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  • Oblittlejohn DRAFTING FOR THE
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Draft Selections
Fernando Mendoza Head Shot
PICK: 2 RND: 1 (LV)
Fernando Mendoza
QB Indiana
Sonny Styles Head Shot
PICK: 38 RND: 2 (LV)
Sonny Styles
LB Ohio State
Jake Slaughter Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (LV)
Jake Slaughter
C Florida
Julian Neal Head Shot
PICK: 102 RND: 4 (LV)
Julian Neal
CB Arkansas
Malachi Fields Head Shot
PICK: 104 RND: 4 (LV)
Malachi Fields
WR Notre Dame
Kaytron Allen Head Shot
PICK: 111 RND: 4 (LV)
Kaytron Allen
RB Penn State
Zane Durant Head Shot
PICK: 136 RND: 4 (LV)
Zane Durant
DT Penn State
Tanner Koziol Head Shot
PICK: 173 RND: 5 (LV)
Tanner Koziol
TE Houston
Aaron Anderson Head Shot
PICK: 183 RND: 6 (LV)
Aaron Anderson
WR LSU
Xavier Nwankpa Head Shot
PICK: 187 RND: 6 (LV)
Xavier Nwankpa
S Iowa
Taylen Green Head Shot
PICK: 217 RND: 7 (LV)
Taylen Green
QB Arkansas
Draft Picks Received
Sonny Styles Head Shot
PICK: 38 RND: 2 (NYJ)
Sonny Styles
LB Ohio State
Malachi Fields Head Shot
PICK: 104 RND: 4 (NYJ)
Malachi Fields
WR Notre Dame
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (NYJ)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (NYJ)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Garrett Nussmeier Head Shot
PICK: 33 RND: 2 (NYJ)
Garrett Nussmeier
QB LSU
Draft Grade — Raiders
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
Mendoza is the plan now, and the Raiders grade out a B-.

The one hole that towered over the rest is filled. The Raiders spent their marquee pick on Fernando Mendoza, and for the first time in a while there is a real answer at quarterback.

The cost of the Durant reach is exactly the players who went right after him. Green falling to them is the kind of break a good board is built to catch.

If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through edge rusher.

Nothing here to lose sleep over, and plenty to feel decent about.

Pick Analysis
Pick2 Rnd1 Fernando Mendoza
Fernando Mendoza in No. 2 is fair value, right on his grade. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick38 Rnd2 Sonny Styles
A market-rate linebacker, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Sonny Styles. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick67 Rnd3 Jake Slaughter
Steal is underselling it; Jake Slaughter at slot 67 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick102 Rnd4 Julian Neal
Julian Neal at pick 102 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick104 Rnd4 Malachi Fields
Circle this one: Malachi Fields at the 104th pick is a fall that decides a draft. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick111 Rnd4 Kaytron Allen
They did well to land Kaytron Allen in the 111th overall pick, just ahead of his grade. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick136 Rnd4 Zane Durant
Zane Durant in Round 4, Pick 36 is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick173 Rnd5 Tanner Koziol
Tanner Koziol at pick No. 173 is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the tight end. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick183 Rnd6 Aaron Anderson
Aaron Anderson is a better player than No. 183 suggests; smart patience, rewarded. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick187 Rnd6 Xavier Nwankpa
They took Xavier Nwankpa at par in slot 187, which is nothing to complain about. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick217 Rnd7 Taylen Green
The board fumbled Taylen Green all the way to pick No. 217, and they scooped it up. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.