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8th draft
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Draft Selections
Draft Picks Received
Draft Picks Traded
Players Gained
Draft Grade — Raiders
Overall
A-
ValueB
NeedB-
TradesA+
FutureA+
The Raiders won the weekend at the trade table. Grade: A-. It is the swing that defines the weekend: Gracen Halton in pick 136, a good 50 spots before the room expected him.
They robbed the room blind at the table, and it lifts the grade on its own. Landing Pavia that late papers over a lot of smaller sins. That cornerback hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall.
The Thieneman pick reads as want over need, and the roster will feel it at cornerback.
Bottom line, they left the weekend a clearly better team, and they earned every bit of it.
Pick Analysis
Pick18
Rnd1
Caleb Downs
In Round 1, Pick 18 they get a two-high chess piece at a price that makes it sweeter.
Pick20
Rnd1
Spencer Fano
In the 20th overall pick they get a blindside protector at fair value. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick33
Rnd2
Anthony Hill Jr.
No drama and no debate, Anthony Hill Jr. went about where he belonged in the Round 2 slot. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick34
Rnd2
Jake Slaughter
A reach for Jake Slaughter in pick No. 34; a little patience would have been rewarded. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick57
Rnd2
Germie Bernard
Germie Bernard at slot 57 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick65
Rnd3
Dillon Thieneman
Hard to square with the roster. With positions of obvious need still on the board, Dillon Thieneman adds a safety and leaves cornerback untouched.
Pick84
Rnd3
Brian Parker II
They let Brian Parker II come to them and pounced at the Round 3 slot. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick101
Rnd4
Boubacar Traore
Boubacar Traore at the 101st pick is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick118
Rnd4
Diego Pavia
They robbed the room for Diego Pavia here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. It fills a real need, too.
Pick136
Rnd4
Gracen Halton
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Gracen Halton. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick175
Rnd5
Oscar Delp
No edge and no loss on Oscar Delp in pick 175; it is a wash and a sensible one. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick183
Rnd6
Makhi Hughes
Makhi Hughes at Round 6, Pick 2 is a conviction pick that outran the value. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick217
Rnd7
Drayk Bowen
Nice patience on Drayk Bowen, who had no business lasting to No. 217. It is more luxury than necessity; they were already set here.
Pick255
Rnd7
Dominic Zvada
Dominic Zvada at the 255th overall pick jumps the queue by a touch more than is comfortable. Nice player, but the depth chart did not need him here.



















