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Draft Selections
Armand Membou Head Shot
PICK: 6 RND: 1 (LV)
Armand Membou
OT Missouri
Emeka Egbuka Head Shot
PICK: 37 RND: 2 (LV)
Emeka Egbuka
WR Ohio State
TreVeyon Henderson Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (LV)
TreVeyon Henderson
RB Ohio State
Zy Alexander Head Shot
PICK: 108 RND: 4 (LV)
Zy Alexander
CB LSU
Lathan Ransom Head Shot
PICK: 143 RND: 5 (LV)
Lathan Ransom
S Ohio State
DJ Giddens Head Shot
PICK: 180 RND: 6 (LV)
DJ Giddens
RB Kansas State
Jay Higgins Head Shot
PICK: 213 RND: 6 (LV)
Jay Higgins
LB Iowa
Dont'e Thornton Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 215 RND: 6 (LV)
Dont'e Thornton Jr.
WR Tennessee
Karene Reid Head Shot
PICK: 222 RND: 7 (LV)
Karene Reid
LB Utah
Draft Grade — Raiders
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The Raiders let Ransom fall into their laps, and walked away with a B-.

The board owed the Raiders one, and it paid up: Lathan Ransom, the No. 105 name on the board, sitting there at slot 143 like a gift left on the doorstep. It does the job without flash, and the B- reflects it.

They covered a lot of ground and still skipped edge rusher, which is a strange place to end up. They are betting Membou proves the room right and everyone else wrong.

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

A workmanlike haul that should hold up just fine.

Pick Analysis
Pick6 Rnd1 Armand Membou
In slot 6 they get a long-term starter on the line, reach and all. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick37 Rnd2 Emeka Egbuka
Emeka Egbuka slid further than he should have, and pick No. 37 is lovely value for the wide receiver. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick68 Rnd3 TreVeyon Henderson
TreVeyon Henderson at Round 3, Pick 4 is money in the bank, a running back taken below his worth. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick108 Rnd4 Zy Alexander
A slide stopped in pick 108, with Zy Alexander worth more than the price. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick143 Rnd5 Lathan Ransom
They robbed the room for Lathan Ransom here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick180 Rnd6 DJ Giddens
They let DJ Giddens come to them and pounced at the 180th pick. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick213 Rnd6 Jay Higgins
The board had Jay Higgins higher than the 213th overall pick, and the linebacker fell to them anyway. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick215 Rnd6 Dont'e Thornton Jr.
A wide receiver of that caliber at No. 215 is the definition of value, full stop. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick222 Rnd7 Karene Reid
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Karene Reid at Round 7, Pick 6 is the proof. Insurance at a position that did not really ask for it.