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Draft Selections
Caleb Downs Head Shot
PICK: 7 RND: 1 (LV)
Caleb Downs
S Ohio State
Arvell Reese Head Shot
PICK: 18 RND: 1 (LV)
Arvell Reese
LB Ohio State
LaNorris Sellers Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (LV)
LaNorris Sellers
QB South Carolina
Charles Jagusah Head Shot
PICK: 102 RND: 4 (LV)
Charles Jagusah
OG Notre Dame
Monroe Freeling Head Shot
PICK: 111 RND: 4 (LV)
Monroe Freeling
OT Georgia
Darian Mensah Head Shot
PICK: 136 RND: 4 (LV)
Darian Mensah
QB Duke
Davison Igbinosun Head Shot
PICK: 173 RND: 5 (LV)
Davison Igbinosun
CB Ohio State
Lee Hunter Head Shot
PICK: 183 RND: 6 (LV)
Lee Hunter
DT Texas Tech
Xavier Nwankpa Head Shot
PICK: 187 RND: 6 (LV)
Xavier Nwankpa
S Iowa
Fernando Carmona Head Shot
PICK: 217 RND: 7 (LV)
Fernando Carmona
OT Arkansas
Stephen Dix Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 256 RND: 7 (LV)
Stephen Dix Jr.
LB Arkansas
Draft Picks Received
Caleb Downs Head Shot
PICK: 7 RND: 1 (NYJ)
Caleb Downs
S Ohio State
Arvell Reese Head Shot
PICK: 18 RND: 1 (NYJ)
Arvell Reese
LB Ohio State
Stephen Dix Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 256 RND: 7 (NYJ)
Stephen Dix Jr.
LB Arkansas
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (NYJ)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (PIT)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (NYJ)
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Draft Picks Traded
Dante Moore Head Shot
PICK: 2 RND: 1 (NYJ)
Dante Moore
QB Oregon
Jayden Maiava Head Shot
PICK: 33 RND: 2 (PIT)
Jayden Maiava
QB USC
Players Gained
Head Shot
Darius Slay
CB
Draft Grade — Raiders
Overall B
ValueB- NeedC+ TradesB- FutureA+
The Raiders checked most of the boxes and earned a B.

Some picks age like wine; Stephen Dix Jr. at pick No. 256 will need to, sitting 166 spots clear of his grade. Solid and sensible more than spectacular: a B.

They will regret leaving edge rusher for another day if the season turns on it. Darius Slay gives the group a proven body among the projects.

Job largely done: cornerback settled and 4 of 8 of the wish list covered. Nearly every premium pick went to that side of the ball.

Add it up and it is a good, unfussy class.

Pick Analysis
Pick7 Rnd1 Caleb Downs
In pick No. 7 they get a two-high chess piece. More want than need.
Pick18 Rnd1 Arvell Reese
Arvell Reese at the Round 1 slot is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the linebacker. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick67 Rnd3 LaNorris Sellers
A clean, defensible pick in slot 67 with a little surplus value in LaNorris Sellers. The roster fit checks out.
Pick102 Rnd4 Charles Jagusah
Charles Jagusah at the 102nd pick is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick111 Rnd4 Monroe Freeling
Monroe Freeling in the 111th overall pick is early enough to raise a brow, if not a full objection. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick136 Rnd4 Darian Mensah
A real head-scratcher, Darian Mensah in Round 4, Pick 36 is miles ahead of his ranking. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick173 Rnd5 Davison Igbinosun
By-the-book stuff, Davison Igbinosun at slot 173 squarely in line with his ranking. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick183 Rnd6 Lee Hunter
They reached a country mile for Lee Hunter at pick No. 183, and the board is aghast. It fills a real need, too.
Pick187 Rnd6 Xavier Nwankpa
Xavier Nwankpa at Round 6, Pick 7 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. Insurance at a position that did not really ask for it.
Pick217 Rnd7 Fernando Carmona
They reached into another round for Fernando Carmona, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick256 Rnd7 Stephen Dix Jr.
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Stephen Dix Jr.. Depth on depth, at a spot that was hardly crying out.