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Draft Grade — Raiders
Overall
D
ValueC
NeedB
TradesF
FutureA+
The Raiders finally solved quarterback, and it carried them to a D. The Raiders looked at the value chart, folded it up, and took Bud Clark at slot 68 regardless, 115 picks early.
They have staked the next five years on LaNorris Sellers, which is the only story that really matters here. Overpaying at the table undid a lot of the good work elsewhere.
The Omosigho pick is fine in a vacuum, less so with edge rusher, wide receiver and other spots still on the board. A whole weekend of picks and edge rusher is somehow still a want.
In the end, a class the front office will want to grow past quickly.
Pick Analysis
Pick20
Rnd1
LaNorris Sellers
In pick No. 20 they get the face of the franchise, and a steal at that.
Pick26
Rnd1
Mansoor Delane
Mansoor Delane at the Round 1 slot nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick37
Rnd2
Jake Slaughter
By-the-book stuff, Jake Slaughter at pick 37 squarely in line with his ranking. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick40
Rnd2
CJ Allen
A reach for CJ Allen in Round 2, Pick 8; a little patience would have been rewarded. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick68
Rnd3
Bud Clark
A real head-scratcher, Bud Clark in the 68th pick is miles ahead of his ranking. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick93
Rnd3
Jermaine Mathews Jr.
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Jermaine Mathews Jr.. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick102
Rnd4
Sammy Omosigho
They bypassed pressing needs at edge rusher, wide receiver and other spots to take Sammy Omosigho, a linebacker that was not the priority.
Pick103
Rnd4
Kyle Louis
Hard to square with the roster. With positions of obvious need still on the board, Kyle Louis adds a linebacker and leaves edge rusher, wide receiver and other spots untouched.
Pick133
Rnd4
Demond Claiborne
Demond Claiborne at the Round 4 slot is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the running back. It fills a real need, too.
Pick174
Rnd5
Trey Zuhn III
They reached into another round for Trey Zuhn III, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick191
Rnd6
Roderick Kearney
Roderick Kearney at the 191st pick is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick225
Rnd7
Riley Mahlman
Riley Mahlman at slot 225 is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.















