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Draft Selections
Jayden Daniels Head Shot
PICK: 12 RND: 1 (LV)
Jayden Daniels
QB LSU
Emeka Egbuka Head Shot
PICK: 44 RND: 2 (LV)
Emeka Egbuka
WR Ohio State
Kingsley Suamataia Head Shot
PICK: 76 RND: 3 (LV)
Kingsley Suamataia
OT BYU
Smael Mondon Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 112 RND: 4 (LV)
Smael Mondon Jr.
LB Georgia
Jonah Monheim Head Shot
PICK: 149 RND: 5 (LV)
Jonah Monheim
OT USC
Jase McClellan Head Shot
PICK: 190 RND: 6 (LV)
Jase McClellan
RB Alabama
Ben Bywater Head Shot
PICK: 233 RND: 7 (LV)
Ben Bywater
LB BYU
Draft Grade — Raiders
Overall B
ValueB NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Raiders finally solved quarterback, and it carried them to a B.

The search is over. The Raiders handed the keys to Jayden Daniels, and the whole operation now runs on his development.

If one pick saves this weekend, it is Suamataia. They are betting McClellan proves the room right and everyone else wrong.

The edge rusher spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at.

In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the edge rusher spot they never got to.

Pick Analysis
Pick12 Rnd1 Jayden Daniels
In pick 12 they get their quarterback of the future. A real need, handled.
Pick44 Rnd2 Emeka Egbuka
Steal is underselling it; Emeka Egbuka at Round 2, Pick 12 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick76 Rnd3 Kingsley Suamataia
Somehow Kingsley Suamataia was still sitting there in the 76th pick, and they pounced on premier offensive lineman value. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick112 Rnd4 Smael Mondon Jr.
Smael Mondon Jr. at No. 112 is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick149 Rnd5 Jonah Monheim
A straight-up fair deal on Jonah Monheim at slot 149, value and slot in agreement. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick190 Rnd6 Jase McClellan
Jase McClellan in the 190th overall pick is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick233 Rnd7 Ben Bywater
They talked themselves into Ben Bywater at the Round 7 slot, and the board did not agree. Insurance at a position that did not really ask for it.