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Draft Selections
Jeremiah Smith Head Shot
PICK: 12 RND: 1 (LV)
Jeremiah Smith
WR Ohio State
Leonard Moore Head Shot
PICK: 20 RND: 1 (LV)
Leonard Moore
CB Notre Dame
Yhonzae Pierre Head Shot
PICK: 36 RND: 2 (LV)
Yhonzae Pierre
LB-EDGE Alabama
Trevor Goosby Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (LV)
Trevor Goosby
OT Texas
Will Echoles Head Shot
PICK: 102 RND: 4 (LV)
Will Echoles
DT Ole Miss
Greg Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 117 RND: 4 (LV)
Greg Johnson
OG Minnesota
Demond Williams Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 134 RND: 4 (LV)
Demond Williams Jr.
QB Washington
Luke Reynolds Head Shot
PICK: 174 RND: 5 (LV)
Luke Reynolds
TE Virginia Tech
Hollywood Smothers Head Shot
PICK: 180 RND: 6 (LV)
Hollywood Smothers
RB Texas
Mateen Ibirogba Head Shot
PICK: 183 RND: 6 (LV)
Mateen Ibirogba
DE Texas Tech
Kemari Copeland Head Shot
PICK: 219 RND: 7 (LV)
Kemari Copeland
DL Virginia Tech
Draft Picks Received
Jeremiah Smith Head Shot
PICK: 12 RND: 1 (DAL)
Jeremiah Smith
WR Ohio State
Leonard Moore Head Shot
PICK: 20 RND: 1 (DAL)
Leonard Moore
CB Notre Dame
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (DAL)
NEXT YEAR (2028)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (DAL)
NEXT YEAR (2028)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (DAL)
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Draft Picks Traded
Julian Sayin Head Shot
PICK: 1 RND: 1 (DAL)
Julian Sayin
QB Ohio State
Players Gained
Head Shot
George Pickens
WR
Draft Grade — Raiders
Overall A
ValueA NeedB- TradesA+ FutureA+
Best value of the weekend goes to the Raiders for Echoles: A.

Thirty-one other rooms let Will Echoles slide, and the Raiders were the ones holding the card at pick 102. Highway robbery. They executed a plan and it shows in the A.

The dealing alone would carry a lesser class. The George Pickens pickup adds a known quantity to a class of unknowns.

The future picks help the war chest more than the win-now roster. They trusted the board more than the depth chart.

In short, they turned a good board into a better roster, and it shows.

Pick Analysis
Pick12 Rnd1 Jeremiah Smith
In the Round 1 slot they get a weapon on the perimeter, outstanding value to boot. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick20 Rnd1 Leonard Moore
In slot 20 they get a press-man option on the boundary at a price that makes it sweeter.
Pick36 Rnd2 Yhonzae Pierre
Yhonzae Pierre slid further than he should have, and pick 36 is lovely value for the edge rusher. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick67 Rnd3 Trevor Goosby
You do not let an offensive lineman like Trevor Goosby reach the 67th pick and blink. They did not. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick102 Rnd4 Will Echoles
A top-tier interior defensive lineman at a bargain, Will Echoles in pick No. 102, plain and simple. A want dressed up as a pick, at a spot they had covered.
Pick117 Rnd4 Greg Johnson
A offensive lineman of that caliber at the 117th overall pick is the definition of value, full stop. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick134 Rnd4 Demond Williams Jr.
A slide stopped in No. 134, with Demond Williams Jr. worth more than the price. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick174 Rnd5 Luke Reynolds
They will replay Luke Reynolds at Round 5, Pick 36 for years; that is how good the value is. Pure best-available; the position was not exactly begging.
Pick180 Rnd6 Hollywood Smothers
Hollywood Smothers at the Round 6 slot is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick183 Rnd6 Mateen Ibirogba
They barely believed it either: Mateen Ibirogba still on the board at the 183rd overall pick. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick219 Rnd7 Kemari Copeland
Kemari Copeland in Round 7, Pick 3 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. A want more than a need, though you can never have too many.