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Jaxson Dart Head Shot
PICK: 6 RND: 1 (LV)
Jaxson Dart
QB Ole Miss
Omarion Hampton Head Shot
PICK: 37 RND: 2 (LV)
Omarion Hampton
RB North Carolina
Elic Ayomanor Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (LV)
Elic Ayomanor
WR Stanford
Demetrius Knight Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 73 RND: 3 (LV)
Demetrius Knight Jr.
LB South Carolina
Cam Skattebo Head Shot
PICK: 107 RND: 4 (LV)
Cam Skattebo
RB Arizona State
Tommi Hill Head Shot
PICK: 144 RND: 5 (LV)
Tommi Hill
CB Nebraska
Dillon Gabriel Head Shot
PICK: 182 RND: 6 (LV)
Dillon Gabriel
QB Oregon
Ricky White III Head Shot
PICK: 214 RND: 6 (LV)
Ricky White III
WR UNLV
Trey Zuhn III Head Shot
PICK: 218 RND: 6 (LV)
Trey Zuhn III
OT Texas A&M
Seth McLaughlin Head Shot
PICK: 224 RND: 7 (LV)
Seth McLaughlin
C Ohio State
Draft Grade — Raiders
Overall C+
ValueD+ NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Raiders found their guy under center in Dart: C+.

The one hole that towered over the rest is filled. The Raiders spent their marquee pick on Jaxson Dart, and for the first time in a while there is a real answer at quarterback. It lands right in the middle: a C+, no more, no less.

Reaching for Dart left real value on the table behind him. Landing Gabriel that late papers over a lot of smaller sins. The edge rusher spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at.

They went 5 of 8 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for.

If Jaxson Dart and a couple of the gambles land, hindsight will be kinder than this grade.

Pick Analysis
Pick6 Rnd1 Jaxson Dart
In pick No. 6 they get a franchise quarterback, a steep price for the projection. A real need, handled.
Pick37 Rnd2 Omarion Hampton
Good price on Omarion Hampton in the Round 2 slot, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick68 Rnd3 Elic Ayomanor
A quiet steal in pick 68: Elic Ayomanor for less than the market said. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick73 Rnd3 Demetrius Knight Jr.
Nice patience on Demetrius Knight Jr., who had no business lasting to the 73rd overall pick. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick107 Rnd4 Cam Skattebo
Cam Skattebo at the 107th pick is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick144 Rnd5 Tommi Hill
The board had Tommi Hill higher than Round 5, Pick 5, and the cornerback fell to them anyway. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick182 Rnd6 Dillon Gabriel
You do not let a quarterback like Dillon Gabriel reach No. 182 and blink. They did not. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick214 Rnd6 Ricky White III
Ricky White III in slot 214 lands just on the right side of the ledger. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick218 Rnd6 Trey Zuhn III
A clean, defensible pick in slot 218 with a little surplus value in Trey Zuhn III. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick224 Rnd7 Seth McLaughlin
A conviction pick on Seth McLaughlin at Round 7, Pick 6 that the board grades a round light. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.