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Draft Selections
Will Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 6 RND: 1 (LV)
Will Johnson
CB Michigan
Omarion Hampton Head Shot
PICK: 37 RND: 2 (LV)
Omarion Hampton
RB North Carolina
Elic Ayomanor Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (LV)
Elic Ayomanor
WR Stanford
Kevin Winston Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 108 RND: 4 (LV)
Kevin Winston Jr.
S Penn State
Tyler Shough Head Shot
PICK: 143 RND: 5 (LV)
Tyler Shough
QB Louisville
Ajani Cornelius Head Shot
PICK: 180 RND: 6 (LV)
Ajani Cornelius
OT Oregon
Jay Higgins Head Shot
PICK: 213 RND: 6 (LV)
Jay Higgins
LB Iowa
LaJohntay Wester Head Shot
PICK: 215 RND: 6 (LV)
LaJohntay Wester
WR Colorado
Jamon Dumas-Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 222 RND: 7 (LV)
Jamon Dumas-Johnson
LB Kentucky
Draft Grade — Raiders
Overall B
ValueB NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
Nothing loud, just a tidy B for the Raiders.

The Raiders looked at the value chart, folded it up, and took LaJohntay Wester at No. 215 regardless, 31 picks early.

They will regret leaving edge rusher for another day if the season turns on it. Whatever else happened, they won the night they took Winston Jr.. They went 5 of 8 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for.

The back end got a real overhaul.

Not a headline-grabber, but a perfectly good weekend's work.

Pick Analysis
Pick6 Rnd1 Will Johnson
In slot 6 they get a press-man option on the boundary. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick37 Rnd2 Omarion Hampton
Omarion Hampton at the 37th pick nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick68 Rnd3 Elic Ayomanor
A straight-up fair deal on Elic Ayomanor at pick 68, value and slot in agreement. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick108 Rnd4 Kevin Winston Jr.
Value with a capital V on Kevin Winston Jr. in the Round 4 slot, a genuine coup. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick143 Rnd5 Tyler Shough
By-the-book stuff, Tyler Shough at the 143rd overall pick squarely in line with his ranking. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick180 Rnd6 Ajani Cornelius
Fair-plus on Ajani Cornelius, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick213 Rnd6 Jay Higgins
A slide stopped in No. 213, with Jay Higgins worth more than the price. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick215 Rnd6 LaJohntay Wester
They reached a country mile for LaJohntay Wester at Round 6, Pick 39, and the board is aghast. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick222 Rnd7 Jamon Dumas-Johnson
The board had cheaper options than Jamon Dumas-Johnson at pick 222, and it noticed. Nice player, but the depth chart did not need him here.