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Draft Selections
Shedeur Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (LV)
Shedeur Sanders
QB Colorado
Tate Ratledge Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (LV)
Tate Ratledge
OG Georgia
Luther Burden III Head Shot
PICK: 36 RND: 2 (LV)
Luther Burden III
WR Missouri
Smael Mondon Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 65 RND: 3 (LV)
Smael Mondon Jr.
LB Georgia
Sonny Styles Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (LV)
Sonny Styles
S Ohio State
Domani Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (LV)
Domani Jackson
CB Alabama
Isaiah Bond Head Shot
PICK: 104 RND: 4 (LV)
Isaiah Bond
WR Texas
Dylan Fairchild Head Shot
PICK: 140 RND: 5 (LV)
Dylan Fairchild
OG Georgia
Kaleb Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 177 RND: 6 (LV)
Kaleb Johnson
RB Iowa
J.Michael Sturdivant Head Shot
PICK: 212 RND: 6 (LV)
J.Michael Sturdivant
WR UCLA
Rylie Mills Head Shot
PICK: 216 RND: 7 (LV)
Rylie Mills
DL Notre Dame
Cody Simon Head Shot
PICK: 219 RND: 7 (LV)
Cody Simon
LB Ohio State
Savion Williams Head Shot
PICK: 220 RND: 7 (LV)
Savion Williams
WR TCU
Draft Picks Received
Shedeur Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (NE)
Shedeur Sanders
QB Colorado
Luther Burden III Head Shot
PICK: 36 RND: 2 (NE)
Luther Burden III
WR Missouri
Sonny Styles Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (NE)
Sonny Styles
S Ohio State
Savion Williams Head Shot
PICK: 220 RND: 7 (NE)
Savion Williams
WR TCU
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (NE)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Wyatt Milum Head Shot
PICK: 3 RND: 1 (NE)
Wyatt Milum
OT West Virginia
Draft Grade — Raiders
Overall B+
ValueB+ NeedB TradesA FutureB-
Quarterback settled, Sanders in the fold, and a B+ for the Raiders.

When a board-topper like Kaleb Johnson slides to slot 177, you do not overthink it, and the Raiders did not. Good, not great, and the B+ says as much.

They will need Williams to outplay his draft slot in a hurry to justify it. Shedeur Sanders is the bet, and the class will be judged on how it pays off.

They covered a lot of ground and still skipped edge rusher, which is a strange place to end up.

In sum, a sensible class that nudges the roster the right way.

Pick Analysis
Pick4 Rnd1 Shedeur Sanders
In pick No. 4 they get their quarterback of the future. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick34 Rnd2 Tate Ratledge
Fair-plus on Tate Ratledge, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick36 Rnd2 Luther Burden III
Nothing to complain about; Luther Burden III went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick65 Rnd3 Smael Mondon Jr.
Steal is underselling it; Smael Mondon Jr. at Round 3, Pick 1 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick68 Rnd3 Sonny Styles
Taking Sonny Styles in the Round 3 slot is close to grand larceny; a safety that good had no business lasting this long. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick69 Rnd3 Domani Jackson
They let Domani Jackson come to them and pounced at the 69th overall pick. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick104 Rnd4 Isaiah Bond
They barely believed it either: Isaiah Bond still on the board at No. 104. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick140 Rnd5 Dylan Fairchild
Dylan Fairchild at slot 140 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick177 Rnd6 Kaleb Johnson
Kaleb Johnson at pick 177 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick212 Rnd6 J.Michael Sturdivant
No drama and no debate, J.Michael Sturdivant went about where he belonged in pick No. 212. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick216 Rnd7 Rylie Mills
Somehow Rylie Mills was still sitting there in slot 216, and they pounced on premier interior defensive lineman value. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick219 Rnd7 Cody Simon
Cody Simon at the 219th overall pick is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. A want dressed up as a pick, at a spot they had covered.
Pick220 Rnd7 Savion Williams
Savion Williams in pick 220 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.