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Draft Selections
Fernando Mendoza Head Shot
PICK: 2 RND: 1 (LV)
Fernando Mendoza
QB Indiana
Arvell Reese Head Shot
PICK: 33 RND: 2 (LV)
Arvell Reese
LB Ohio State
Germie Bernard Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (LV)
Germie Bernard
WR Alabama
Keith Abney II Head Shot
PICK: 102 RND: 4 (LV)
Keith Abney II
CB Arizona State
Zachariah Branch Head Shot
PICK: 111 RND: 4 (LV)
Zachariah Branch
WR Georgia
Braylan Shelby Head Shot
PICK: 136 RND: 4 (LV)
Braylan Shelby
DE-EDGE USC
Roderick Kearney Head Shot
PICK: 173 RND: 5 (LV)
Roderick Kearney
OG Florida
Bryce Boettcher Head Shot
PICK: 183 RND: 6 (LV)
Bryce Boettcher
LB Oregon
Xavier Nwankpa Head Shot
PICK: 187 RND: 6 (LV)
Xavier Nwankpa
S Iowa
Bryce Foster Head Shot
PICK: 217 RND: 7 (LV)
Bryce Foster
C Kansas
Draft Grade — Raiders
Overall B-
ValueC+ NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Raiders drew a line under the quarterback search with Mendoza: B-.

There was a run on nobody at that position, and the Raiders started one anyway for Braylan Shelby, 84 picks ahead of schedule.

The whole projection now runs through Fernando Mendoza; hit there and everything else looks smarter. They punted on running back, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest.

Getting Reese where they did is the sort of value that quietly makes a class.

Bottom line, more hits than misses and a roster nudged the right way.

Pick Analysis
Pick2 Rnd1 Fernando Mendoza
In No. 2 they get the face of the franchise at fair value.
Pick33 Rnd2 Arvell Reese
The board fumbled Arvell Reese all the way to the Round 2 slot, and they scooped it up. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick67 Rnd3 Germie Bernard
Germie Bernard in the 67th pick is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick102 Rnd4 Keith Abney II
You do not let a cornerback like Keith Abney II reach slot 102 and blink. They did not. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick111 Rnd4 Zachariah Branch
A premium they did not need to pay, Zachariah Branch a notch or two before his time. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick136 Rnd4 Braylan Shelby
Value said wait; Braylan Shelby in the 136th overall pick says they were not listening. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick173 Rnd5 Roderick Kearney
Roderick Kearney at pick 173 is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick183 Rnd6 Bryce Boettcher
A straight-up fair deal on Bryce Boettcher at Round 6, Pick 3, value and slot in agreement. It is more luxury than necessity; they were already set here.
Pick187 Rnd6 Xavier Nwankpa
They paid sticker price for Xavier Nwankpa in No. 187, and that is fine. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick217 Rnd7 Bryce Foster
Bryce Foster at slot 217 is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.