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Draft Selections
Fernando Mendoza Head Shot
PICK: 1 RND: 1 (LV)
Fernando Mendoza
QB Indiana
Chris Brazzell II Head Shot
PICK: 36 RND: 2 (LV)
Chris Brazzell II
WR Tennessee
D'Angelo Ponds Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (LV)
D'Angelo Ponds
CB Indiana
Domonique Orange Head Shot
PICK: 102 RND: 4 (LV)
Domonique Orange
DT Iowa State
Bud Clark Head Shot
PICK: 117 RND: 4 (LV)
Bud Clark
S TCU
Bishop Fitzgerald Head Shot
PICK: 134 RND: 4 (LV)
Bishop Fitzgerald
S USC
Riley Nowakowski Head Shot
PICK: 175 RND: 5 (LV)
Riley Nowakowski
TE Indiana
Roman Hemby Head Shot
PICK: 185 RND: 6 (LV)
Roman Hemby
RB Indiana
Kalil Alexander Head Shot
PICK: 208 RND: 6 (LV)
Kalil Alexander
LB-EDGE Texas State
Eli Heidenreich Head Shot
PICK: 219 RND: 7 (LV)
Eli Heidenreich
WR Navy
Draft Grade — Raiders
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
A franchise passer in Mendoza headlines a B- weekend for the Raiders.

Boards are made to be trusted, and the Raiders shredded theirs for Roman Hemby. He came off 168 spots early, and the room will hear about it.

Fernando Mendoza is the bet, and the class will be judged on how it pays off. That is an interior defensive lineman worth more than the slot they spent on him, plainly. Leaving offensive lineman unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall.

Spending an early pick on safety with offensive lineman open is the decision the grade keeps circling back to.

All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but offensive lineman.

Pick Analysis
Pick1 Rnd1 Fernando Mendoza
Fernando Mendoza in slot 1 is fair value, right on his grade. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick36 Rnd2 Chris Brazzell II
Chris Brazzell II at the 36th pick is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the wide receiver. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick67 Rnd3 D'Angelo Ponds
D'Angelo Ponds in No. 67 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick102 Rnd4 Domonique Orange
A top-tier interior defensive lineman at a bargain, Domonique Orange in Round 4, Pick 2, plain and simple. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick117 Rnd4 Bud Clark
Nice patience on Bud Clark, who had no business lasting to the 117th overall pick. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick134 Rnd4 Bishop Fitzgerald
They zigged when the board said zag, taking Bishop Fitzgerald at safety with offensive lineman open.
Pick175 Rnd5 Riley Nowakowski
Riley Nowakowski at the 175th pick is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick185 Rnd6 Roman Hemby
Roman Hemby in No. 185 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick208 Rnd6 Kalil Alexander
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Kalil Alexander well ahead of where he belonged. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick219 Rnd7 Eli Heidenreich
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Eli Heidenreich. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.