2024'S MOCK DRAFT
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  • 2024 DRAFTING FOR THE
    Raiders
Draft Selections
Ashton Jeanty Head Shot
PICK: 5 RND: 1 (LV)
Ashton Jeanty
RB Boise State
Jahdae Barron Head Shot
PICK: 36 RND: 2 (LV)
Jahdae Barron
S Texas
Smael Mondon Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (LV)
Smael Mondon Jr.
LB Georgia
Kenneth Grant Head Shot
PICK: 70 RND: 3 (LV)
Kenneth Grant
DL Michigan
Drew Allar Head Shot
PICK: 106 RND: 4 (LV)
Drew Allar
QB Penn State
Eli Stowers Head Shot
PICK: 142 RND: 5 (LV)
Eli Stowers
TE Vanderbilt
Antonio Williams Head Shot
PICK: 179 RND: 6 (LV)
Antonio Williams
WR Clemson
Kyren Lacy Head Shot
PICK: 212 RND: 6 (LV)
Kyren Lacy
WR LSU
Lander Barton Head Shot
PICK: 215 RND: 7 (LV)
Lander Barton
LB Utah
Deion Burks Head Shot
PICK: 220 RND: 7 (LV)
Deion Burks
WR Oklahoma
Draft Grade — Raiders
Overall B
ValueB+ NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
Best value of the weekend goes to the Raiders for Barton: B.

Call it larceny. Lander Barton sat on the board until pick No. 215, and the Raiders did not need to be asked twice. It nets out to a B, which feels about right.

The edge rusher hole is the one line item this class does not answer. They will need Lacy to outplay his draft slot in a hurry to justify it.

In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the edge rusher spot they never got to.

Pick Analysis
Pick5 Rnd1 Ashton Jeanty
Ashton Jeanty in slot 5 lands just on the right side of the ledger. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick36 Rnd2 Jahdae Barron
Steal is underselling it; Jahdae Barron at the 36th overall pick is a heist with the alarm still ringing. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick67 Rnd3 Smael Mondon Jr.
Smael Mondon Jr. in Round 3, Pick 3 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick70 Rnd3 Kenneth Grant
A clean, defensible pick in pick No. 70 with a little surplus value in Kenneth Grant. It fills a real need, too.
Pick106 Rnd4 Drew Allar
A straight-up fair deal on Drew Allar at the Round 4 slot, value and slot in agreement. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick142 Rnd5 Eli Stowers
They took Eli Stowers at par in the 142nd pick, which is nothing to complain about. The roster fit checks out.
Pick179 Rnd6 Antonio Williams
Antonio Williams at pick 179 is money in the bank, a wide receiver taken below his worth. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick212 Rnd6 Kyren Lacy
Kyren Lacy at No. 212 is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick215 Rnd7 Lander Barton
Taking Lander Barton in slot 215 is close to grand larceny; a linebacker that good had no business lasting this long. They doubled down on a strength rather than a need.
Pick220 Rnd7 Deion Burks
Value said wait; Deion Burks in pick 220 says they were not listening. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.