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Draft Selections
Ashton Jeanty Head Shot
PICK: 6 RND: 1 (LV)
Ashton Jeanty
RB Boise State
Jihaad Campbell Head Shot
PICK: 37 RND: 2 (LV)
Jihaad Campbell
LB Alabama
Jalen Milroe Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (LV)
Jalen Milroe
QB Alabama
Tory Horton Head Shot
PICK: 108 RND: 4 (LV)
Tory Horton
WR Colorado State
Billy Bowman Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 143 RND: 5 (LV)
Billy Bowman Jr.
S Oklahoma
Jack Nelson Head Shot
PICK: 180 RND: 6 (LV)
Jack Nelson
OT Wisconsin
Robert Longerbeam Head Shot
PICK: 213 RND: 6 (LV)
Robert Longerbeam
CB Rutgers
Brandon Adams Head Shot
PICK: 215 RND: 6 (LV)
Brandon Adams
CB UCF
Hayden Conner Head Shot
PICK: 222 RND: 7 (LV)
Hayden Conner
OG Texas
Draft Grade — Raiders
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
Nothing loud, just a tidy B- for the Raiders.

The Raiders clearly saw something nobody else did in Brandon Adams, taking him 42 picks ahead of his grade. The board is not convinced. The bottom line is a respectable B-.

Getting Bowman Jr. where they did is the sort of value that quietly makes a class. That edge rusher hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall.

Not a headline-grabber, but a perfectly good weekend's work.

Pick Analysis
Pick6 Rnd1 Ashton Jeanty
In Round 1, Pick 6 they get a three-down runner. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick37 Rnd2 Jihaad Campbell
No drama and no debate, Jihaad Campbell went about where he belonged in the Round 2 slot. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick68 Rnd3 Jalen Milroe
Jalen Milroe at the 68th pick is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. The roster fit checks out.
Pick108 Rnd4 Tory Horton
Tory Horton in the 108th overall pick is exactly on the number, no argument either way. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick143 Rnd5 Billy Bowman Jr.
Billy Bowman Jr. at pick 143 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick180 Rnd6 Jack Nelson
A tidy little value on Jack Nelson in No. 180, a step better than break-even. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick213 Rnd6 Robert Longerbeam
A straight-up fair deal on Robert Longerbeam at Round 6, Pick 37, value and slot in agreement. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick215 Rnd6 Brandon Adams
They talked themselves into Brandon Adams at the 215th overall pick, and the board did not agree. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick222 Rnd7 Hayden Conner
A wild overpay on Hayden Conner in No. 222, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.