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Draft Selections
Wyatt Milum Head Shot
PICK: 8 RND: 1 (LV)
Wyatt Milum
OT West Virginia
Dylan Fairchild Head Shot
PICK: 39 RND: 2 (LV)
Dylan Fairchild
OG Georgia
Omarion Hampton Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (LV)
Omarion Hampton
RB North Carolina
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
Chris Paul Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 183 RND: 6 (LV)
Chris Paul Jr.
LB Ole Miss
Thor Griffith Head Shot
PICK: 212 RND: 6 (LV)
Thor Griffith
DL Louisville
Elijhah Badger Head Shot
PICK: 216 RND: 6 (LV)
Elijhah Badger
WR Florida
Ollie Gordon II Head Shot
PICK: 223 RND: 7 (LV)
Ollie Gordon II
RB Oklahoma State
Draft Grade — Raiders
Overall B-
ValueC+ NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
No fireworks, just a tidy B- for the Raiders.

When the story of this class is written, it opens with Kyle McCord at pick 106, a reach of 115 spots that the board flatly disagrees with. Call it a sensible B-, earned the boring way.

Getting Paul Jr. where they did is the sort of value that quietly makes a class. They punted on edge rusher, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest. Job largely done: wide receiver settled and 5 of 8 of the wish list covered.

Good work on the whole, with edge rusher the one box left unchecked.

Pick Analysis
Pick8 Rnd1 Wyatt Milum
In No. 8 they get a long-term starter on the line at fair value. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick39 Rnd2 Dylan Fairchild
They jumped the gun on Dylan Fairchild, taking him earlier than his grade liked. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick69 Rnd3 Omarion Hampton
Circle this one: Omarion Hampton at pick No. 69 is a fall that decides a draft. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick70 Rnd3 Jayden Higgins
No edge and no loss on Jayden Higgins in pick 70; it is a wash and a sensible one. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick106 Rnd4 Kyle McCord
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Kyle McCord. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick146 Rnd5 Kevin Winston Jr.
Kevin Winston Jr. at Round 5, Pick 9 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick183 Rnd6 Chris Paul Jr.
You do not let a linebacker like Chris Paul Jr. reach the Round 6 slot and blink. They did not. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick212 Rnd6 Thor Griffith
Thor Griffith in No. 212 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. It fills a real need, too.
Pick216 Rnd6 Elijhah Badger
Elijhah Badger at pick 216 is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick223 Rnd7 Ollie Gordon II
Taking Ollie Gordon II in the 223rd overall pick is close to grand larceny; a running back that good had no business lasting this long. The roster fit checks out.