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Jahdae Barron Head Shot
PICK: 8 RND: 1 (LV)
Jahdae Barron
CB Texas
Quinn Ewers Head Shot
PICK: 39 RND: 2 (LV)
Quinn Ewers
QB Texas
Jihaad Campbell Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (LV)
Jihaad Campbell
LB Alabama
Dylan Fairchild Head Shot
PICK: 70 RND: 3 (LV)
Dylan Fairchild
OG Georgia
Cam Skattebo Head Shot
PICK: 106 RND: 4 (LV)
Cam Skattebo
RB Arizona State
Lathan Ransom Head Shot
PICK: 146 RND: 5 (LV)
Lathan Ransom
S Ohio State
Cody Simon Head Shot
PICK: 183 RND: 6 (LV)
Cody Simon
LB Ohio State
DJ Campbell Head Shot
PICK: 212 RND: 6 (LV)
DJ Campbell
OG Texas
Michael Taaffe Head Shot
PICK: 216 RND: 6 (LV)
Michael Taaffe
S Texas
Logan Parr Head Shot
PICK: 223 RND: 7 (LV)
Logan Parr
OG SMU
Draft Grade — Raiders
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
A respectable, level-headed haul for the Raiders: B-.

They will call it conviction in the building and a reach everywhere else: Cam Skattebo, 72 picks early at the 106th pick. More right than wrong, and a B- to match.

They banked enough surplus on Taaffe to cover a lot of smaller sins. The edge rusher hole is the one line item this class does not answer. The roster is better shaped than it was, with cornerback chief among the fixes.

Good work on the whole, with edge rusher the one box left unchecked.

Pick Analysis
Pick8 Rnd1 Jahdae Barron
In slot 8 they get a press-man option on the boundary at fair value. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick39 Rnd2 Quinn Ewers
Quinn Ewers at No. 39 is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick69 Rnd3 Jihaad Campbell
The board fumbled Jihaad Campbell all the way to pick 69, and they scooped it up. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick70 Rnd3 Dylan Fairchild
A slide stopped in the 70th pick, with Dylan Fairchild worth more than the price. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick106 Rnd4 Cam Skattebo
A wild overpay on Cam Skattebo in Round 4, Pick 5, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick146 Rnd5 Lathan Ransom
Lathan Ransom at the 146th overall pick is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick183 Rnd6 Cody Simon
Taking Cody Simon in slot 183 is close to grand larceny; a linebacker that good had no business lasting this long. A want more than a need, though you can never have too many.
Pick212 Rnd6 DJ Campbell
Value with a capital V on DJ Campbell in pick 212, a genuine coup. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick216 Rnd6 Michael Taaffe
Michael Taaffe in Round 6, Pick 41 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. Pure best-available; the position was not exactly begging.
Pick223 Rnd7 Logan Parr
They paid sticker price for Logan Parr in the Round 7 slot, and that is fine. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.