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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
David Bailey Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (LV)
David Bailey
LB-EDGE Texas Tech
Carnell Tate Head Shot
PICK: 102 RND: 4 (LV)
Carnell Tate
WR Ohio State
Kenyon Sadiq Head Shot
PICK: 117 RND: 4 (LV)
Kenyon Sadiq
TE Oregon
Cashius Howell Head Shot
PICK: 134 RND: 4 (LV)
Cashius Howell
DE-EDGE Texas A&M
Kayden McDonald Head Shot
PICK: 174 RND: 5 (LV)
Kayden McDonald
DL Ohio State
Jake Slaughter Head Shot
PICK: 180 RND: 6 (LV)
Jake Slaughter
C Florida
Diego Pavia Head Shot
PICK: 183 RND: 6 (LV)
Diego Pavia
QB Vanderbilt
Roman Hemby Head Shot
PICK: 219 RND: 7 (LV)
Roman Hemby
RB Indiana
Draft Grade — Raiders
Overall B
ValueB NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
Mendoza is the plan now, and the Raiders grade out a B.

The Raiders did not reach, did not trade up, did not blink. They just waited, and Kayden McDonald fell into the 174th pick. Nothing here to lose sleep over; call it a B.

Everything downstream of Fernando Mendoza depends on Fernando Mendoza, and the building knows it. They are betting Hemby proves the room right and everyone else wrong.

They covered a lot of ground and still skipped cornerback, which is a strange place to end up. On the needs board they went 7 of 8, with edge rusher the one that mattered most.

All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but cornerback.

Pick Analysis
Pick1 Rnd1 Fernando Mendoza
In pick 1 they get their quarterback of the future at fair value. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick36 Rnd2 Elijah Sarratt
By-the-book stuff, Elijah Sarratt at Round 2, Pick 4 squarely in line with his ranking. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick67 Rnd3 David Bailey
David Bailey in the 67th overall pick should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick102 Rnd4 Carnell Tate
Carnell Tate at No. 102 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick117 Rnd4 Kenyon Sadiq
A tight end of that caliber at the 117th pick is the definition of value, full stop. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick134 Rnd4 Cashius Howell
A top-tier edge rusher at a bargain, Cashius Howell in Round 4, Pick 34, plain and simple. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick174 Rnd5 Kayden McDonald
Kayden McDonald in slot 174 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. It fills a real need, too.
Pick180 Rnd6 Jake Slaughter
Taking Jake Slaughter in the Round 6 slot is close to grand larceny; an offensive lineman that good had no business lasting this long. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick183 Rnd6 Diego Pavia
Steal is underselling it; Diego Pavia at pick No. 183 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick219 Rnd7 Roman Hemby
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Roman Hemby well ahead of where he belonged. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.