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Draft Selections
Fernando Mendoza Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (LV)
Fernando Mendoza
QB Indiana
Christen Miller Head Shot
PICK: 35 RND: 2 (LV)
Christen Miller
DL Georgia
Sonny Styles Head Shot
PICK: 66 RND: 3 (LV)
Sonny Styles
LB Ohio State
Zakee Wheatley Head Shot
PICK: 104 RND: 4 (LV)
Zakee Wheatley
S Penn State
Blake Miller Head Shot
PICK: 111 RND: 4 (LV)
Blake Miller
OT Clemson
Bray Hubbard Head Shot
PICK: 134 RND: 4 (LV)
Bray Hubbard
S Alabama
Bryce Boettcher Head Shot
PICK: 173 RND: 5 (LV)
Bryce Boettcher
LB Oregon
Amare Campbell Head Shot
PICK: 181 RND: 6 (LV)
Amare Campbell
LB Penn State
Davison Igbinosun Head Shot
PICK: 185 RND: 6 (LV)
Davison Igbinosun
CB Ohio State
Trey Zuhn III Head Shot
PICK: 219 RND: 7 (LV)
Trey Zuhn III
OT Texas A&M
Draft Grade — Raiders
Overall B-
ValueC+ NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Raiders answered their biggest question with Mendoza. Grade: B-.

They finally answered the question that shadows every other one. Fernando Mendoza is the Raiders' quarterback, full stop. A sturdy weekend that grades out a B-.

If Campbell pans out, nobody remembers the price. If not, this is the pick they hear about. That Styles pick is the receipt they will wave around later. They will answer for taking safety early while edge rusher, wide receiver and other spots went begging.

If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through edge rusher.

In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the edge rusher spot they never got to.

Pick Analysis
Pick4 Rnd1 Fernando Mendoza
They paid a round early for Fernando Mendoza in No. 4, more than the board wanted. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick35 Rnd2 Christen Miller
Christen Miller at the 35th overall pick is money in the bank, a interior defensive lineman taken below his worth. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick66 Rnd3 Sonny Styles
A linebacker of that caliber at Round 3, Pick 2 is the definition of value, full stop. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick104 Rnd4 Zakee Wheatley
Zakee Wheatley at the 104th pick is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick111 Rnd4 Blake Miller
They reached into another round for Blake Miller, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick134 Rnd4 Bray Hubbard
A want over a need in slot 134: Bray Hubbard adds a safety while edge rusher, wide receiver and other spots keeps waiting.
Pick173 Rnd5 Bryce Boettcher
They paid up for Bryce Boettcher at pick No. 173 when waiting would have done the job. Stacking talent where they were already deep.
Pick181 Rnd6 Amare Campbell
They reached a country mile for Amare Campbell at the Round 6 slot, and the board is aghast. It is more luxury than necessity; they were already set here.
Pick185 Rnd6 Davison Igbinosun
Davison Igbinosun slipping to Round 6, Pick 6 is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick219 Rnd7 Trey Zuhn III
Trey Zuhn III in slot 219 is the kind of reach that only looks good if he outplays it. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.