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Midterm 27

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Draft Selections
Nick Marsh Head Shot
PICK: 14 RND: 1 (LV)
Nick Marsh
WR Indiana
Xavier Gilliam Head Shot
PICK: 48 RND: 2 (LV)
Xavier Gilliam
DL Tennessee
Kingston Lopa Head Shot
PICK: 79 RND: 3 (LV)
Kingston Lopa
S California
Anthonie Knapp Head Shot
PICK: 116 RND: 4 (LV)
Anthonie Knapp
OG Notre Dame
DJ McKinney Head Shot
PICK: 155 RND: 5 (LV)
DJ McKinney
CB Notre Dame
Maraad Watson Head Shot
PICK: 194 RND: 6 (LV)
Maraad Watson
DT Texas
Draft Grade — Raiders
Overall B-
ValueC NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
Knapp should have been long gone. The Raiders pounced, and earned a B-.

This is the pick they will still be bragging about in July: Anthonie Knapp, the No. 78 name on the board, stolen at slot 116.

If Marsh pans out, nobody remembers the price. If not, this is the pick they hear about. If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through edge rusher.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick14 Rnd1 Nick Marsh
Nick Marsh at Round 1, Pick 14 is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick48 Rnd2 Xavier Gilliam
A market-rate interior defensive lineman, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Xavier Gilliam. It fills a real need, too.
Pick79 Rnd3 Kingston Lopa
Kingston Lopa at the 79th overall pick is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick116 Rnd4 Anthonie Knapp
Anthonie Knapp at pick No. 116 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick155 Rnd5 DJ McKinney
DJ McKinney in pick 155 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick194 Rnd6 Maraad Watson
Maraad Watson at slot 194 nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. A need, and now a little less of one.