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Draft Selections
Fernando Mendoza Head Shot
PICK: 1 RND: 1 (LV)
Fernando Mendoza
QB Indiana
Dillon Thieneman Head Shot
PICK: 36 RND: 2 (LV)
Dillon Thieneman
S Oregon
Lee Hunter Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (LV)
Lee Hunter
DT Texas Tech
Elijah Sarratt Head Shot
PICK: 102 RND: 4 (LV)
Elijah Sarratt
WR Indiana
Genesis Smith Head Shot
PICK: 120 RND: 4 (LV)
Genesis Smith
S Arizona
Will Lee III Head Shot
PICK: 134 RND: 4 (LV)
Will Lee III
CB Texas A&M
Ar'maj Reed-Adams Head Shot
PICK: 175 RND: 5 (LV)
Ar'maj Reed-Adams
OG Texas A&M
Taylen Green Head Shot
PICK: 185 RND: 6 (LV)
Taylen Green
QB Arkansas
Riley Nowakowski Head Shot
PICK: 208 RND: 6 (LV)
Riley Nowakowski
TE Indiana
Roman Hemby Head Shot
PICK: 219 RND: 7 (LV)
Roman Hemby
RB Indiana
Draft Picks Received
Genesis Smith Head Shot
PICK: 120 RND: 4 (GB)
Genesis Smith
S Arizona
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (GB)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (GB)
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Draft Picks Traded
Brenen Thompson Head Shot
PICK: 117 RND: 4 (GB)
Brenen Thompson
WR Mississippi State
Draft Grade — Raiders
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Raiders drew a line under the quarterback search with Mendoza: B-.

When the story of this class is written, it opens with Roman Hemby at No. 219, a reach of 134 spots that the board flatly disagrees with.

Fernando Mendoza is the bet, and the class will be judged on how it pays off. That Sarratt pick is the receipt they will wave around later.

It is not that Smith is a bad player; it is that the Raiders had louder needs to answer first. The edge rusher hole is the one line item this class does not answer.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick1 Rnd1 Fernando Mendoza
In No. 1 they get a franchise quarterback at fair value. A real need, handled.
Pick36 Rnd2 Dillon Thieneman
They took Dillon Thieneman at par in slot 36, which is nothing to complain about. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick67 Rnd3 Lee Hunter
Taking Lee Hunter in the 67th overall pick is close to grand larceny; an interior defensive lineman that good had no business lasting this long. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick102 Rnd4 Elijah Sarratt
You do not let a wide receiver like Elijah Sarratt reach pick No. 102 and blink. They did not. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick120 Rnd4 Genesis Smith
They bypassed pressing needs at edge rusher to take Genesis Smith, a safety that was not the priority.
Pick134 Rnd4 Will Lee III
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Will Lee III in pick 134. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick175 Rnd5 Ar'maj Reed-Adams
Ar'maj Reed-Adams at the 175th pick nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick185 Rnd6 Taylen Green
They paid sticker price for Taylen Green in Round 6, Pick 4, and that is fine. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick208 Rnd6 Riley Nowakowski
Riley Nowakowski at the Round 6 slot is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick219 Rnd7 Roman Hemby
Roman Hemby at pick 219 is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. It fills a real need, too.