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Draft Selections
Fernando Mendoza Head Shot
PICK: 1 RND: 1 (LV)
Fernando Mendoza
QB Indiana
Elijah Sarratt Head Shot
PICK: 36 RND: 2 (LV)
Elijah Sarratt
WR Indiana
Josiah Trotter Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (LV)
Josiah Trotter
LB Missouri
Jacob Rodriguez Head Shot
PICK: 102 RND: 4 (LV)
Jacob Rodriguez
LB Texas Tech
Kage Casey Head Shot
PICK: 126 RND: 4 (LV)
Kage Casey
OT Boise State
Trinidad Chambliss Head Shot
PICK: 135 RND: 4 (LV)
Trinidad Chambliss
QB Ole Miss
Jermaine Mathews Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 176 RND: 5 (LV)
Jermaine Mathews Jr.
CB Ohio State
Oscar Delp Head Shot
PICK: 181 RND: 6 (LV)
Oscar Delp
TE Georgia
Rayshaun Benny Head Shot
PICK: 184 RND: 6 (LV)
Rayshaun Benny
DL Michigan
Roman Hemby Head Shot
PICK: 219 RND: 7 (LV)
Roman Hemby
RB Indiana
Dijon Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 228 RND: 7 (LV)
Dijon Johnson
CB Florida
Draft Picks Received
Kage Casey Head Shot
PICK: 126 RND: 4 (BUF)
Kage Casey
OT Boise State
Dijon Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 228 RND: 7 (BUF)
Dijon Johnson
CB Florida
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (BUF)
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Draft Picks Traded
Tim Keenan III Head Shot
PICK: 117 RND: 4 (BUF)
Tim Keenan III
DL Alabama
Draft Grade — Raiders
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Raiders answered their biggest question with Mendoza. Grade: B-.

The Roman Hemby pick is the one that will follow the Raiders into the fall. They took him 63 spots ahead of his grade, and the board is not shy about saying so.

Everything downstream of Fernando Mendoza depends on Fernando Mendoza, and the building knows it. That edge rusher hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall.

With edge rusher unsolved, spending premium capital on linebacker is the choice that costs them. The Chambliss pick is the one they will point to when this weekend is judged.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick1 Rnd1 Fernando Mendoza
In Round 1, Pick 1 they get a passer to set the clock by at fair value.
Pick36 Rnd2 Elijah Sarratt
No drama and no debate, Elijah Sarratt went about where he belonged in slot 36. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick67 Rnd3 Josiah Trotter
They did well to land Josiah Trotter in pick No. 67, just ahead of his grade. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick102 Rnd4 Jacob Rodriguez
A want over a need in the 102nd pick: Jacob Rodriguez adds a linebacker while edge rusher keeps waiting.
Pick126 Rnd4 Kage Casey
Kage Casey at the Round 4 slot jumps the queue by a touch more than is comfortable. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick135 Rnd4 Trinidad Chambliss
They read the board right and Trinidad Chambliss was the payoff at pick 135. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick176 Rnd5 Jermaine Mathews Jr.
Jermaine Mathews Jr. slid further than he should have, and the 176th overall pick is lovely value for the cornerback. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick181 Rnd6 Oscar Delp
A reasonable price with a little left over, Oscar Delp in Round 6, Pick 1. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick184 Rnd6 Rayshaun Benny
They took Rayshaun Benny at par in pick 184, which is nothing to complain about. The roster fit checks out.
Pick219 Rnd7 Roman Hemby
Roman Hemby at the Round 7 slot is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick228 Rnd7 Dijon Johnson
Dijon Johnson at the 228th pick is right where the board had him, plain and simple. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.