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Draft Selections
Ashton Jeanty Head Shot
PICK: 6 RND: 1 (LV)
Ashton Jeanty
RB Boise State
Xavier Watts Head Shot
PICK: 37 RND: 2 (LV)
Xavier Watts
S Notre Dame
Demetrius Knight Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (LV)
Demetrius Knight Jr.
LB South Carolina
Jordan Burch Head Shot
PICK: 73 RND: 3 (LV)
Jordan Burch
DE-EDGE Oregon
Jaylin Noel Head Shot
PICK: 107 RND: 4 (LV)
Jaylin Noel
WR Iowa State
Hollin Pierce Head Shot
PICK: 144 RND: 5 (LV)
Hollin Pierce
OT Rutgers
Kurtis Rourke Head Shot
PICK: 182 RND: 6 (LV)
Kurtis Rourke
QB Indiana
Upton Stout Head Shot
PICK: 214 RND: 6 (LV)
Upton Stout
S Western Kentucky
CJ West Head Shot
PICK: 218 RND: 6 (LV)
CJ West
DT Indiana
Jonas Sanker Head Shot
PICK: 224 RND: 7 (LV)
Jonas Sanker
S Virginia
Draft Grade — Raiders
Overall B-
ValueB NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Raiders let Rourke fall and pounced. Final grade: B-.

You build a draft on nights like this. Kurtis Rourke had no business being available in the 182nd pick, and the Raiders did the only sane thing and turned in the card.

They will need Burch to outplay his draft slot in a hurry to justify it. They will regret leaving cornerback for another day if the season turns on it.

The roster is better shaped than it was, with edge rusher chief among the fixes.

Good work on the whole, with cornerback the one box left unchecked.

Pick Analysis
Pick6 Rnd1 Ashton Jeanty
In slot 6 they get a three-down runner. A real need, handled.
Pick37 Rnd2 Xavier Watts
A reach for Xavier Watts in No. 37; a little patience would have been rewarded. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick68 Rnd3 Demetrius Knight Jr.
Demetrius Knight Jr. slipping to pick No. 68 is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick73 Rnd3 Jordan Burch
A big swing on Jordan Burch at Round 3, Pick 9, well ahead of any board in the building. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick107 Rnd4 Jaylin Noel
Jaylin Noel at the 107th overall pick nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick144 Rnd5 Hollin Pierce
You do not let an offensive lineman like Hollin Pierce reach the 144th pick and blink. They did not. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick182 Rnd6 Kurtis Rourke
Kurtis Rourke at pick 182 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick214 Rnd6 Upton Stout
Upton Stout at the Round 6 slot is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. They added to a strength when a need was still open elsewhere.
Pick218 Rnd6 CJ West
Fair-plus on CJ West, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick224 Rnd7 Jonas Sanker
Jonas Sanker at pick 224 is money in the bank, a safety taken below his worth. A want dressed up as a pick, at a spot they had covered.