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Draft Selections
Fernando Mendoza Head Shot
PICK: 2 RND: 1 (LV)
Fernando Mendoza
QB Indiana
Trevor Goosby Head Shot
PICK: 33 RND: 2 (LV)
Trevor Goosby
OT Texas
Omar Cooper Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 66 RND: 3 (LV)
Omar Cooper Jr.
WR Indiana
Chandler Rivers Head Shot
PICK: 101 RND: 4 (LV)
Chandler Rivers
CB Duke
Emmanuel McNeil-Warren Head Shot
PICK: 115 RND: 4 (LV)
Emmanuel McNeil-Warren
S Toledo
Chase Bisontis Head Shot
PICK: 136 RND: 4 (LV)
Chase Bisontis
OG Texas A&M
Bryce Boettcher Head Shot
PICK: 175 RND: 5 (LV)
Bryce Boettcher
LB Oregon
Aamil Wagner Head Shot
PICK: 182 RND: 6 (LV)
Aamil Wagner
OT Notre Dame
Duce Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 184 RND: 6 (LV)
Duce Robinson
WR Florida State
DJ Harvey Head Shot
PICK: 218 RND: 7 (LV)
DJ Harvey
CB USC
Draft Grade — Raiders
Overall B-
ValueC+ NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
Mendoza is the plan now, and the Raiders grade out a B-.

After circling the position for what felt like forever, the Raiders committed. Fernando Mendoza is the quarterback now, and the roster gets built to his timeline.

Every board in the league had Cooper Jr. lower, and that gap is the story. They covered a lot of ground and still skipped edge rusher, which is a strange place to end up.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick2 Rnd1 Fernando Mendoza
In the 2nd pick they get the face of the franchise at fair value. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick33 Rnd2 Trevor Goosby
They reached into another round for Trevor Goosby, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick66 Rnd3 Omar Cooper Jr.
A wild overpay on Omar Cooper Jr. in pick 66, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick101 Rnd4 Chandler Rivers
They read the board right and Chandler Rivers was the payoff at pick No. 101. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick115 Rnd4 Emmanuel McNeil-Warren
They took Emmanuel McNeil-Warren at par in No. 115, which is nothing to complain about. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick136 Rnd4 Chase Bisontis
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Chase Bisontis at slot 136 is the proof. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick175 Rnd5 Bryce Boettcher
Bryce Boettcher at the 175th overall pick is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick182 Rnd6 Aamil Wagner
No edge and no loss on Aamil Wagner in the Round 6 slot; it is a wash and a sensible one. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick184 Rnd6 Duce Robinson
A tidy little value on Duce Robinson in No. 184, a step better than break-even. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick218 Rnd7 DJ Harvey
DJ Harvey at pick 218 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.