Jenkins'S MOCK DRAFT

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  • Jenkins DRAFTING FOR THE
    Raiders
Draft Selections
Shedeur Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 6 RND: 1 (LV)
Shedeur Sanders
QB Colorado
Jalon Walker Head Shot
PICK: 37 RND: 2 (LV)
Jalon Walker
LB Georgia
Kaleb Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (LV)
Kaleb Johnson
RB Iowa
Xavier Watts Head Shot
PICK: 73 RND: 3 (LV)
Xavier Watts
S Notre Dame
Jihaad Campbell Head Shot
PICK: 104 RND: 4 (LV)
Jihaad Campbell
LB Alabama
Devin Neal Head Shot
PICK: 139 RND: 5 (LV)
Devin Neal
RB Kansas
Tahj Brooks Head Shot
PICK: 181 RND: 6 (LV)
Tahj Brooks
RB Texas Tech
Chris Paul Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 212 RND: 6 (LV)
Chris Paul Jr.
LB Ole Miss
Will Sheppard Head Shot
PICK: 216 RND: 7 (LV)
Will Sheppard
WR Colorado
Shilo Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 221 RND: 7 (LV)
Shilo Sanders
S Colorado
Draft Grade — Raiders
Overall B
ValueB+ NeedB- TradesB- FutureB-
A passer of the future in Sanders, and a B, for the Raiders.

Thirty-one other rooms let Chris Paul Jr. slide, and the Raiders were the ones holding the card at the 212th overall pick. Highway robbery.

Every board in the league had Sheppard lower, and that gap is the story. The whole projection now runs through Shedeur Sanders; hit there and everything else looks smarter. They will regret leaving edge rusher for another day if the season turns on it.

The Campbell pick is fine in a vacuum, less so with edge rusher, cornerback and other spots still on the board.

In sum, a sensible class that nudges the roster the right way.

Pick Analysis
Pick6 Rnd1 Shedeur Sanders
In pick No. 6 they get their quarterback of the future at fair value.
Pick37 Rnd2 Jalon Walker
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Jalon Walker at the 37th pick. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick68 Rnd3 Kaleb Johnson
A running back of that caliber at slot 68 is the definition of value, full stop. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick73 Rnd3 Xavier Watts
They robbed the room for Xavier Watts here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick104 Rnd4 Jihaad Campbell
The eyebrow-raiser of the weekend. They went linebacker with Jihaad Campbell while clear needs at edge rusher, cornerback and other spots sat open.
Pick139 Rnd5 Devin Neal
A top-tier running back at a bargain, Devin Neal in the Round 5 slot, plain and simple. It fills a real need, too.
Pick181 Rnd6 Tahj Brooks
The board fumbled Tahj Brooks all the way to the 181st overall pick, and they scooped it up. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick212 Rnd6 Chris Paul Jr.
They barely believed it either: Chris Paul Jr. still on the board at Round 6, Pick 37. It is more luxury than necessity; they were already set here.
Pick216 Rnd7 Will Sheppard
Value said wait; Will Sheppard in pick 216 says they were not listening. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick221 Rnd7 Shilo Sanders
A conviction pick on Shilo Sanders at No. 221 that the board grades a round light. Insurance at a position that did not really ask for it.