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LaNorris Sellers Head Shot
PICK: 6 RND: 1 (LV)
LaNorris Sellers
QB South Carolina
Carnell Tate Head Shot
PICK: 23 RND: 1 (LV)
Carnell Tate
WR Ohio State
Quincy Rhodes Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 37 RND: 2 (LV)
Quincy Rhodes Jr.
DL-EDGE Arkansas
Dillon Thieneman Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (LV)
Dillon Thieneman
S Oregon
Domani Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 103 RND: 4 (LV)
Domani Jackson
CB Alabama
Jaishawn Barham Head Shot
PICK: 115 RND: 4 (LV)
Jaishawn Barham
LB Michigan
J.C. Davis Head Shot
PICK: 133 RND: 4 (LV)
J.C. Davis
OT Illinois
Adepoju Adebawore Head Shot
PICK: 174 RND: 5 (LV)
Adepoju Adebawore
DL-EDGE Oklahoma
Bryce Foster Head Shot
PICK: 191 RND: 6 (LV)
Bryce Foster
C Kansas
Alex Birchmeier Head Shot
PICK: 225 RND: 7 (LV)
Alex Birchmeier
OG Penn State
Draft Picks Received
Carnell Tate Head Shot
PICK: 23 RND: 1 (SEA)
Carnell Tate
WR Ohio State
Jaishawn Barham Head Shot
PICK: 115 RND: 4 (ATL)
Jaishawn Barham
LB Michigan
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (SEA)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
Players Gained
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Ray-Ray McCloud III
WR
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Mike Morris
DE
Players traded away
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Jakobi Meyers
WR
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Maxx Crosby
DE
Draft Grade — Raiders
Overall D
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesF FutureB
The Raiders found their guy under center in Sellers: D.

Call it belief, call it a gut call, but Adepoju Adebawore at the Round 5 slot is 33 spots clear of consensus, and that is the headline. The math is unkind, and the D follows.

They handed away value on the phones that the picks cannot earn back. Whatever LaNorris Sellers becomes, the front office has tied its fortunes to the answer. They covered a lot of ground and still skipped running back, which is a strange place to end up.

The Thieneman steal is the beam this whole class leans on.

Bottom line, they will need several of these picks to beat their grades just to break even, and running back is still a hole.

Pick Analysis
Pick6 Rnd1 LaNorris Sellers
In the 6th pick they get a franchise quarterback. A real need, handled.
Pick23 Rnd1 Carnell Tate
In pick 23 they get a true top target at fair value. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick37 Rnd2 Quincy Rhodes Jr.
The board had cheaper options than Quincy Rhodes Jr. at slot 37, and it noticed. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick68 Rnd3 Dillon Thieneman
A tidy bit of business in No. 68, where Dillon Thieneman graded well above the range. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick103 Rnd4 Domani Jackson
Domani Jackson at the 103rd overall pick is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick115 Rnd4 Jaishawn Barham
By-the-book stuff, Jaishawn Barham at pick No. 115 squarely in line with his ranking. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick133 Rnd4 J.C. Davis
Good price on J.C. Davis in the 133rd pick, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick174 Rnd5 Adepoju Adebawore
They left a pile of value on the table to take Adepoju Adebawore this early at pick 174. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick191 Rnd6 Bryce Foster
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Bryce Foster. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick225 Rnd7 Alex Birchmeier
They reached into another round for Alex Birchmeier, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.