Grumzy'S MOCK DRAFT

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  • Grumzy DRAFTING FOR THE
    Raiders
Draft Selections
Xavier Gilliam Head Shot
PICK: 29 RND: 1 (LV)
Xavier Gilliam
DL Tennessee
A'Mauri Washington Head Shot
PICK: 54 RND: 2 (LV)
A'Mauri Washington
DT Oregon
Deuce Alexander Head Shot
PICK: 80 RND: 3 (LV)
Deuce Alexander
WR Ole Miss
Jaylen McClain Head Shot
PICK: 116 RND: 4 (LV)
Jaylen McClain
S Ohio State
Kayin Lee Head Shot
PICK: 156 RND: 5 (LV)
Kayin Lee
CB Tennessee
Langston Hardy Head Shot
PICK: 195 RND: 6 (LV)
Langston Hardy
DL-EDGE Wake Forest
Lincoln Kienholz Head Shot
PICK: 229 RND: 7 (LV)
Lincoln Kienholz
QB Louisville
Draft Picks Received
Xavier Gilliam Head Shot
PICK: 29 RND: 1 (DEN)
Xavier Gilliam
DL Tennessee
A'Mauri Washington Head Shot
PICK: 54 RND: 2 (NYG)
A'Mauri Washington
DT Oregon
Lincoln Kienholz Head Shot
PICK: 229 RND: 7 (DEN)
Lincoln Kienholz
QB Louisville
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (DEN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (NYG)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (NYG)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (DEN)
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Draft Picks Traded
Yhonzae Pierre Head Shot
PICK: 15 RND: 1 (DEN)
Yhonzae Pierre
LB-EDGE Alabama
Ahmad Moten Sr. Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (NYG)
Ahmad Moten Sr.
DL Miami
Draft Grade — Raiders
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB TradesD FutureA+
The Raiders lost the trade table, and the B- tells the story.

The Raiders did not so much draft Langston Hardy as overpay for him, 78 picks clear of his grade. It sets an uneasy tone for the weekend. Nothing here to lose sleep over; call it a B-.

That McClain pick is the receipt they will wave around later. They lost the exchange badly enough to drag the whole class down. They covered a lot of ground and still skipped offensive lineman, which is a strange place to end up.

They left with edge rusher solved and the rest of the wish list mostly ticked off.

Bottom line, more hits than misses and a roster nudged the right way.

Pick Analysis
Pick29 Rnd1 Xavier Gilliam
In slot 29 they get a disruptive interior force, a steep price for the projection.
Pick54 Rnd2 A'Mauri Washington
They barely believed it either: A'Mauri Washington still on the board at the Round 2 slot. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick80 Rnd3 Deuce Alexander
Deuce Alexander at the 80th pick is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick116 Rnd4 Jaylen McClain
Jaylen McClain at the 116th overall pick is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick156 Rnd5 Kayin Lee
Kayin Lee is a better player than Round 5, Pick 17 suggests; smart patience, rewarded. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick195 Rnd6 Langston Hardy
A big swing on Langston Hardy at No. 195, well ahead of any board in the building. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick229 Rnd7 Lincoln Kienholz
Lincoln Kienholz at pick No. 229 is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.