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Draft Selections
Wyatt Milum Head Shot
PICK: 3 RND: 1 (LV)
Wyatt Milum
OT West Virginia
Tate Ratledge Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (LV)
Tate Ratledge
OG Georgia
Jahdae Barron Head Shot
PICK: 65 RND: 3 (LV)
Jahdae Barron
S Texas
Tyler Booker Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (LV)
Tyler Booker
OG Alabama
Donovan Smith Head Shot
PICK: 104 RND: 4 (LV)
Donovan Smith
QB Houston
Malaki Starks Head Shot
PICK: 140 RND: 5 (LV)
Malaki Starks
S Georgia
Benjamin Morrison Head Shot
PICK: 177 RND: 6 (LV)
Benjamin Morrison
CB Notre Dame
Gunnar Helm Head Shot
PICK: 212 RND: 6 (LV)
Gunnar Helm
TE Texas
Ben Yurosek Head Shot
PICK: 216 RND: 7 (LV)
Ben Yurosek
TE Georgia
Tahj Brooks Head Shot
PICK: 219 RND: 7 (LV)
Tahj Brooks
RB Texas Tech
Draft Grade — Raiders
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The steal of the weekend belongs to the Raiders and Starks: B-.

Thirty-one other rooms let Malaki Starks slide, and the Raiders were the ones holding the card at pick 140. Highway robbery.

The cost of the Smith reach is exactly the players who went right after him. They will regret leaving edge rusher for another day if the season turns on it. Cornerback was the priority and it is no longer a question, which is most of the job.

The trenches got the money picks, top to bottom.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick3 Rnd1 Wyatt Milum
In pick 3 they get a building block for the line. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick34 Rnd2 Tate Ratledge
Tate Ratledge at the 34th pick nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick65 Rnd3 Jahdae Barron
Circle this one: Jahdae Barron at Round 3, Pick 1 is a fall that decides a draft. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick69 Rnd3 Tyler Booker
Tyler Booker at the 69th overall pick is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick104 Rnd4 Donovan Smith
Donovan Smith at No. 104 is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick140 Rnd5 Malaki Starks
Steal is underselling it; Malaki Starks at the Round 5 slot is a heist with the alarm still ringing. Pure best-available; the position was not exactly begging.
Pick177 Rnd6 Benjamin Morrison
They reached into another round for Benjamin Morrison, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick212 Rnd6 Gunnar Helm
They will replay Gunnar Helm at slot 212 for years; that is how good the value is. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick216 Rnd7 Ben Yurosek
Ben Yurosek in the 216th overall pick is early enough to raise a brow, if not a full objection. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick219 Rnd7 Tahj Brooks
You do not let a running back like Tahj Brooks reach slot 219 and blink. They did not. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.