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Draft Selections
Ashton Jeanty Head Shot
PICK: 6 RND: 1 (LV)
Ashton Jeanty
RB Boise State
Luther Burden III Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (LV)
Luther Burden III
WR Missouri
Andrew Mukuba Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (LV)
Andrew Mukuba
S Texas
Will Howard Head Shot
PICK: 108 RND: 4 (LV)
Will Howard
QB Ohio State
O'Donnell Fortune Head Shot
PICK: 143 RND: 5 (LV)
O'Donnell Fortune
CB South Carolina
Jack Nelson Head Shot
PICK: 180 RND: 6 (LV)
Jack Nelson
OT Wisconsin
Donovan Edwards Head Shot
PICK: 213 RND: 6 (LV)
Donovan Edwards
RB Michigan
Craig Woodson Head Shot
PICK: 215 RND: 6 (LV)
Craig Woodson
S California
Akili Arnold Head Shot
PICK: 222 RND: 7 (LV)
Akili Arnold
S USC
Draft Picks Received
Luther Burden III Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (NYG)
Luther Burden III
WR Missouri
Draft Picks Traded
Princely Umanmielen Head Shot
PICK: 37 RND: 2 (NYG)
Princely Umanmielen
DE-EDGE Ole Miss
Players traded away
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Michael Mayer
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Draft Grade — Raiders
Overall C+
ValueB NeedB TradesD- FutureB-
A costly weekend of dealing drags the Raiders to a C+.

Somebody took the Raiders to the cleaners. The deals they made bled real value, and the whole class wears it.

A whole weekend of picks and edge rusher is somehow still a want. The Burden III pick is the one they will point to when this weekend is judged. If Mukuba pans out, nobody remembers the price. If not, this is the pick they hear about.

They went 5 of 8 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for.

If Ashton Jeanty and a couple of the gambles land, hindsight will be kinder than this grade.

Pick Analysis
Pick6 Rnd1 Ashton Jeanty
In pick 6 they get a centerpiece for the ground game at fair value. A real need, handled.
Pick34 Rnd2 Luther Burden III
Luther Burden III is a better player than the Round 2 slot suggests; smart patience, rewarded. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick68 Rnd3 Andrew Mukuba
They paid up for Andrew Mukuba at No. 68 when waiting would have done the job. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick108 Rnd4 Will Howard
Nothing to complain about; Will Howard went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick143 Rnd5 O'Donnell Fortune
The board had cheaper options than O'Donnell Fortune at Round 5, Pick 5, and it noticed. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick180 Rnd6 Jack Nelson
They took Jack Nelson at par in the 180th overall pick, which is nothing to complain about. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick213 Rnd6 Donovan Edwards
They read the board right and Donovan Edwards was the payoff at the 213th pick. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick215 Rnd6 Craig Woodson
Craig Woodson in pick No. 215 is fair value, right on his grade. A want more than a need, though you can never have too many.
Pick222 Rnd7 Akili Arnold
No edge and no loss on Akili Arnold in pick No. 222; it is a wash and a sensible one. They added to a strength when a need was still open elsewhere.