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Draft Selections
Cam Ward Head Shot
PICK: 6 RND: 1 (LV)
Cam Ward
QB Miami
Kenneth Grant Head Shot
PICK: 37 RND: 2 (LV)
Kenneth Grant
DT Michigan
Tate Ratledge Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (LV)
Tate Ratledge
OG Georgia
Quinshon Judkins Head Shot
PICK: 73 RND: 3 (LV)
Quinshon Judkins
RB Ohio State
Tez Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 107 RND: 4 (LV)
Tez Johnson
WR Oregon
Jalen McLeod Head Shot
PICK: 144 RND: 5 (LV)
Jalen McLeod
LB-EDGE Auburn
Cobee Bryant Head Shot
PICK: 182 RND: 6 (LV)
Cobee Bryant
CB Kansas
Jordan Hancock Head Shot
PICK: 214 RND: 6 (LV)
Jordan Hancock
S Ohio State
Kyle Williams Head Shot
PICK: 218 RND: 6 (LV)
Kyle Williams
WR Washington State
Brant Kuithe Head Shot
PICK: 224 RND: 7 (LV)
Brant Kuithe
TE Utah
Draft Grade — Raiders
Overall B-
ValueB NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Raiders answered their biggest question with Ward. Grade: B-.

The search is over. The Raiders handed the keys to Cam Ward, and the whole operation now runs on his development. No fireworks, but a solid B-.

Reaching for McLeod left real value on the table behind him. They banked enough surplus on Grant to cover a lot of smaller sins.

Job largely done: edge rusher settled and 8 of 8 of the wish list covered.

Nothing here to lose sleep over, and plenty to feel decent about.

Pick Analysis
Pick6 Rnd1 Cam Ward
In slot 6 they get a long-term answer under center. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick37 Rnd2 Kenneth Grant
Circle this one: Kenneth Grant at Round 2, Pick 5 is a fall that decides a draft. It fills a real need, too.
Pick68 Rnd3 Tate Ratledge
Tate Ratledge in pick No. 68 is fair value, right on his grade. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick73 Rnd3 Quinshon Judkins
They took Quinshon Judkins at par in the Round 3 slot, which is nothing to complain about. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick107 Rnd4 Tez Johnson
Tez Johnson at the 107th pick is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick144 Rnd5 Jalen McLeod
Jalen McLeod at the 144th overall pick is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick182 Rnd6 Cobee Bryant
A straight-up fair deal on Cobee Bryant at No. 182, value and slot in agreement. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick214 Rnd6 Jordan Hancock
A slide stopped in pick 214, with Jordan Hancock worth more than the price. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick218 Rnd6 Kyle Williams
Kyle Williams slipping to No. 218 is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick224 Rnd7 Brant Kuithe
They jumped the gun on Brant Kuithe, taking him earlier than his grade liked. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.