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Draft Selections
Fernando Mendoza Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (LV)
Fernando Mendoza
QB Indiana
Dontay Corleone Head Shot
PICK: 35 RND: 2 (LV)
Dontay Corleone
DT Cincinnati
Ja'Kobi Lane Head Shot
PICK: 66 RND: 3 (LV)
Ja'Kobi Lane
WR USC
Tyreak Sapp Head Shot
PICK: 104 RND: 4 (LV)
Tyreak Sapp
DE-EDGE Florida
Xavier Scott Head Shot
PICK: 111 RND: 4 (LV)
Xavier Scott
CB Illinois
Iapani Laloulu Head Shot
PICK: 134 RND: 4 (LV)
Iapani Laloulu
C Oregon
Max Iheanachor Head Shot
PICK: 173 RND: 5 (LV)
Max Iheanachor
OT Arizona State
Jacob Rodriguez Head Shot
PICK: 181 RND: 6 (LV)
Jacob Rodriguez
LB Texas Tech
Aaron Graves Head Shot
PICK: 185 RND: 6 (LV)
Aaron Graves
DL Iowa
Dane Key Head Shot
PICK: 219 RND: 7 (LV)
Dane Key
WR Nebraska
Draft Grade — Raiders
Overall B-
ValueC+ NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
Mendoza is the Raiders' new face under center. Grade: B-.

The Raiders spent the pick that matters most on Fernando Mendoza, and a roster that has been waiting on a passer can start to take shape. Good, not great, and the B- says as much.

Getting Sapp where they did is the sort of value that quietly makes a class. If Laloulu pans out, nobody remembers the price. If not, this is the pick they hear about. A whole weekend of picks and running back is somehow still a want.

Solid rather than spectacular, and there is nothing wrong with that.

Pick Analysis
Pick4 Rnd1 Fernando Mendoza
Fernando Mendoza at slot 4 is a conviction pick that outran the value. The roster fit checks out.
Pick35 Rnd2 Dontay Corleone
No edge and no loss on Dontay Corleone in the 35th pick; it is a wash and a sensible one. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick66 Rnd3 Ja'Kobi Lane
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Ja'Kobi Lane at pick 66 is the proof. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick104 Rnd4 Tyreak Sapp
Somehow Tyreak Sapp was still sitting there in pick No. 104, and they pounced on premier edge rusher value. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick111 Rnd4 Xavier Scott
Xavier Scott in the 111th overall pick is fair value, right on his grade. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick134 Rnd4 Iapani Laloulu
A big swing on Iapani Laloulu at the Round 4 slot, well ahead of any board in the building. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick173 Rnd5 Max Iheanachor
Value with a capital V on Max Iheanachor in Round 5, Pick 33, a genuine coup. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick181 Rnd6 Jacob Rodriguez
They let Jacob Rodriguez come to them and pounced at No. 181. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick185 Rnd6 Aaron Graves
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Aaron Graves in slot 185. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick219 Rnd7 Dane Key
They read the board right and Dane Key was the payoff at No. 219. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.