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Draft Selections
Wyatt Milum Head Shot
PICK: 8 RND: 1 (LV)
Wyatt Milum
OT West Virginia
Omarion Hampton Head Shot
PICK: 39 RND: 2 (LV)
Omarion Hampton
RB North Carolina
Dylan Fairchild Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (LV)
Dylan Fairchild
OG Georgia
Jayden Higgins Head Shot
PICK: 70 RND: 3 (LV)
Jayden Higgins
WR Iowa State
Kyle McCord Head Shot
PICK: 106 RND: 4 (LV)
Kyle McCord
QB Syracuse
Kevin Winston Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 146 RND: 5 (LV)
Kevin Winston Jr.
S Penn State
Nicholas Singleton Head Shot
PICK: 183 RND: 6 (LV)
Nicholas Singleton
RB Penn State
Thor Griffith Head Shot
PICK: 212 RND: 6 (LV)
Thor Griffith
DL Louisville
Smael Mondon Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 216 RND: 6 (LV)
Smael Mondon Jr.
LB Georgia
Elijhah Badger Head Shot
PICK: 223 RND: 7 (LV)
Elijhah Badger
WR Florida
Draft Grade — Raiders
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
Nothing loud, just a tidy B- for the Raiders.

Call it belief, call it a gut call, but Kyle McCord at slot 106 is 115 spots clear of consensus, and that is the headline.

The Mondon Jr. steal is the beam this whole class leans on. Leaving edge rusher unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall. Wide receiver was the priority and it is no longer a question, which is most of the job.

The offense got the lion's share of the attention.

Nothing here to lose sleep over, and plenty to feel decent about.

Pick Analysis
Pick8 Rnd1 Wyatt Milum
In pick 8 they get a long-term starter on the line. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick39 Rnd2 Omarion Hampton
A running back of that caliber at Round 2, Pick 7 is the definition of value, full stop. The roster fit checks out.
Pick69 Rnd3 Dylan Fairchild
They let Dylan Fairchild come to them and pounced at pick No. 69. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick70 Rnd3 Jayden Higgins
Jayden Higgins at the 70th overall pick is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick106 Rnd4 Kyle McCord
Kyle McCord at the 106th pick is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. It fills a real need, too.
Pick146 Rnd5 Kevin Winston Jr.
The board fumbled Kevin Winston Jr. all the way to the Round 5 slot, and they scooped it up. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick183 Rnd6 Nicholas Singleton
They robbed the room for Nicholas Singleton here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick212 Rnd6 Thor Griffith
This one needs a full-page explanation: Thor Griffith in Round 6, Pick 37, miles early. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick216 Rnd6 Smael Mondon Jr.
A top-tier linebacker at a bargain, Smael Mondon Jr. in the 216th pick, plain and simple. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick223 Rnd7 Elijhah Badger
A big swing on Elijhah Badger at pick 223, well ahead of any board in the building. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.