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    Raiders
Draft Selections
Dante Moore Head Shot
PICK: 8 RND: 1 (LV)
Dante Moore
QB Oregon
Spencer Fano Head Shot
PICK: 36 RND: 2 (LV)
Spencer Fano
OT Utah
Jermod McCoy Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (LV)
Jermod McCoy
CB Tennessee
David Bailey Head Shot
PICK: 70 RND: 3 (LV)
David Bailey
LB-EDGE Texas Tech
Sonny Styles Head Shot
PICK: 105 RND: 4 (LV)
Sonny Styles
LB Ohio State
Whit Weeks Head Shot
PICK: 112 RND: 4 (LV)
Whit Weeks
LB LSU
Jordyn Tyson Head Shot
PICK: 134 RND: 4 (LV)
Jordyn Tyson
WR Arizona State
Kayden McDonald Head Shot
PICK: 173 RND: 5 (LV)
Kayden McDonald
DL Ohio State
Fernando Mendoza Head Shot
PICK: 183 RND: 6 (LV)
Fernando Mendoza
QB Indiana
Jake Slaughter Head Shot
PICK: 185 RND: 6 (LV)
Jake Slaughter
C Florida
Michael Taaffe Head Shot
PICK: 220 RND: 7 (LV)
Michael Taaffe
S Texas
Trevor Goosby Head Shot
PICK: 221 RND: 7 (LV)
Trevor Goosby
OT Texas
Draft Picks Received
Dante Moore Head Shot
PICK: 8 RND: 1 (CIN)
Dante Moore
QB Oregon
David Bailey Head Shot
PICK: 70 RND: 3 (CIN)
David Bailey
LB-EDGE Texas Tech
Trevor Goosby Head Shot
PICK: 221 RND: 7 (CIN)
Trevor Goosby
OT Texas
Draft Picks Traded
Samson Okunlola Head Shot
PICK: 5 RND: 1 (CIN)
Samson Okunlola
OT Miami
Players Gained
Head Shot
Marco Wilson
CB
Draft Grade — Raiders
Overall B+
ValueA NeedB TradesB+ FutureB-
Moore is the plan now, and the Raiders grade out a B+.

This is the pick they will still be bragging about in July: Fernando Mendoza, the No. 16 name on the board, stolen at the Round 6 slot. More right than wrong, and a B+ to match.

The whole projection now runs through Dante Moore; hit there and everything else looks smarter. They will answer for taking linebacker early while running back and tight end went begging. They covered a lot of ground and still skipped running back, which is a strange place to end up.

They squeezed a little extra out of every move they made.

A workmanlike haul that should hold up just fine.

Pick Analysis
Pick8 Rnd1 Dante Moore
In pick 8 they get their guy under center for the next decade at fair value. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick36 Rnd2 Spencer Fano
They barely believed it either: Spencer Fano still on the board at slot 36. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick67 Rnd3 Jermod McCoy
Jermod McCoy at the Round 3 slot is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick70 Rnd3 David Bailey
A edge rusher of that caliber at slot 70 is the definition of value, full stop. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick105 Rnd4 Sonny Styles
Sonny Styles in Round 4, Pick 5 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick112 Rnd4 Whit Weeks
They zigged when the board said zag, taking Whit Weeks at linebacker with running back and tight end open.
Pick134 Rnd4 Jordyn Tyson
Jordyn Tyson in the 134th overall pick is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick173 Rnd5 Kayden McDonald
They robbed the room for Kayden McDonald here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick183 Rnd6 Fernando Mendoza
Fernando Mendoza at the 183rd pick is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick185 Rnd6 Jake Slaughter
A top-tier offensive lineman at a bargain, Jake Slaughter in pick No. 185, plain and simple. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick220 Rnd7 Michael Taaffe
They will replay Michael Taaffe at slot 220 for years; that is how good the value is. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick221 Rnd7 Trevor Goosby
Trevor Goosby in the Round 7 slot is a gift, value that borders on unfair. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.