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Draft Selections
Arvell Reese Head Shot
PICK: 21 RND: 1 (LV)
Arvell Reese
LB Ohio State
Isaiah World Head Shot
PICK: 36 RND: 2 (LV)
Isaiah World
OT Oregon
Jayden Maiava Head Shot
PICK: 55 RND: 2 (LV)
Jayden Maiava
QB USC
Nyck Harbor Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (LV)
Nyck Harbor
WR South Carolina
Zakee Wheatley Head Shot
PICK: 105 RND: 4 (LV)
Zakee Wheatley
S Penn State
Xavier Scott Head Shot
PICK: 112 RND: 4 (LV)
Xavier Scott
CB Illinois
Jacob Rodriguez Head Shot
PICK: 151 RND: 5 (LV)
Jacob Rodriguez
LB Texas Tech
Bray Hubbard Head Shot
PICK: 163 RND: 5 (LV)
Bray Hubbard
S Alabama
Connor Tollison Head Shot
PICK: 173 RND: 5 (LV)
Connor Tollison
C Missouri
Aaron Anderson Head Shot
PICK: 183 RND: 6 (LV)
Aaron Anderson
WR LSU
Duce Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 185 RND: 6 (LV)
Duce Robinson
WR Florida State
Jermaine Mathews Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 197 RND: 6 (LV)
Jermaine Mathews Jr.
CB Ohio State
Quintrevion Wisner Head Shot
PICK: 220 RND: 7 (LV)
Quintrevion Wisner
RB Texas
Draft Picks Received
Arvell Reese Head Shot
PICK: 21 RND: 1 (BUF)
Arvell Reese
LB Ohio State
Jayden Maiava Head Shot
PICK: 55 RND: 2 (BUF)
Jayden Maiava
QB USC
Jacob Rodriguez Head Shot
PICK: 151 RND: 5 (CAR)
Jacob Rodriguez
LB Texas Tech
Bray Hubbard Head Shot
PICK: 163 RND: 5 (BUF)
Bray Hubbard
S Alabama
Jermaine Mathews Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 197 RND: 6 (CAR)
Jermaine Mathews Jr.
CB Ohio State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (BUF)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (BUF)
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Draft Picks Traded
Peter Woods Head Shot
PICK: 5 RND: 1 (BUF)
Peter Woods
DL-EDGE Clemson
Sammy Omosigho Head Shot
PICK: 134 RND: 4 (CAR)
Sammy Omosigho
LB Oklahoma
Draft Grade — Raiders
Overall B-
ValueB NeedB TradesD- FutureA+
Grand theft in the Round 5 slot: the Raiders steal Hubbard and grade out a B-.

The phones were a trap the Raiders kept walking into, shipping out surplus on nearly every deal.

Hubbard at that cost is the sort of edge that compounds over a roster. They covered a lot of ground and still skipped edge rusher, which is a strange place to end up. The cost of the Rodriguez reach is exactly the players who went right after him.

It is a bet on later, and a defensible one for a team playing the long game.

Good work on the whole, with edge rusher the one box left unchecked.

Pick Analysis
Pick21 Rnd1 Arvell Reese
In the 21st overall pick they get a coverage-and-run second-level piece at a price that makes it sweeter. Need was not the driver here.
Pick36 Rnd2 Isaiah World
Isaiah World at pick 36 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick55 Rnd2 Jayden Maiava
Jayden Maiava at slot 55 is money in the bank, a quarterback taken below his worth. It fills a real need, too.
Pick67 Rnd3 Nyck Harbor
Nyck Harbor in No. 67 is a bargain the rest of the room will envy. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick105 Rnd4 Zakee Wheatley
Zakee Wheatley at the 105th pick is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick112 Rnd4 Xavier Scott
Xavier Scott in pick No. 112 is fair value, right on his grade. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick151 Rnd5 Jacob Rodriguez
Jacob Rodriguez at the 151st pick is a clear overpay, with better names still on the board. A luxury on a unit that was already in good shape.
Pick163 Rnd5 Bray Hubbard
A safety of that caliber at No. 163 is the definition of value, full stop. They doubled down on a strength rather than a need.
Pick173 Rnd5 Connor Tollison
Connor Tollison at pick 173 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick183 Rnd6 Aaron Anderson
The board had Aaron Anderson higher than the 183rd overall pick, and the wide receiver fell to them anyway. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick185 Rnd6 Duce Robinson
Nice patience on Duce Robinson, who had no business lasting to Round 6, Pick 5. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick197 Rnd6 Jermaine Mathews Jr.
Jermaine Mathews Jr. is a better player than the Round 6 slot suggests; smart patience, rewarded. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick220 Rnd7 Quintrevion Wisner
They let Quintrevion Wisner come to them and pounced at pick No. 220. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.