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Draft Selections
Cam Ward Head Shot
PICK: 6 RND: 1 (LV)
Cam Ward
QB Miami
Omarion Hampton Head Shot
PICK: 37 RND: 2 (LV)
Omarion Hampton
RB North Carolina
Tre Harris Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (LV)
Tre Harris
WR Ole Miss
Charles Grant Head Shot
PICK: 108 RND: 4 (LV)
Charles Grant
OT William & Mary
Cody Simon Head Shot
PICK: 143 RND: 5 (LV)
Cody Simon
LB Ohio State
Mello Dotson Head Shot
PICK: 180 RND: 6 (LV)
Mello Dotson
CB Kansas
Jordan Hancock Head Shot
PICK: 213 RND: 6 (LV)
Jordan Hancock
S Ohio State
Dont'e Thornton Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 215 RND: 6 (LV)
Dont'e Thornton Jr.
WR Tennessee
KeAndre Lambert-Smith Head Shot
PICK: 222 RND: 7 (LV)
KeAndre Lambert-Smith
WR Auburn
Draft Grade — Raiders
Overall B
ValueB NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Raiders finally solved quarterback, and it carried them to a B.

The Raiders spent the pick that matters most on Cam Ward, and a roster that has been waiting on a passer can start to take shape.

Getting Dotson where they did is the sort of value that quietly makes a class. For all the activity, edge rusher went untouched, which is hard to explain.

They left with cornerback solved and the rest of the wish list mostly ticked off.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick6 Rnd1 Cam Ward
In slot 6 they get the arm they will build around. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick37 Rnd2 Omarion Hampton
Omarion Hampton in the 37th pick is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick68 Rnd3 Tre Harris
They will replay Tre Harris at the 68th overall pick for years; that is how good the value is. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick108 Rnd4 Charles Grant
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Charles Grant at the Round 4 slot is the proof. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick143 Rnd5 Cody Simon
Cody Simon at pick 143 is money in the bank, a linebacker taken below his worth. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick180 Rnd6 Mello Dotson
A cornerback of that caliber at Round 6, Pick 4 is the definition of value, full stop. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick213 Rnd6 Jordan Hancock
They paid sticker price for Jordan Hancock in pick No. 213, and that is fine. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick215 Rnd6 Dont'e Thornton Jr.
Dont'e Thornton Jr. in No. 215 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick222 Rnd7 KeAndre Lambert-Smith
Circle this one: KeAndre Lambert-Smith at pick 222 is a fall that decides a draft. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.