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Fernando Mendoza Head Shot
PICK: 2 RND: 1 (LV)
Fernando Mendoza
QB Indiana
Caleb Downs Head Shot
PICK: 16 RND: 1 (LV)
Caleb Downs
S Ohio State
Sonny Styles Head Shot
PICK: 36 RND: 2 (LV)
Sonny Styles
LB Ohio State
Germie Bernard Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (LV)
Germie Bernard
WR Alabama
Austin Barber Head Shot
PICK: 102 RND: 4 (LV)
Austin Barber
OT Florida
D'Angelo Ponds Head Shot
PICK: 117 RND: 4 (LV)
D'Angelo Ponds
CB Indiana
Keylan Rutledge Head Shot
PICK: 134 RND: 4 (LV)
Keylan Rutledge
OG Georgia Tech
Max Iheanachor Head Shot
PICK: 174 RND: 5 (LV)
Max Iheanachor
OT Arizona State
Darius Taylor Head Shot
PICK: 185 RND: 6 (LV)
Darius Taylor
RB Minnesota
Evan Stewart Head Shot
PICK: 219 RND: 7 (LV)
Evan Stewart
WR Oregon
Thaddeus Dixon Head Shot
PICK: 231 RND: 7 (LV)
Thaddeus Dixon
CB North Carolina
Draft Picks Received
Fernando Mendoza Head Shot
PICK: 2 RND: 1 (NYJ)
Fernando Mendoza
QB Indiana
Caleb Downs Head Shot
PICK: 16 RND: 1 (NYJ)
Caleb Downs
S Ohio State
Thaddeus Dixon Head Shot
PICK: 231 RND: 7 (ATL)
Thaddeus Dixon
CB North Carolina
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (ATL)
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Draft Picks Traded
Rueben Bain Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 1 RND: 1 (NYJ)
Rueben Bain Jr.
DE-EDGE Miami
Lander Barton Head Shot
PICK: 182 RND: 6 (ATL)
Lander Barton
LB Utah
Draft Grade — Raiders
Overall B+
ValueB NeedB TradesA+ FutureB-
A franchise passer in Mendoza headlines a B+ weekend for the Raiders.

They finally answered the question that shadows every other one. Fernando Mendoza is the Raiders' quarterback, full stop. It nets out to a B+, which feels about right.

They won the margins on every swap, and it adds up fast. A whole weekend of picks and edge rusher is somehow still a want. The Downs value carries more weight than any single miss elsewhere.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick2 Rnd1 Fernando Mendoza
In pick No. 2 they get a long-term answer under center. A real need, handled.
Pick16 Rnd1 Caleb Downs
The board had Caleb Downs higher than Round 1, Pick 16, and the safety fell to them anyway. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick36 Rnd2 Sonny Styles
A straight-up fair deal on Sonny Styles at pick 36, value and slot in agreement. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick67 Rnd3 Germie Bernard
They read the board right and Germie Bernard was the payoff at the 67th pick. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick102 Rnd4 Austin Barber
A quiet steal in slot 102: Austin Barber for less than the market said. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick117 Rnd4 D'Angelo Ponds
D'Angelo Ponds at the Round 4 slot nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick134 Rnd4 Keylan Rutledge
They jumped the gun on Keylan Rutledge, taking him earlier than his grade liked. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick174 Rnd5 Max Iheanachor
A clean, defensible pick in No. 174 with a little surplus value in Max Iheanachor. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick185 Rnd6 Darius Taylor
Darius Taylor in Round 6, Pick 4 is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick219 Rnd7 Evan Stewart
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Evan Stewart at No. 219 is the proof. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick231 Rnd7 Thaddeus Dixon
Thaddeus Dixon at slot 231 is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.