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  • KNH DRAFTING FOR THE
    Raiders
Draft Selections
Olumuyiwa Fashanu Head Shot
PICK: 14 RND: 1 (LV)
Olumuyiwa Fashanu
OT Penn State
Barrett Carter Head Shot
PICK: 58 RND: 2 (LV)
Barrett Carter
LB Clemson
Sedrick Van Pran Head Shot
PICK: 78 RND: 3 (LV)
Sedrick Van Pran
C Georgia
Tyleik Williams Head Shot
PICK: 88 RND: 3 (LV)
Tyleik Williams
DT Ohio State
James Williams Head Shot
PICK: 114 RND: 4 (LV)
James Williams
S Miami (FL)
Cameron Ward Head Shot
PICK: 126 RND: 4 (LV)
Cameron Ward
QB Washington State
Will Shipley Head Shot
PICK: 151 RND: 5 (LV)
Will Shipley
RB Clemson
Shemar Turner Head Shot
PICK: 192 RND: 6 (LV)
Shemar Turner
DL-EDGE Texas A&M
Omar Speights Head Shot
PICK: 199 RND: 6 (LV)
Omar Speights
LB LSU
Joshua Gray Head Shot
PICK: 207 RND: 6 (LV)
Joshua Gray
OT Oregon State
Kaden Prather Head Shot
PICK: 235 RND: 7 (LV)
Kaden Prather
WR Maryland
Draft Picks Received
Barrett Carter Head Shot
PICK: 58 RND: 2 (DAL)
Barrett Carter
LB Clemson
Tyleik Williams Head Shot
PICK: 88 RND: 3 (CLE)
Tyleik Williams
DT Ohio State
Cameron Ward Head Shot
PICK: 126 RND: 4 (DAL)
Cameron Ward
QB Washington State
Omar Speights Head Shot
PICK: 199 RND: 6 (CLE)
Omar Speights
LB LSU
Joshua Gray Head Shot
PICK: 207 RND: 6 (CLE)
Joshua Gray
OT Oregon State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (CLE)
NEXT YEAR (2025)
 
Draft Picks Traded
J.J. McCarthy Head Shot
PICK: 46 RND: 2 (CLE)
J.J. McCarthy
QB Michigan
Draft Grade — Raiders
Overall B-
ValueC+ NeedB TradesB FutureB-
The Raiders did the meat-and-potatoes work well: B-.

The Raiders went off the board in a big way for Kaden Prather, 57 picks early. Conviction is one thing; this is another. Solid and sensible more than spectacular: a B-.

A whole weekend of picks and cornerback is somehow still a want. The Van Pran pick is the one they will point to when this weekend is judged.

In sum, a sensible class that nudges the roster the right way.

Pick Analysis
Pick14 Rnd1 Olumuyiwa Fashanu
In pick 14 they get a plug-and-play piece up front at fair value. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick58 Rnd2 Barrett Carter
A premium they did not need to pay, Barrett Carter a notch or two before his time. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick78 Rnd3 Sedrick Van Pran
A tidy bit of business in the 78th pick, where Sedrick Van Pran graded well above the range. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick88 Rnd3 Tyleik Williams
Tyleik Williams at Round 3, Pick 25 is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick114 Rnd4 James Williams
A tidy little value on James Williams in slot 114, a step better than break-even. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick126 Rnd4 Cameron Ward
A conviction pick on Cameron Ward at the Round 4 slot that the board grades a round light. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick151 Rnd5 Will Shipley
They went early on Will Shipley in the Round 5 slot, and the value did not follow. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick192 Rnd6 Shemar Turner
Shemar Turner at pick 192 is a clear overpay, with better names still on the board. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick199 Rnd6 Omar Speights
A wild overpay on Omar Speights in slot 199, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. A want dressed up as a pick, at a spot they had covered.
Pick207 Rnd6 Joshua Gray
Joshua Gray at No. 207 jumps the queue by a touch more than is comfortable. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick235 Rnd7 Kaden Prather
Kaden Prather at Round 7, Pick 15 is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.