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Abdul Carter Head Shot
PICK: 6 RND: 1 (LV)
Abdul Carter
DE-EDGE Penn State
Ashton Jeanty Head Shot
PICK: 37 RND: 2 (LV)
Ashton Jeanty
RB Boise State
Will Howard Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (LV)
Will Howard
QB Ohio State
Savion Williams Head Shot
PICK: 108 RND: 4 (LV)
Savion Williams
WR TCU
Raheim Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 143 RND: 5 (LV)
Raheim Sanders
RB South Carolina
Hollin Pierce Head Shot
PICK: 180 RND: 6 (LV)
Hollin Pierce
OT Rutgers
Luke Lachey Head Shot
PICK: 213 RND: 6 (LV)
Luke Lachey
TE Iowa
Jordan Hancock Head Shot
PICK: 215 RND: 6 (LV)
Jordan Hancock
S Ohio State
Gino Garcia Head Shot
PICK: 222 RND: 7 (LV)
Gino Garcia
PK Texas Tech
Draft Grade — Raiders
Overall B
ValueB NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The Raiders cashed the board's mistake on Pierce: B.

You build a draft on nights like this. Hollin Pierce had no business being available in pick 180, and the Raiders did the only sane thing and turned in the card. Solid and sensible more than spectacular: a B.

They will need Garcia to outplay his draft slot in a hurry to justify it. Leaving cornerback unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall.

The roster is better shaped than it was, with edge rusher chief among the fixes. They trusted the board more than the depth chart.

A tidy weekend of work that should hold up just fine.

Pick Analysis
Pick6 Rnd1 Abdul Carter
They did well to land Abdul Carter in Round 1, Pick 6, just ahead of his grade. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick37 Rnd2 Ashton Jeanty
A top-tier running back at a bargain, Ashton Jeanty in No. 37, plain and simple. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick68 Rnd3 Will Howard
Will Howard at the 68th pick is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick108 Rnd4 Savion Williams
Nice patience on Savion Williams, who had no business lasting to the 108th overall pick. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick143 Rnd5 Raheim Sanders
By-the-book stuff, Raheim Sanders at the Round 5 slot squarely in line with his ranking. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick180 Rnd6 Hollin Pierce
They robbed the room for Hollin Pierce here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick213 Rnd6 Luke Lachey
A quiet steal in slot 213: Luke Lachey for less than the market said. It fills a real need, too.
Pick215 Rnd6 Jordan Hancock
Value with a capital V on Jordan Hancock in pick 215, a genuine coup. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick222 Rnd7 Gino Garcia
They talked themselves into Gino Garcia at pick No. 222, and the board did not agree. A want dressed up as a pick, at a spot they had covered.