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  • Smals37 DRAFTING FOR THE
    Raiders
Draft Selections
Abdul Carter Head Shot
PICK: 6 RND: 1 (LV)
Abdul Carter
DE-EDGE Penn State
Jihaad Campbell Head Shot
PICK: 37 RND: 2 (LV)
Jihaad Campbell
LB Alabama
Malaki Starks Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (LV)
Malaki Starks
S Georgia
Jalen Milroe Head Shot
PICK: 73 RND: 3 (LV)
Jalen Milroe
QB Alabama
Omarion Hampton Head Shot
PICK: 107 RND: 4 (LV)
Omarion Hampton
RB North Carolina
Jake Majors Head Shot
PICK: 144 RND: 5 (LV)
Jake Majors
C Texas
Kobe Hudson Head Shot
PICK: 182 RND: 6 (LV)
Kobe Hudson
WR UCF
Cam Skattebo Head Shot
PICK: 214 RND: 6 (LV)
Cam Skattebo
RB Arizona State
Jeffrey Bassa Head Shot
PICK: 218 RND: 6 (LV)
Jeffrey Bassa
LB Oregon
Jaylen Reed Head Shot
PICK: 224 RND: 7 (LV)
Jaylen Reed
S Penn State
Draft Grade — Raiders
Overall B
ValueB+ NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The Raiders robbed the room for Skattebo. Final grade: B.

The board owed the Raiders one, and it paid up: Cam Skattebo, the No. 105 name on the board, sitting there at Round 6, Pick 36 like a gift left on the doorstep. The bottom line is a respectable B.

The Milroe reach is the anchor dragging on the value grade. The cornerback hole is the one line item this class does not answer. They left with edge rusher solved and the rest of the wish list mostly ticked off.

In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the cornerback spot they never got to.

Pick Analysis
Pick6 Rnd1 Abdul Carter
Fair-plus on Abdul Carter, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick37 Rnd2 Jihaad Campbell
Jihaad Campbell in the Round 2 slot is exactly on the number, no argument either way. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick68 Rnd3 Malaki Starks
Malaki Starks at the 68th overall pick is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick73 Rnd3 Jalen Milroe
They talked themselves into Jalen Milroe at pick No. 73, and the board did not agree. It fills a real need, too.
Pick107 Rnd4 Omarion Hampton
Omarion Hampton at No. 107 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick144 Rnd5 Jake Majors
Jake Majors in the 144th pick is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick182 Rnd6 Kobe Hudson
Kobe Hudson at slot 182 is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick214 Rnd6 Cam Skattebo
Taking Cam Skattebo in pick 214 is close to grand larceny; a running back that good had no business lasting this long. The roster fit checks out.
Pick218 Rnd6 Jeffrey Bassa
They will replay Jeffrey Bassa at the Round 6 slot for years; that is how good the value is. Insurance at a position that did not really ask for it.
Pick224 Rnd7 Jaylen Reed
A safety of that caliber at slot 224 is the definition of value, full stop. Pure best-available; the position was not exactly begging.