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Draft Selections
Fernando Mendoza Head Shot
PICK: 1 RND: 1 (LV)
Fernando Mendoza
QB Indiana
Dillon Thieneman Head Shot
PICK: 36 RND: 2 (LV)
Dillon Thieneman
S Oregon
Zachariah Branch Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (LV)
Zachariah Branch
WR Georgia
Treydan Stukes Head Shot
PICK: 102 RND: 4 (LV)
Treydan Stukes
CB Arizona
Genesis Smith Head Shot
PICK: 117 RND: 4 (LV)
Genesis Smith
S Arizona
Chris McClellan Head Shot
PICK: 134 RND: 4 (LV)
Chris McClellan
DT Missouri
Tanner Koziol Head Shot
PICK: 175 RND: 5 (LV)
Tanner Koziol
TE Houston
Riley Nowakowski Head Shot
PICK: 185 RND: 6 (LV)
Riley Nowakowski
TE Indiana
Kaelon Black Head Shot
PICK: 208 RND: 6 (LV)
Kaelon Black
RB Indiana
Eli Heidenreich Head Shot
PICK: 219 RND: 7 (LV)
Eli Heidenreich
WR Navy
Draft Grade — Raiders
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Raiders found their guy under center in Mendoza: B-.

The search is over. The Raiders handed the keys to Fernando Mendoza, and the whole operation now runs on his development. Call it a sensible B-, earned the boring way.

They will need Nowakowski to outplay his draft slot in a hurry to justify it. If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through edge rusher.

The Smith pick reads as want over need, and the roster will feel it at edge rusher and offensive lineman. The Smith steal is the beam this whole class leans on.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick1 Rnd1 Fernando Mendoza
In the 1st pick they get a long-term answer under center. A real need, handled.
Pick36 Rnd2 Dillon Thieneman
A market-rate safety, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Dillon Thieneman. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick67 Rnd3 Zachariah Branch
A clean, defensible pick in pick 67 with a little surplus value in Zachariah Branch. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick102 Rnd4 Treydan Stukes
Treydan Stukes in No. 102 lands just on the right side of the ledger. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick117 Rnd4 Genesis Smith
They bypassed pressing needs at edge rusher and offensive lineman to take Genesis Smith, a safety that was not the priority.
Pick134 Rnd4 Chris McClellan
They jumped the gun on Chris McClellan, taking him earlier than his grade liked. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick175 Rnd5 Tanner Koziol
Tanner Koziol is a better player than Round 5, Pick 35 suggests; smart patience, rewarded. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick185 Rnd6 Riley Nowakowski
Value said wait; Riley Nowakowski in pick No. 185 says they were not listening. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick208 Rnd6 Kaelon Black
A conviction pick on Kaelon Black at Round 6, Pick 27 that the board grades a round light. It fills a real need, too.
Pick219 Rnd7 Eli Heidenreich
Eli Heidenreich in pick No. 219 is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.