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Draft Selections
Fernando Mendoza Head Shot
PICK: 2 RND: 1 (LV)
Fernando Mendoza
QB Indiana
Isaiah World Head Shot
PICK: 33 RND: 2 (LV)
Isaiah World
OT Oregon
Taurean York Head Shot
PICK: 66 RND: 3 (LV)
Taurean York
LB Texas A&M
Keon Sabb Head Shot
PICK: 101 RND: 4 (LV)
Keon Sabb
S Alabama
D'Angelo Ponds Head Shot
PICK: 115 RND: 4 (LV)
D'Angelo Ponds
CB Indiana
Demond Claiborne Head Shot
PICK: 136 RND: 4 (LV)
Demond Claiborne
RB Wake Forest
Gunner Stockton Head Shot
PICK: 175 RND: 5 (LV)
Gunner Stockton
QB Georgia
Evan Stewart Head Shot
PICK: 184 RND: 6 (LV)
Evan Stewart
WR Oregon
James Smith Head Shot
PICK: 218 RND: 7 (LV)
James Smith
DL Alabama
Dominic Zvada Head Shot
PICK: 248 RND: 7 (LV)
Dominic Zvada
PK Michigan
Draft Picks Received
Dominic Zvada Head Shot
PICK: 248 RND: 7 (CLE)
Dominic Zvada
PK Michigan
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (CLE)
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Draft Picks Traded
Jermaine Mathews Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 182 RND: 6 (CLE)
Jermaine Mathews Jr.
CB Ohio State
Draft Grade — Raiders
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB TradesC+ FutureB-
Mendoza is the plan now, and the Raiders grade out a B-.

The Raiders spent the pick that matters most on Fernando Mendoza, and a roster that has been waiting on a passer can start to take shape.

The edge rusher spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at. Stockton at that cost is the sort of edge that compounds over a roster.

Reaching for Zvada left real value on the table behind him. The roster is better shaped than it was, with cornerback chief among the fixes.

In short, they left a little better than they arrived, which is the whole idea.

Pick Analysis
Pick2 Rnd1 Fernando Mendoza
They took Fernando Mendoza at par in slot 2, which is nothing to complain about. The roster fit checks out.
Pick33 Rnd2 Isaiah World
The board had cheaper options than Isaiah World at pick No. 33, and it noticed. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick66 Rnd3 Taurean York
Value with a capital V on Taurean York in No. 66, a genuine coup. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick101 Rnd4 Keon Sabb
Nice patience on Keon Sabb, who had no business lasting to pick 101. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick115 Rnd4 D'Angelo Ponds
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing D'Angelo Ponds in Round 4, Pick 15. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick136 Rnd4 Demond Claiborne
They did well to land Demond Claiborne in the Round 4 slot, just ahead of his grade. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick175 Rnd5 Gunner Stockton
A tidy bit of business in the 175th pick, where Gunner Stockton graded well above the range. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick184 Rnd6 Evan Stewart
Evan Stewart in the 184th overall pick is exactly on the number, no argument either way. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick218 Rnd7 James Smith
No drama and no debate, James Smith went about where he belonged in pick No. 218. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick248 Rnd7 Dominic Zvada
Dominic Zvada at the 248th overall pick is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. A want dressed up as a pick, at a spot they had covered.