PiliNui'S MOCK DRAFT
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Draft Selections
Jaxson Dart Head Shot
PICK: 6 RND: 1 (LV)
Jaxson Dart
QB Ole Miss
Malaki Starks Head Shot
PICK: 37 RND: 2 (LV)
Malaki Starks
S Georgia
Elic Ayomanor Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (LV)
Elic Ayomanor
WR Stanford
Dorian Strong Head Shot
PICK: 108 RND: 4 (LV)
Dorian Strong
CB Virginia Tech
Riley Leonard Head Shot
PICK: 143 RND: 5 (LV)
Riley Leonard
QB Notre Dame
DJ Giddens Head Shot
PICK: 180 RND: 6 (LV)
DJ Giddens
RB Kansas State
Draft Grade — Raiders
Overall C+
ValueC- NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
A passer of the future in Dart, and a C+, for the Raiders.

The search is over. The Raiders handed the keys to Jaxson Dart, and the whole operation now runs on his development.

They are betting Dart proves the room right and everyone else wrong. They punted on edge rusher, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest.

In the end, a coin-flip class: fine today, with a wide range of outcomes ahead.

Pick Analysis
Pick6 Rnd1 Jaxson Dart
In the 6th pick they get the arm they will build around, though the board says they badly overpaid. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick37 Rnd2 Malaki Starks
Nice patience on Malaki Starks, who had no business lasting to slot 37. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick68 Rnd3 Elic Ayomanor
They took Elic Ayomanor at par in pick No. 68, which is nothing to complain about. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick108 Rnd4 Dorian Strong
They went early on Dorian Strong in the 108th overall pick, and the value did not follow. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick143 Rnd5 Riley Leonard
Riley Leonard at No. 143 is money in the bank, a quarterback taken below his worth. It fills a real need, too.
Pick180 Rnd6 DJ Giddens
DJ Giddens at Round 6, Pick 4 is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.