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Draft Selections
J.J. McCarthy Head Shot
PICK: 26 RND: 1 (LV)
J.J. McCarthy
QB Michigan
Xavier Legette Head Shot
PICK: 44 RND: 2 (LV)
Xavier Legette
WR South Carolina
Byron Murphy II Head Shot
PICK: 66 RND: 3 (LV)
Byron Murphy II
DL Texas
Rod Moore Head Shot
PICK: 77 RND: 3 (LV)
Rod Moore
S Michigan
Max Melton Head Shot
PICK: 112 RND: 4 (LV)
Max Melton
CB Rutgers
Javion Cohen Head Shot
PICK: 140 RND: 5 (LV)
Javion Cohen
OG Miami (FL)
LaDarius Henderson Head Shot
PICK: 150 RND: 5 (LV)
LaDarius Henderson
OT Michigan
Curtis Jacobs Head Shot
PICK: 190 RND: 6 (LV)
Curtis Jacobs
LB Penn State
Blake Watson Head Shot
PICK: 234 RND: 7 (LV)
Blake Watson
RB Memphis
Draft Picks Received
J.J. McCarthy Head Shot
PICK: 26 RND: 1 (ARI)
J.J. McCarthy
QB Michigan
Byron Murphy II Head Shot
PICK: 66 RND: 3 (ARI)
Byron Murphy II
DL Texas
Javion Cohen Head Shot
PICK: 140 RND: 5 (ARI)
Javion Cohen
OG Miami (FL)
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (ARI)
NEXT YEAR (2025)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (ARI)
NEXT YEAR (2025)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Jer'Zhan Newton Head Shot
PICK: 13 RND: 1 (ARI)
Jer'Zhan Newton
DL Illinois
Draft Grade — Raiders
Overall B-
ValueC+ NeedB TradesC FutureB+
The Raiders left with their quarterback, and a B- to match.

After circling the position for what felt like forever, the Raiders committed. J.J. McCarthy is the quarterback now, and the roster gets built to his timeline. Call it a sensible B-, earned the boring way.

They covered a lot of ground and still skipped edge rusher, which is a strange place to end up. McCarthy has a lot of ground to make up just to look fairly priced.

Bottom line, more hits than misses and a roster nudged the right way.

Pick Analysis
Pick26 Rnd1 J.J. McCarthy
In pick No. 26 they get their guy under center for the next decade, even if it was a touch early. A real need, handled.
Pick44 Rnd2 Xavier Legette
A market-rate wide receiver, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Xavier Legette. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick66 Rnd3 Byron Murphy II
A straight-up fair deal on Byron Murphy II at the Round 3 slot, value and slot in agreement. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick77 Rnd3 Rod Moore
They let Rod Moore come to them and pounced at Round 3, Pick 13. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick112 Rnd4 Max Melton
Max Melton at the 112th overall pick is right where the board had him, plain and simple. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick140 Rnd5 Javion Cohen
They took Javion Cohen at par in pick 140, which is nothing to complain about. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick150 Rnd5 LaDarius Henderson
They jumped the gun on LaDarius Henderson, taking him earlier than his grade liked. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick190 Rnd6 Curtis Jacobs
A premium they did not need to pay, Curtis Jacobs a notch or two before his time. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick234 Rnd7 Blake Watson
Blake Watson at No. 234 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.