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Abdul Carter Head Shot
PICK: 6 RND: 1 (LV)
Abdul Carter
DE-EDGE Penn State
Cam Ward Head Shot
PICK: 8 RND: 1 (LV)
Cam Ward
QB Miami
Jahdae Barron Head Shot
PICK: 37 RND: 2 (LV)
Jahdae Barron
CB Texas
TreVeyon Henderson Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (LV)
TreVeyon Henderson
RB Ohio State
Omarion Hampton Head Shot
PICK: 73 RND: 3 (LV)
Omarion Hampton
RB North Carolina
Darien Porter Head Shot
PICK: 107 RND: 4 (LV)
Darien Porter
CB Iowa State
Danny Stutsman Head Shot
PICK: 141 RND: 5 (LV)
Danny Stutsman
LB Oklahoma
Elijah Arroyo Head Shot
PICK: 144 RND: 5 (LV)
Elijah Arroyo
TE Miami
Barrett Carter Head Shot
PICK: 182 RND: 6 (LV)
Barrett Carter
LB Clemson
Chris Paul Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 214 RND: 6 (LV)
Chris Paul Jr.
LB Ole Miss
Cam Skattebo Head Shot
PICK: 218 RND: 7 (LV)
Cam Skattebo
RB Arizona State
Jimmy Horn Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 224 RND: 7 (LV)
Jimmy Horn Jr.
WR Colorado
Draft Picks Received
Cam Ward Head Shot
PICK: 8 RND: 1 (CAR)
Cam Ward
QB Miami
Danny Stutsman Head Shot
PICK: 141 RND: 5 (CAR)
Danny Stutsman
LB Oklahoma
Draft Picks Traded
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (ATL)
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Draft Grade — Raiders
Overall D-
ValueB+ NeedB+ TradesF FutureD
The Raiders drew a line under the quarterback search with Ward: D-.

Call it a hunch or call it a gamble, but the Raiders spent Round 7, Pick 8 on Jimmy Horn Jr., a name most had 84 spots down the list.

The Paul Jr. value carries more weight than any single miss elsewhere. The trade table is where this weekend went wrong.

Whatever Cam Ward becomes, the front office has tied its fortunes to the answer. A whole weekend of picks and offensive lineman is somehow still a want.

It is a win-now wager, and the future is the stake.

A rough weekend that leaves the roster with more questions than answers.

Pick Analysis
Pick6 Rnd1 Abdul Carter
Abdul Carter at the Round 1 slot is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick8 Rnd1 Cam Ward
In Round 1, Pick 8 they get a long-term answer under center. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick37 Rnd2 Jahdae Barron
Jahdae Barron in the 37th overall pick should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick68 Rnd3 TreVeyon Henderson
A slide stopped in slot 68, with TreVeyon Henderson worth more than the price. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick73 Rnd3 Omarion Hampton
Taking Omarion Hampton in the 73rd pick is close to grand larceny; a running back that good had no business lasting this long. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick107 Rnd4 Darien Porter
Steal is underselling it; Darien Porter at pick 107 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick141 Rnd5 Danny Stutsman
Somehow Danny Stutsman was still sitting there in the 141st pick, and they pounced on premier linebacker value. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick144 Rnd5 Elijah Arroyo
They robbed the room for Elijah Arroyo here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick182 Rnd6 Barrett Carter
Barrett Carter in Round 6, Pick 7 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. A want more than a need, though you can never have too many.
Pick214 Rnd6 Chris Paul Jr.
Chris Paul Jr. at the Round 6 slot is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. It is more luxury than necessity; they were already set here.
Pick218 Rnd7 Cam Skattebo
You do not let a running back like Cam Skattebo reach the 218th overall pick and blink. They did not. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick224 Rnd7 Jimmy Horn Jr.
They talked themselves into Jimmy Horn Jr. at pick 224, and the board did not agree. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.