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Draft Selections
Jayden Daniels Head Shot
PICK: 3 RND: 1 (LV)
Jayden Daniels
QB LSU
Patrick Paul Head Shot
PICK: 44 RND: 2 (LV)
Patrick Paul
OT Houston
Roman Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 77 RND: 3 (LV)
Roman Wilson
WR Michigan
DJ James Head Shot
PICK: 113 RND: 4 (LV)
DJ James
CB Auburn
Beaux Limmer Head Shot
PICK: 127 RND: 4 (LV)
Beaux Limmer
C Arkansas
Keith Randolph Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 147 RND: 5 (LV)
Keith Randolph Jr.
DL-EDGE Illinois
Frank Gore Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 182 RND: 6 (LV)
Frank Gore Jr.
RB Southern Miss
Curtis Jacobs Head Shot
PICK: 190 RND: 6 (LV)
Curtis Jacobs
LB Penn State
Gabe Hall Head Shot
PICK: 204 RND: 6 (LV)
Gabe Hall
DL Baylor
Omar Brown Head Shot
PICK: 221 RND: 7 (LV)
Omar Brown
S Nebraska
Joshua Cephus Head Shot
PICK: 231 RND: 7 (LV)
Joshua Cephus
WR UTSA
Draft Picks Received
Jayden Daniels Head Shot
PICK: 3 RND: 1 (NE)
Jayden Daniels
QB LSU
Beaux Limmer Head Shot
PICK: 127 RND: 4 (TB)
Beaux Limmer
C Arkansas
Frank Gore Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 182 RND: 6 (NE)
Frank Gore Jr.
RB Southern Miss
Gabe Hall Head Shot
PICK: 204 RND: 6 (TB)
Gabe Hall
DL Baylor
Draft Picks Traded
Cooper DeJean Head Shot
PICK: 13 RND: 1 (NE)
Cooper DeJean
CB Iowa
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (MIA)
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Players traded away
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Aidan O'Connell
QB
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Davante Adams
WR
Draft Grade — Raiders
Overall F
ValueC+ NeedB TradesF FutureD
The Raiders left with their quarterback, and a F to match.

The trade table was where it all came apart. The Raiders shipped out far more than they hauled back, and no amount of spin dresses up the bill. A weekend to file away and forget, and an F to match.

Everything downstream of Jayden Daniels depends on Jayden Daniels, and the building knows it. They are betting Cephus proves the room right and everyone else wrong.

A whole weekend of picks and tight end is somehow still a want. On value alone, Brown makes the weekend a net positive.

They are betting the present roster is worth a lighter draft next spring.

In short, a weekend the front office will want to forget in a hurry.

Pick Analysis
Pick3 Rnd1 Jayden Daniels
A market-rate quarterback, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Jayden Daniels. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick44 Rnd2 Patrick Paul
A straight-up fair deal on Patrick Paul at slot 44, value and slot in agreement. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick77 Rnd3 Roman Wilson
They took Roman Wilson at par in pick No. 77, which is nothing to complain about. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick113 Rnd4 DJ James
By-the-book stuff, DJ James at the Round 4 slot squarely in line with his ranking. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick127 Rnd4 Beaux Limmer
They paid up for Beaux Limmer at Round 4, Pick 27 when waiting would have done the job. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick147 Rnd5 Keith Randolph Jr.
A premium they did not need to pay, Keith Randolph Jr. a notch or two before his time. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick182 Rnd6 Frank Gore Jr.
Good price on Frank Gore Jr. in the 182nd overall pick, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick190 Rnd6 Curtis Jacobs
Curtis Jacobs in No. 190 lands just on the right side of the ledger. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick204 Rnd6 Gabe Hall
Gabe Hall at the Round 6 slot is a conviction pick that outran the value. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick221 Rnd7 Omar Brown
Omar Brown in the 221st overall pick is a gift, value that borders on unfair. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick231 Rnd7 Joshua Cephus
They left a pile of value on the table to take Joshua Cephus this early at pick No. 231. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.