
Spencer Fano
OT Utah
Jermod McCoy Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (LV)
Jermod McCoy
CB Tennessee
Jordyn Tyson Head Shot
PICK: 102 RND: 4 (LV)
Jordyn Tyson
WR Arizona State
Sonny Styles Head Shot
PICK: 111 RND: 4 (LV)
Sonny Styles
LB Ohio State
Jake Slaughter Head Shot
PICK: 136 RND: 4 (LV)
Jake Slaughter
C Florida
Carnell Tate Head Shot
PICK: 158 RND: 5 (LV)
Carnell Tate
WR Ohio State
Jaeden Roberts Head Shot
PICK: 173 RND: 5 (LV)
Jaeden Roberts
OG Alabama
Draft Picks Received
Spencer Fano Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (IND)
Spencer Fano
OT Utah
Carnell Tate Head Shot
PICK: 158 RND: 5 (IND)
Carnell Tate
WR Ohio State
Draft Picks Traded
Tacario Davis Head Shot
PICK: 33 RND: 2 (IND)
Tacario Davis
CB Washington
Players Gained
Head Shot
Zaire Franklin
LB
Draft Grade — Raiders
Overall B
ValueB+ NeedB TradesA- FutureB-
The Raiders bet the future on Mendoza. The board says B.

Call it larceny. Carnell Tate sat on the board until pick No. 158, and the Raiders did not need to be asked twice. They moved the roster forward and banked a B for it.

Fernando Mendoza is the bet, and the class will be judged on how it pays off. If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through edge rusher. A modest surplus at the table, banked quietly.

The roster is better shaped than it was, with cornerback chief among the fixes.

Not a headline-grabber, but a perfectly good weekend's work.

Pick Analysis
Pick2 Rnd1 Fernando Mendoza
They paid sticker price for Fernando Mendoza in pick No. 2, and that is fine. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick49 Rnd2 Spencer Fano
Spencer Fano in Round 2, Pick 17 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick67 Rnd3 Jermod McCoy
Jermod McCoy in slot 67 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick102 Rnd4 Jordyn Tyson
Somehow Jordyn Tyson was still sitting there in pick No. 102, and they pounced on premier wide receiver value. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick111 Rnd4 Sonny Styles
Sonny Styles at the 111th overall pick is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick136 Rnd4 Jake Slaughter
They will replay Jake Slaughter at the Round 4 slot for years; that is how good the value is. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick158 Rnd5 Carnell Tate
Carnell Tate in pick 158 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick173 Rnd5 Jaeden Roberts
A offensive lineman of that caliber at Round 5, Pick 33 is the definition of value, full stop. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.