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Draft Selections
Jayden Daniels Head Shot
PICK: 5 RND: 1 (LV)
Jayden Daniels
QB LSU
Jared Verse Head Shot
PICK: 13 RND: 1 (LV)
Jared Verse
DE-EDGE Florida State
Xavier Legette Head Shot
PICK: 44 RND: 2 (LV)
Xavier Legette
WR South Carolina
Johnny Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 77 RND: 3 (LV)
Johnny Wilson
WR Florida State
Leonard Taylor III Head Shot
PICK: 113 RND: 4 (LV)
Leonard Taylor III
DL Miami (FL)
Edefuan Ulofoshio Head Shot
PICK: 147 RND: 5 (LV)
Edefuan Ulofoshio
LB Washington
Omar Speights Head Shot
PICK: 190 RND: 6 (LV)
Omar Speights
LB LSU
Draft Picks Received
Jayden Daniels Head Shot
PICK: 5 RND: 1 (LAC)
Jayden Daniels
QB LSU
Draft Picks Traded
Ryan Watts Head Shot
PICK: 221 RND: 7 (LAC)
Ryan Watts
CB Texas
Jaden Crumedy Head Shot
PICK: 231 RND: 7 (SF)
Jaden Crumedy
DT-EDGE Mississippi State
Players Gained
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Dre Greenlaw
LB
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Javon Hargrave
DT
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George Kittle
TE
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Khalil Mack
EDGE
Players traded away
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Davante Adams
WR
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Jimmy Garoppolo
QB
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Maxx Crosby
EDGE
Draft Grade — Raiders
Overall D-
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesF FutureB-
Daniels is the Raiders' new face under center. Grade: D-.

The Raiders put a flag in the ground for Omar Speights, 30 picks before anyone else would have, and the value took the hit. The process wobbled, and the D- is where it lands.

They lost the exchange badly enough to drag the whole class down. Everything downstream of Jayden Daniels depends on Jayden Daniels, and the building knows it. For all the activity, cornerback went untouched, which is hard to explain.

In short, the board sent warnings, and they will be hoping it was wrong.

Pick Analysis
Pick5 Rnd1 Jayden Daniels
By-the-book stuff, Jayden Daniels at slot 5 squarely in line with his ranking. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick13 Rnd1 Jared Verse
Jared Verse in the Round 1 slot is fair value, right on his grade. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick44 Rnd2 Xavier Legette
A quiet steal in No. 44: Xavier Legette for less than the market said. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick77 Rnd3 Johnny Wilson
A tidy little value on Johnny Wilson in pick No. 77, a step better than break-even. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick113 Rnd4 Leonard Taylor III
Leonard Taylor III in Round 4, Pick 13 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. The roster fit checks out.
Pick147 Rnd5 Edefuan Ulofoshio
The board had cheaper options than Edefuan Ulofoshio at the 147th overall pick, and it noticed. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick190 Rnd6 Omar Speights
Omar Speights at No. 190 is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. They doubled down on a strength rather than a need.