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Draft Selections
Tetairoa McMillan Head Shot
PICK: 14 RND: 1 (LV)
Tetairoa McMillan
WR Arizona
Malaki Starks Head Shot
PICK: 37 RND: 2 (LV)
Malaki Starks
S Georgia
Kaleb Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 45 RND: 2 (LV)
Kaleb Johnson
RB Iowa
Demetrius Knight Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (LV)
Demetrius Knight Jr.
LB South Carolina
Donovan Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 108 RND: 4 (LV)
Donovan Jackson
OT Ohio State
Jeffrey Bassa Head Shot
PICK: 143 RND: 5 (LV)
Jeffrey Bassa
LB Oregon
Tyler Shough Head Shot
PICK: 180 RND: 6 (LV)
Tyler Shough
QB Louisville
Cam Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 213 RND: 6 (LV)
Cam Jackson
DT Florida
Woody Marks Head Shot
PICK: 215 RND: 6 (LV)
Woody Marks
RB USC
Chimere Dike Head Shot
PICK: 222 RND: 7 (LV)
Chimere Dike
WR Florida
Draft Picks Received
Tetairoa McMillan Head Shot
PICK: 14 RND: 1 (IND)
Tetairoa McMillan
WR Arizona
Kaleb Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 45 RND: 2 (IND)
Kaleb Johnson
RB Iowa
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (IND)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (IND)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Will Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 6 RND: 1 (IND)
Will Johnson
CB Michigan
Players Gained
Head Shot
Adonai Mitchell
WR
Draft Grade — Raiders
Overall A-
ValueB+ NeedB TradesA+ FutureB+
Grand theft in slot 180: the Raiders steal Shough and grade out a A-.

The Raiders spent the weekend waiting on one name, and it fell: Tyler Shough, the No. 136 name on the board, in No. 180.

They won the margins on every swap, and it adds up fast. The edge rusher hole is the one line item this class does not answer.

Adding Adonai Mitchell by trade rounds out the weekend beyond the rookies. The cost of the Jackson reach is exactly the players who went right after him.

Bottom line, they left the weekend a clearly better team, and they earned every bit of it.

Pick Analysis
Pick14 Rnd1 Tetairoa McMillan
In slot 14 they get a go-to option on the outside. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick37 Rnd2 Malaki Starks
Malaki Starks at No. 37 is money in the bank, a safety taken below his worth. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick45 Rnd2 Kaleb Johnson
Kaleb Johnson at Round 2, Pick 13 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick68 Rnd3 Demetrius Knight Jr.
They read the board right and Demetrius Knight Jr. was the payoff at the Round 3 slot. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick108 Rnd4 Donovan Jackson
Donovan Jackson at pick 108 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick143 Rnd5 Jeffrey Bassa
Jeffrey Bassa in the 143rd pick is a bargain the rest of the room will envy. Nice player, but the depth chart did not need him here.
Pick180 Rnd6 Tyler Shough
Tyler Shough at pick No. 180 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick213 Rnd6 Cam Jackson
They jumped the gun on Cam Jackson, taking him earlier than his grade liked. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick215 Rnd6 Woody Marks
You do not let a running back like Woody Marks reach pick 215 and blink. They did not. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick222 Rnd7 Chimere Dike
Taking Chimere Dike in the 222nd overall pick is close to grand larceny; a wide receiver that good had no business lasting this long. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.