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Draft Selections
Terrion Arnold Head Shot
PICK: 13 RND: 1 (LV)
Terrion Arnold
CB Alabama
J.J. McCarthy Head Shot
PICK: 44 RND: 2 (LV)
J.J. McCarthy
QB Michigan
Michael Hall Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 77 RND: 3 (LV)
Michael Hall Jr.
DT Ohio State
Sataoa Laumea Head Shot
PICK: 112 RND: 4 (LV)
Sataoa Laumea
OT Utah
LaDarius Henderson Head Shot
PICK: 150 RND: 5 (LV)
LaDarius Henderson
OT Michigan
Kaden Prather Head Shot
PICK: 190 RND: 6 (LV)
Kaden Prather
WR Maryland
Edefuan Ulofoshio Head Shot
PICK: 234 RND: 7 (LV)
Edefuan Ulofoshio
LB Washington
Draft Grade — Raiders
Overall B-
ValueC+ NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
Good, not great, for the Raiders: B-.

The one they had to fix is still broken. The Raiders left edge rusher untouched, and that omission hangs over an otherwise reasonable haul. A dependable weekend that grades out a B-.

Prather at that cost is the sort of edge that compounds over a roster. The Ulofoshio pick is the one the value grade keeps tripping over. Cornerback was the priority and it is no longer a question, which is most of the job.

Solid rather than spectacular, and there is nothing wrong with that.

Pick Analysis
Pick13 Rnd1 Terrion Arnold
In pick 13 they get a ballhawk on the outside, reach and all. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick44 Rnd2 J.J. McCarthy
J.J. McCarthy at the Round 2 slot is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick77 Rnd3 Michael Hall Jr.
No drama and no debate, Michael Hall Jr. went about where he belonged in slot 77. The roster fit checks out.
Pick112 Rnd4 Sataoa Laumea
They paid up for Sataoa Laumea at pick No. 112 when waiting would have done the job. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick150 Rnd5 LaDarius Henderson
LaDarius Henderson at the 150th overall pick is a clear overpay, with better names still on the board. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick190 Rnd6 Kaden Prather
Nice patience on Kaden Prather, who had no business lasting to the 190th pick. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick234 Rnd7 Edefuan Ulofoshio
They went early on Edefuan Ulofoshio in Round 7, Pick 14, and the value did not follow. A minor itch, scratched.