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  • josh DRAFTING FOR THE
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Draft Selections
Shedeur Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 6 RND: 1 (LV)
Shedeur Sanders
QB Colorado
Jihaad Campbell Head Shot
PICK: 37 RND: 2 (LV)
Jihaad Campbell
LB Alabama
Quinshon Judkins Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (LV)
Quinshon Judkins
RB Ohio State
Savion Williams Head Shot
PICK: 108 RND: 4 (LV)
Savion Williams
WR TCU
Tommi Hill Head Shot
PICK: 143 RND: 5 (LV)
Tommi Hill
CB Nebraska
Hayden Conner Head Shot
PICK: 180 RND: 6 (LV)
Hayden Conner
OG Texas
Donovan Edwards Head Shot
PICK: 213 RND: 6 (LV)
Donovan Edwards
RB Michigan
Seth McLaughlin Head Shot
PICK: 215 RND: 6 (LV)
Seth McLaughlin
C Ohio State
Donovan Smith Head Shot
PICK: 222 RND: 7 (LV)
Donovan Smith
QB Houston
Draft Grade — Raiders
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
A passer of the future in Sanders, and a B-, for the Raiders.

They finally answered the question that shadows every other one. Shedeur Sanders is the Raiders' quarterback, full stop. The bottom line is a respectable B-.

On value alone, Edwards makes the weekend a net positive. Reaching for Conner left real value on the table behind him. They covered a lot of ground and still skipped edge rusher, which is a strange place to end up.

Almost all the early capital went to that side of the ball.

Add it up and it is a good, unfussy class.

Pick Analysis
Pick6 Rnd1 Shedeur Sanders
In pick 6 they get a long-term answer under center at fair value.
Pick37 Rnd2 Jihaad Campbell
By-the-book stuff, Jihaad Campbell at Round 2, Pick 5 squarely in line with his ranking. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick68 Rnd3 Quinshon Judkins
A clean, defensible pick in pick No. 68 with a little surplus value in Quinshon Judkins. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick108 Rnd4 Savion Williams
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Savion Williams in slot 108. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick143 Rnd5 Tommi Hill
A reach for Tommi Hill in the 143rd overall pick; a little patience would have been rewarded. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick180 Rnd6 Hayden Conner
A real head-scratcher, Hayden Conner in No. 180 is miles ahead of his ranking. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick213 Rnd6 Donovan Edwards
Donovan Edwards at the Round 6 slot is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick215 Rnd6 Seth McLaughlin
A big swing on Seth McLaughlin at the 215th pick, well ahead of any board in the building. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick222 Rnd7 Donovan Smith
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Donovan Smith well ahead of where he belonged. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.