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Draft Selections
Cam Ward Head Shot
PICK: 5 RND: 1 (LV)
Cam Ward
QB Miami
Abdul Carter Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (LV)
Abdul Carter
DE-EDGE Penn State
Malachi Moore Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (LV)
Malachi Moore
S Alabama
Omarion Hampton Head Shot
PICK: 70 RND: 3 (LV)
Omarion Hampton
RB North Carolina
Elic Ayomanor Head Shot
PICK: 106 RND: 4 (LV)
Elic Ayomanor
WR Stanford
Jay Higgins Head Shot
PICK: 142 RND: 5 (LV)
Jay Higgins
LB Iowa
Parker Brailsford Head Shot
PICK: 179 RND: 6 (LV)
Parker Brailsford
C Alabama
Jared Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 212 RND: 6 (LV)
Jared Wilson
C Georgia
Kyren Lacy Head Shot
PICK: 215 RND: 7 (LV)
Kyren Lacy
WR LSU
Shilo Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 220 RND: 7 (LV)
Shilo Sanders
S Colorado
Draft Picks Received
Abdul Carter Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (DAL)
Abdul Carter
DE-EDGE Penn State
Draft Picks Traded
Aeneas Peebles Head Shot
PICK: 36 RND: 2 (DAL)
Aeneas Peebles
DL Virginia Tech
Players traded away
Head Shot
Davante Adams
WR
Draft Grade — Raiders
Overall D
ValueB NeedB+ TradesF FutureB-
Ward is the Raiders' new face under center. Grade: D.

The Raiders spent the weekend waiting on one name, and it fell: Jay Higgins, the No. 61 name on the board, in the 142nd pick. The board pushed back all weekend, and the D is the result.

Reaching for Lacy left real value on the table behind him. The whole projection now runs through Cam Ward; hit there and everything else looks smarter.

They handed away value on the phones that the picks cannot earn back. If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through cornerback.

Bottom line, they will need several of these picks to beat their grades just to break even, and cornerback is still a hole.

Pick Analysis
Pick5 Rnd1 Cam Ward
In the 5th overall pick they get the face of the franchise. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick11 Rnd1 Abdul Carter
In slot 11 they get a premier pass rusher at fair value. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick67 Rnd3 Malachi Moore
Malachi Moore at Round 3, Pick 3 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick70 Rnd3 Omarion Hampton
Omarion Hampton at pick No. 70 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick106 Rnd4 Elic Ayomanor
Nothing to complain about; Elic Ayomanor went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick142 Rnd5 Jay Higgins
You do not let a linebacker like Jay Higgins reach the 142nd pick and blink. They did not. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick179 Rnd6 Parker Brailsford
Somehow Parker Brailsford was still sitting there in the 179th overall pick, and they pounced on premier offensive lineman value. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick212 Rnd6 Jared Wilson
They let Jared Wilson come to them and pounced at pick 212. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick215 Rnd7 Kyren Lacy
Kyren Lacy at No. 215 is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick220 Rnd7 Shilo Sanders
This one needs a full-page explanation: Shilo Sanders in slot 220, miles early. Depth on depth, at a spot that was hardly crying out.