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Michael Penix Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 13 RND: 1 (LV)
Michael Penix Jr.
QB Washington
Tyler Guyton Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (LV)
Tyler Guyton
OT Oklahoma
Max Melton Head Shot
PICK: 77 RND: 3 (LV)
Max Melton
CB Rutgers
DJ James Head Shot
PICK: 112 RND: 4 (LV)
DJ James
CB Auburn
James Williams Head Shot
PICK: 148 RND: 5 (LV)
James Williams
LB Miami (FL)
Caedan Wallace Head Shot
PICK: 208 RND: 6 (LV)
Caedan Wallace
OT Penn State
Anthony Gould Head Shot
PICK: 223 RND: 7 (LV)
Anthony Gould
WR Oregon State
Fabien Lovett Head Shot
PICK: 229 RND: 7 (LV)
Fabien Lovett
DL Florida State
Draft Picks Received
Tyler Guyton Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (NE)
Tyler Guyton
OT Oklahoma
Draft Picks Traded
Ja'Tavion Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 44 RND: 2 (NE)
Ja'Tavion Sanders
TE Texas
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (ARI)
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Draft Grade — Raiders
Overall B
ValueB+ NeedB TradesB FutureC
Penix Jr. is the Raiders' new face under center. Grade: B.

The Raiders spent the weekend waiting on one name, and it fell: Anthony Gould, the No. 142 name on the board, in No. 223. The bottom line is a respectable B.

Whatever Michael Penix Jr. becomes, the front office has tied its fortunes to the answer. If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through edge rusher. The roster is better shaped than it was, with cornerback chief among the fixes.

Almost all the early capital went to that side of the ball.

Good work on the whole, with edge rusher the one box left unchecked.

Pick Analysis
Pick13 Rnd1 Michael Penix Jr.
In pick No. 13 they get the arm they will build around. A real need, handled.
Pick34 Rnd2 Tyler Guyton
A reasonable price with a little left over, Tyler Guyton in No. 34. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick77 Rnd3 Max Melton
They took Max Melton at par in Round 3, Pick 13, which is nothing to complain about. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick112 Rnd4 DJ James
Somehow DJ James was still sitting there in No. 112, and they pounced on premier cornerback value. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick148 Rnd5 James Williams
They robbed the room for James Williams here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick208 Rnd6 Caedan Wallace
Caedan Wallace in slot 208 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick223 Rnd7 Anthony Gould
The board fumbled Anthony Gould all the way to the Round 7 slot, and they scooped it up. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick229 Rnd7 Fabien Lovett
Fabien Lovett in pick 229 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.