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Draft Selections
Bo Nix Head Shot
PICK: 9 RND: 1 (LV)
Bo Nix
QB Oregon
Kingsley Suamataia Head Shot
PICK: 44 RND: 2 (LV)
Kingsley Suamataia
OT BYU
Jarvis Brownlee Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 112 RND: 4 (LV)
Jarvis Brownlee Jr.
CB Louisville
Jacob Cowing Head Shot
PICK: 142 RND: 5 (LV)
Jacob Cowing
WR Arizona
Layden Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 148 RND: 5 (LV)
Layden Robinson
OG Texas A&M
Jase McClellan Head Shot
PICK: 208 RND: 6 (LV)
Jase McClellan
RB Alabama
Trey Knox Head Shot
PICK: 223 RND: 7 (LV)
Trey Knox
TE South Carolina
Trevin Wallace Head Shot
PICK: 229 RND: 7 (LV)
Trevin Wallace
LB Kentucky
Bub Means Head Shot
PICK: 240 RND: 7 (LV)
Bub Means
WR Pittsburgh
Draft Picks Received
Bo Nix Head Shot
PICK: 9 RND: 1 (CHI)
Bo Nix
QB Oregon
Jacob Cowing Head Shot
PICK: 142 RND: 5 (CAR)
Jacob Cowing
WR Arizona
Bub Means Head Shot
PICK: 240 RND: 7 (CAR)
Bub Means
WR Pittsburgh
Draft Picks Traded
J.J. McCarthy Head Shot
PICK: 13 RND: 1 (CHI)
J.J. McCarthy
QB Michigan
Jaylen Wright Head Shot
PICK: 77 RND: 3 (CHI)
Jaylen Wright
RB Tennessee
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (ARI)
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Byron Young
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Draft Grade — Raiders
Overall C+
ValueC- NeedB TradesC- FutureC+
The Raiders found their guy under center in Nix: C+.

The Raiders spent the pick that matters most on Bo Nix, and a roster that has been waiting on a passer can start to take shape. Fine in stretches, shaky in others: a C+.

They are betting Robinson proves the room right and everyone else wrong. Leaving edge rusher unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall.

The McClellan pick is the one they will point to when this weekend is judged.

Hit on Bo Nix and the swing picks, and this ages a lot better than it grades today.

Pick Analysis
Pick9 Rnd1 Bo Nix
Bo Nix at the 9th overall pick is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick44 Rnd2 Kingsley Suamataia
Kingsley Suamataia at slot 44 jumps the queue by a touch more than is comfortable. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick112 Rnd4 Jarvis Brownlee Jr.
They took Jarvis Brownlee Jr. at par in the Round 4 slot, which is nothing to complain about. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick142 Rnd5 Jacob Cowing
Jacob Cowing at No. 142 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick148 Rnd5 Layden Robinson
A real head-scratcher, Layden Robinson in pick 148 is miles ahead of his ranking. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick208 Rnd6 Jase McClellan
They let Jase McClellan come to them and pounced at pick No. 208. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick223 Rnd7 Trey Knox
A market-rate tight end, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Trey Knox. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick229 Rnd7 Trevin Wallace
No drama and no debate, Trevin Wallace went about where he belonged in Round 7, Pick 9. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick240 Rnd7 Bub Means
Bub Means in pick No. 240 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.