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Draft Selections
Ashton Jeanty Head Shot
PICK: 6 RND: 1 (LV)
Ashton Jeanty
RB Boise State
Jayden Higgins Head Shot
PICK: 37 RND: 2 (LV)
Jayden Higgins
WR Iowa State
Darien Porter Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (LV)
Darien Porter
CB Iowa State
Dorian Strong Head Shot
PICK: 108 RND: 4 (LV)
Dorian Strong
CB Virginia Tech
Teddye Buchanan Head Shot
PICK: 143 RND: 5 (LV)
Teddye Buchanan
LB California
JJ Pegues Head Shot
PICK: 180 RND: 6 (LV)
JJ Pegues
DT Ole Miss
Woody Marks Head Shot
PICK: 213 RND: 6 (LV)
Woody Marks
RB USC
Kobe Hudson Head Shot
PICK: 215 RND: 6 (LV)
Kobe Hudson
WR UCF
DJ Uiagalelei Head Shot
PICK: 222 RND: 7 (LV)
DJ Uiagalelei
QB Florida State
Draft Grade — Raiders
Overall B-
ValueC+ NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
A respectable, level-headed haul for the Raiders: B-.

There is conviction, and then there is this. The Raiders took Teddye Buchanan a full 107 picks ahead of where the board had him, an overdraft steep enough that it colors the whole weekend.

That is a running back worth more than the slot they spent on him, plainly. If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through edge rusher.

A competent weekend that does not make headlines and does not need to.

Pick Analysis
Pick6 Rnd1 Ashton Jeanty
In pick No. 6 they get a bell-cow for the offense at fair value. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick37 Rnd2 Jayden Higgins
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Jayden Higgins. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick68 Rnd3 Darien Porter
Darien Porter in the Round 3 slot is early enough to raise a brow, if not a full objection. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick108 Rnd4 Dorian Strong
A conviction pick on Dorian Strong at Round 4, Pick 6 that the board grades a round light. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick143 Rnd5 Teddye Buchanan
They reached a country mile for Teddye Buchanan at the 143rd pick, and the board is aghast. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick180 Rnd6 JJ Pegues
By-the-book stuff, JJ Pegues at No. 180 squarely in line with his ranking. The roster fit checks out.
Pick213 Rnd6 Woody Marks
Circle this one: Woody Marks at the 213th overall pick is a fall that decides a draft. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick215 Rnd6 Kobe Hudson
No edge and no loss on Kobe Hudson in No. 215; it is a wash and a sensible one. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick222 Rnd7 DJ Uiagalelei
They talked themselves into DJ Uiagalelei at the 222nd pick, and the board did not agree. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.