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Draft Selections
Fernando Mendoza Head Shot
PICK: 1 RND: 1 (LV)
Fernando Mendoza
QB Indiana
Gennings Dunker Head Shot
PICK: 36 RND: 2 (LV)
Gennings Dunker
OT Iowa
Julian Neal Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (LV)
Julian Neal
CB Arkansas
Ja'Kobi Lane Head Shot
PICK: 102 RND: 4 (LV)
Ja'Kobi Lane
WR USC
Logan Jones Head Shot
PICK: 117 RND: 4 (LV)
Logan Jones
C Iowa
Kaleb Elarms-Orr Head Shot
PICK: 134 RND: 4 (LV)
Kaleb Elarms-Orr
LB TCU
Zane Durant Head Shot
PICK: 174 RND: 5 (LV)
Zane Durant
DT Penn State
Patrick Payton Head Shot
PICK: 180 RND: 6 (LV)
Patrick Payton
DL-EDGE LSU
Kobe Baynes Head Shot
PICK: 183 RND: 6 (LV)
Kobe Baynes
OG Kansas
Roman Hemby Head Shot
PICK: 219 RND: 7 (LV)
Roman Hemby
RB Indiana
Draft Grade — Raiders
Overall B-
ValueC+ NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Raiders bet the future on Mendoza. The board says B-.

Nobody had Roman Hemby this high, and it is not close. The Raiders reached 138 spots to get him at Round 7, Pick 3. Call it a sensible B-, earned the boring way.

Fernando Mendoza is the bet, and the class will be judged on how it pays off. Leaving tight end unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall. They banked enough surplus on Lane to cover a lot of smaller sins.

Not a headline-grabber, but a perfectly good weekend's work.

Pick Analysis
Pick1 Rnd1 Fernando Mendoza
In No. 1 they get the face of the franchise. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick36 Rnd2 Gennings Dunker
A reach on Gennings Dunker in the 36th overall pick; the board had better options right there. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick67 Rnd3 Julian Neal
They paid up for Julian Neal at pick No. 67 when waiting would have done the job. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick102 Rnd4 Ja'Kobi Lane
Value with a capital V on Ja'Kobi Lane in the 102nd pick, a genuine coup. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick117 Rnd4 Logan Jones
Logan Jones at slot 117 is a conviction pick that outran the value. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick134 Rnd4 Kaleb Elarms-Orr
Value said wait; Kaleb Elarms-Orr in Round 4, Pick 34 says they were not listening. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick174 Rnd5 Zane Durant
Zane Durant in the Round 5 slot is exactly on the number, no argument either way. The roster fit checks out.
Pick180 Rnd6 Patrick Payton
A real head-scratcher, Patrick Payton in Round 6, Pick 1 is miles ahead of his ranking. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick183 Rnd6 Kobe Baynes
They paid sticker price for Kobe Baynes in pick 183, and that is fine. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick219 Rnd7 Roman Hemby
They talked themselves into Roman Hemby at pick No. 219, and the board did not agree. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.