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Draft Selections
Peter Woods Head Shot
PICK: 2 RND: 1 (LV)
Peter Woods
DL-EDGE Clemson
Garrett Nussmeier Head Shot
PICK: 33 RND: 2 (LV)
Garrett Nussmeier
QB LSU
Sam Leavitt Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (LV)
Sam Leavitt
QB Arizona State
Ian Strong Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (LV)
Ian Strong
WR Rutgers
Earl Little Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 102 RND: 4 (LV)
Earl Little Jr.
S Florida State
Xavier Scott Head Shot
PICK: 111 RND: 4 (LV)
Xavier Scott
CB Illinois
Kage Casey Head Shot
PICK: 136 RND: 4 (LV)
Kage Casey
OT Boise State
Lander Barton Head Shot
PICK: 173 RND: 5 (LV)
Lander Barton
LB Utah
Lawson Luckie Head Shot
PICK: 183 RND: 6 (LV)
Lawson Luckie
TE Georgia
Oscar Delp Head Shot
PICK: 187 RND: 6 (LV)
Oscar Delp
TE Georgia
Josh Hoover Head Shot
PICK: 217 RND: 7 (LV)
Josh Hoover
QB TCU
Draft Picks Received
Ian Strong Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (JAX)
Ian Strong
WR Rutgers
Players traded away
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Jakobi Meyers
WR
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Jeremy Chinn
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Tyree Wilson
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Draft Grade — Raiders
Overall D+
ValueC+ NeedA- TradesF FutureB-
The Raiders got the worse of every deal, and it shows in the D+.

Boards are made to be trusted, and the Raiders shredded theirs for Lawson Luckie. He came off 78 spots early, and the room will hear about it. Too much went sideways, and the D+ is the honest tally.

The dealing is the wound this class cannot quite close. The running back hole is the one line item this class does not answer.

Getting Hoover where they did is the sort of value that quietly makes a class.

Add it up and it is a weekend the front office will hope everyone forgets, running back very much included.

Pick Analysis
Pick2 Rnd1 Peter Woods
In pick 2 they get juice off the edge. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick33 Rnd2 Garrett Nussmeier
A premium they did not need to pay, Garrett Nussmeier a notch or two before his time. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick67 Rnd3 Sam Leavitt
A reach on Sam Leavitt in slot 67; the board had better options right there. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick89 Rnd3 Ian Strong
Ian Strong at the 89th pick is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick102 Rnd4 Earl Little Jr.
They paid sticker price for Earl Little Jr. in Round 4, Pick 2, and that is fine. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick111 Rnd4 Xavier Scott
Xavier Scott in pick No. 111 is fair value, right on his grade. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick136 Rnd4 Kage Casey
They reached into another round for Kage Casey, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick173 Rnd5 Lander Barton
Lander Barton in the 173rd overall pick is early enough to raise a brow, if not a full objection. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick183 Rnd6 Lawson Luckie
A real head-scratcher, Lawson Luckie in the Round 6 slot is miles ahead of his ranking. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick187 Rnd6 Oscar Delp
By-the-book stuff, Oscar Delp at pick No. 187 squarely in line with his ranking. It fills a real need, too.
Pick217 Rnd7 Josh Hoover
Somehow Josh Hoover was still sitting there in No. 217, and they pounced on premier quarterback value. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.