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Draft Selections
Will Campbell Head Shot
PICK: 8 RND: 1 (LV)
Will Campbell
OT LSU
Tate Ratledge Head Shot
PICK: 39 RND: 2 (LV)
Tate Ratledge
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
Kevin Winston Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 106 RND: 4 (LV)
Kevin Winston Jr.
S Penn State
Danny Stutsman Head Shot
PICK: 146 RND: 5 (LV)
Danny Stutsman
LB Oklahoma
Nicholas Singleton Head Shot
PICK: 183 RND: 6 (LV)
Nicholas Singleton
RB Penn State
Cody Simon Head Shot
PICK: 212 RND: 6 (LV)
Cody Simon
LB Ohio State
Thor Griffith Head Shot
PICK: 216 RND: 6 (LV)
Thor Griffith
DL Louisville
Tim Smith Head Shot
PICK: 223 RND: 7 (LV)
Tim Smith
DL Alabama
Draft Grade — Raiders
Overall B-
ValueB NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Raiders cashed the board's mistake on Simon: B-.

The Raiders spent the weekend waiting on one name, and it fell: Cody Simon, the No. 125 name on the board, in pick No. 212.

They are betting Smith proves the room right and everyone else wrong. They covered a lot of ground and still skipped edge rusher, which is a strange place to end up.

The roster is better shaped than it was, with wide receiver chief among the fixes. Building through the lines is a philosophy, and they stuck to it.

Add it up and it is a good, unfussy class.

Pick Analysis
Pick8 Rnd1 Will Campbell
In the Round 1 slot they get a plug-and-play piece up front. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick39 Rnd2 Tate Ratledge
Tate Ratledge in the 39th overall pick is a bargain the rest of the room will envy. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick69 Rnd3 Omarion Hampton
Steal is underselling it; Omarion Hampton at slot 69 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick70 Rnd3 Jayden Higgins
Jayden Higgins at Round 3, Pick 6 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick106 Rnd4 Kevin Winston Jr.
The board had Kevin Winston Jr. higher than pick 106, and the safety fell to them anyway. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick146 Rnd5 Danny Stutsman
Danny Stutsman at pick No. 146 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick183 Rnd6 Nicholas Singleton
Nicholas Singleton at the 183rd pick is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick212 Rnd6 Cody Simon
Cody Simon at No. 212 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. A luxury on a unit that was already in good shape.
Pick216 Rnd6 Thor Griffith
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Thor Griffith well ahead of where he belonged. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick223 Rnd7 Tim Smith
This one needs a full-page explanation: Tim Smith in the 223rd overall pick, miles early. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.