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  • Grumzy DRAFTING FOR THE
    Raiders
Draft Selections
Will Echoles Head Shot
PICK: 20 RND: 1 (LV)
Will Echoles
DT Ole Miss
Deuce Alexander Head Shot
PICK: 55 RND: 2 (LV)
Deuce Alexander
WR Ole Miss
Reed Harris Head Shot
PICK: 86 RND: 3 (LV)
Reed Harris
WR Arizona State
Iapani Laloulu Head Shot
PICK: 123 RND: 4 (LV)
Iapani Laloulu
C Oregon
Jackson Bennee Head Shot
PICK: 157 RND: 5 (LV)
Jackson Bennee
S Utah
Xavier Lucas Head Shot
PICK: 203 RND: 6 (LV)
Xavier Lucas
CB Miami
Draft Grade — Raiders
Overall B-
ValueB NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Raiders let Bennee fall into their laps, and walked away with a B-.

The Raiders did not reach, did not trade up, did not blink. They just waited, and Jackson Bennee fell into slot 157. Nothing here to lose sleep over; call it a B-.

The edge rusher spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at. The Harris pick is the one the value grade keeps tripping over. They went 4 of 8 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for.

The trenches got the money picks, top to bottom.

All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but edge rusher.

Pick Analysis
Pick20 Rnd1 Will Echoles
In pick 20 they get a disruptive interior force. A real need, handled.
Pick55 Rnd2 Deuce Alexander
They paid sticker price for Deuce Alexander in the Round 2 slot, and that is fine. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick86 Rnd3 Reed Harris
They liked Reed Harris enough to skip the value, taking him in the 86th pick. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick123 Rnd4 Iapani Laloulu
Circle this one: Iapani Laloulu at slot 123 is a fall that decides a draft. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick157 Rnd5 Jackson Bennee
They barely believed it either: Jackson Bennee still on the board at No. 157. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick203 Rnd6 Xavier Lucas
The board fumbled Xavier Lucas all the way to the 203rd overall pick, and they scooped it up. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.