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Draft Selections
Carson Beck Head Shot
PICK: 7 RND: 1 (LV)
Carson Beck
QB Georgia
Elic Ayomanor Head Shot
PICK: 38 RND: 2 (LV)
Elic Ayomanor
WR Stanford
Tyler Booker Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (LV)
Tyler Booker
OG Alabama
Omarion Hampton Head Shot
PICK: 73 RND: 3 (LV)
Omarion Hampton
RB North Carolina
Deone Walker Head Shot
PICK: 105 RND: 4 (LV)
Deone Walker
DT Kentucky
Taylen Green Head Shot
PICK: 141 RND: 5 (LV)
Taylen Green
QB Arkansas
Raheim Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 185 RND: 6 (LV)
Raheim Sanders
RB South Carolina
Barrett Carter Head Shot
PICK: 212 RND: 6 (LV)
Barrett Carter
LB Clemson
Julian Fleming Head Shot
PICK: 214 RND: 6 (LV)
Julian Fleming
WR Penn State
Azareye'h Thomas Head Shot
PICK: 224 RND: 7 (LV)
Azareye'h Thomas
CB Florida State
Draft Grade — Raiders
Overall C+
ValueD NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Raiders finally solved quarterback, and it carried them to a C+.

There is conviction, and then there is this. The Raiders took Taylen Green a full 100 picks ahead of where the board had him, an overdraft steep enough that it colors the whole weekend. The final tally is a middling C+.

Carson Beck is the bet, and the class will be judged on how it pays off. Getting Hampton where they did is the sort of value that quietly makes a class. They covered a lot of ground and still skipped edge rusher, which is a strange place to end up.

Cornerback is handled and the depth chart looks a good deal healthier for it.

Call it incomplete, and check back in a couple of seasons.

Pick Analysis
Pick7 Rnd1 Carson Beck
Carson Beck at Round 1, Pick 7 is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick38 Rnd2 Elic Ayomanor
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Elic Ayomanor. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick69 Rnd3 Tyler Booker
Circle this one: Tyler Booker at No. 69 is a fall that decides a draft. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick73 Rnd3 Omarion Hampton
Omarion Hampton in the Round 3 slot is a gift, value that borders on unfair. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick105 Rnd4 Deone Walker
A conviction pick on Deone Walker at slot 105 that the board grades a round light. It fills a real need, too.
Pick141 Rnd5 Taylen Green
They reached into another round for Taylen Green, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick185 Rnd6 Raheim Sanders
Raheim Sanders at pick 185 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick212 Rnd6 Barrett Carter
Taking Barrett Carter in Round 6, Pick 37 is close to grand larceny; a linebacker that good had no business lasting this long. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick214 Rnd6 Julian Fleming
They left a pile of value on the table to take Julian Fleming this early at the 214th overall pick. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick224 Rnd7 Azareye'h Thomas
By-the-book stuff, Azareye'h Thomas at No. 224 squarely in line with his ranking. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.