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Draft Selections
Will Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 8 RND: 1 (LV)
Will Johnson
CB Michigan
Tate Ratledge Head Shot
PICK: 39 RND: 2 (LV)
Tate Ratledge
OG Georgia
Jalon Walker Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (LV)
Jalon Walker
LB Georgia
Will Howard Head Shot
PICK: 70 RND: 3 (LV)
Will Howard
QB Ohio State
Cam Skattebo Head Shot
PICK: 106 RND: 4 (LV)
Cam Skattebo
RB Arizona State
Kevin Winston Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 146 RND: 5 (LV)
Kevin Winston Jr.
S Penn State
Nazir Stackhouse Head Shot
PICK: 183 RND: 6 (LV)
Nazir Stackhouse
DL Georgia
PJ Williams Head Shot
PICK: 212 RND: 6 (LV)
PJ Williams
OT SMU
Lander Barton Head Shot
PICK: 216 RND: 6 (LV)
Lander Barton
LB Utah
Seth McLaughlin Head Shot
PICK: 223 RND: 7 (LV)
Seth McLaughlin
C Ohio State
Draft Grade — Raiders
Overall B-
ValueC+ NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
Good, not great, for the Raiders: B-.

The Raiders put a flag in the ground for Will Howard, 168 picks before anyone else would have, and the value took the hit. The bottom line is a respectable B-.

They banked enough surplus on Barton to cover a lot of smaller sins. For all the activity, edge rusher went untouched, which is hard to explain.

All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but edge rusher.

Pick Analysis
Pick8 Rnd1 Will Johnson
In the Round 1 slot they get a sticky cover corner. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick39 Rnd2 Tate Ratledge
Tate Ratledge is a better player than Round 2, Pick 7 suggests; smart patience, rewarded. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick69 Rnd3 Jalon Walker
Jalon Walker in No. 69 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick70 Rnd3 Will Howard
Will Howard in pick No. 70 is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. It fills a real need, too.
Pick106 Rnd4 Cam Skattebo
A big swing on Cam Skattebo at slot 106, well ahead of any board in the building. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick146 Rnd5 Kevin Winston Jr.
Steal is underselling it; Kevin Winston Jr. at the 146th pick is a heist with the alarm still ringing. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick183 Rnd6 Nazir Stackhouse
A straight-up fair deal on Nazir Stackhouse at the Round 6 slot, value and slot in agreement. The roster fit checks out.
Pick212 Rnd6 PJ Williams
They left a pile of value on the table to take PJ Williams this early at No. 212. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick216 Rnd6 Lander Barton
Lander Barton at Round 6, Pick 41 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. It is more luxury than necessity; they were already set here.
Pick223 Rnd7 Seth McLaughlin
Somehow Seth McLaughlin was still sitting there in the 223rd pick, and they pounced on premier offensive lineman value. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.