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Draft Selections
Abdul Carter Head Shot
PICK: 6 RND: 1 (LV)
Abdul Carter
DE-EDGE Penn State
T.J. Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 37 RND: 2 (LV)
T.J. Sanders
DT South Carolina
Darien Porter Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (LV)
Darien Porter
CB Iowa State
Dylan Sampson Head Shot
PICK: 73 RND: 3 (LV)
Dylan Sampson
RB Tennessee
Donovan Smith Head Shot
PICK: 106 RND: 4 (LV)
Donovan Smith
QB Houston
Smael Mondon Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 142 RND: 5 (LV)
Smael Mondon Jr.
LB Georgia
Draft Grade — Raiders
Overall B
ValueB NeedA- TradesB- FutureB-
A respectable, level-headed haul for the Raiders: B.

The rest of the league had time to spare on Donovan Smith; the Raiders did not wait, grabbing him 99 spots ahead at pick No. 106.

They banked enough surplus on Mondon Jr. to cover a lot of smaller sins. That wide receiver hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick6 Rnd1 Abdul Carter
By-the-book stuff, Abdul Carter at the 6th pick squarely in line with his ranking. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick37 Rnd2 T.J. Sanders
A slide stopped in the 37th overall pick, with T.J. Sanders worth more than the price. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick68 Rnd3 Darien Porter
The board had cheaper options than Darien Porter at pick 68, and it noticed. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick73 Rnd3 Dylan Sampson
Taking Dylan Sampson in Round 3, Pick 9 is close to grand larceny; a running back that good had no business lasting this long. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick106 Rnd4 Donovan Smith
A big swing on Donovan Smith at the Round 4 slot, well ahead of any board in the building. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick142 Rnd5 Smael Mondon Jr.
Smael Mondon Jr. in slot 142 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.