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Draft Selections
Shedeur Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 6 RND: 1 (LV)
Shedeur Sanders
QB Colorado
Kenneth Grant Head Shot
PICK: 37 RND: 2 (LV)
Kenneth Grant
DT Michigan
TreVeyon Henderson Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (LV)
TreVeyon Henderson
RB Ohio State
Marcus Mbow Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (LV)
Marcus Mbow
OT Purdue
Dylan Sampson Head Shot
PICK: 73 RND: 3 (LV)
Dylan Sampson
RB Tennessee
Darien Porter Head Shot
PICK: 94 RND: 3 (LV)
Darien Porter
CB Iowa State
Savion Williams Head Shot
PICK: 107 RND: 4 (LV)
Savion Williams
WR TCU
Oronde Gadsden II Head Shot
PICK: 144 RND: 5 (LV)
Oronde Gadsden II
TE Syracuse
Dont'e Thornton Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 182 RND: 6 (LV)
Dont'e Thornton Jr.
WR Tennessee
KeAndre Lambert-Smith Head Shot
PICK: 214 RND: 6 (LV)
KeAndre Lambert-Smith
WR Auburn
Roc Taylor Head Shot
PICK: 218 RND: 6 (LV)
Roc Taylor
WR Memphis
Jordan Hancock Head Shot
PICK: 224 RND: 7 (LV)
Jordan Hancock
S Ohio State
Draft Picks Received
TreVeyon Henderson Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (CLE)
TreVeyon Henderson
RB Ohio State
Darien Porter Head Shot
PICK: 94 RND: 3 (CLE)
Darien Porter
CB Iowa State
Players traded away
Head Shot
Davante Adams
WR
Draft Grade — Raiders
Overall D
ValueB NeedB TradesF FutureB-
A franchise passer in Sanders headlines a D weekend for the Raiders.

Somebody took the Raiders to the cleaners. The deals they made bled real value, and the whole class wears it. It grades a D, and the process earned it.

Everything downstream of Shedeur Sanders depends on Shedeur Sanders, and the building knows it. They punted on edge rusher, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest. Getting Lambert-Smith where they did is the sort of value that quietly makes a class.

It is a steep hill from here, and the grade knows it.

Pick Analysis
Pick6 Rnd1 Shedeur Sanders
In the 6th pick they get their quarterback of the future. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick37 Rnd2 Kenneth Grant
Circle this one: Kenneth Grant at the Round 2 slot is a fall that decides a draft. It fills a real need, too.
Pick67 Rnd3 TreVeyon Henderson
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and TreVeyon Henderson at the 67th overall pick is the proof. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick68 Rnd3 Marcus Mbow
Marcus Mbow at pick 68 is money in the bank, a offensive lineman taken below his worth. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick73 Rnd3 Dylan Sampson
Nice patience on Dylan Sampson, who had no business lasting to Round 3, Pick 9. The roster fit checks out.
Pick94 Rnd3 Darien Porter
They let Darien Porter come to them and pounced at slot 94. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick107 Rnd4 Savion Williams
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Savion Williams at pick No. 107. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick144 Rnd5 Oronde Gadsden II
Oronde Gadsden II at No. 144 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick182 Rnd6 Dont'e Thornton Jr.
Dont'e Thornton Jr. at pick 182 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick214 Rnd6 KeAndre Lambert-Smith
A top-tier wide receiver at a bargain, KeAndre Lambert-Smith in the 214th pick, plain and simple. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick218 Rnd6 Roc Taylor
Roc Taylor in pick No. 218 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick224 Rnd7 Jordan Hancock
They will replay Jordan Hancock at the Round 7 slot for years; that is how good the value is. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.