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Draft Selections
Fernando Mendoza Head Shot
PICK: 1 RND: 1 (LV)
Fernando Mendoza
QB Indiana
Dillon Thieneman Head Shot
PICK: 36 RND: 2 (LV)
Dillon Thieneman
S Oregon
Zachariah Branch Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (LV)
Zachariah Branch
WR Georgia
Genesis Smith Head Shot
PICK: 102 RND: 4 (LV)
Genesis Smith
S Arizona
Jalon Kilgore Head Shot
PICK: 117 RND: 4 (LV)
Jalon Kilgore
CB South Carolina
J.C. Davis Head Shot
PICK: 134 RND: 4 (LV)
J.C. Davis
OT Illinois
Taylen Green Head Shot
PICK: 175 RND: 5 (LV)
Taylen Green
QB Arkansas
Bryce Boettcher Head Shot
PICK: 185 RND: 6 (LV)
Bryce Boettcher
LB Oregon
Kalil Alexander Head Shot
PICK: 197 RND: 6 (LV)
Kalil Alexander
LB-EDGE Texas State
George Gumbs Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 208 RND: 6 (LV)
George Gumbs Jr.
DE-EDGE Florida
Riley Nowakowski Head Shot
PICK: 219 RND: 7 (LV)
Riley Nowakowski
TE Indiana
Nick Barrett Head Shot
PICK: 231 RND: 7 (LV)
Nick Barrett
DL South Carolina
Draft Picks Received
Kalil Alexander Head Shot
PICK: 197 RND: 6 (ATL)
Kalil Alexander
LB-EDGE Texas State
Nick Barrett Head Shot
PICK: 231 RND: 7 (ATL)
Nick Barrett
DL South Carolina
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (ATL)
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Draft Picks Traded
Kaleb Elarms-Orr Head Shot
PICK: 182 RND: 6 (ATL)
Kaleb Elarms-Orr
LB TCU
Draft Grade — Raiders
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
Quarterback settled, Mendoza in the fold, and a B- for the Raiders.

The Raiders clearly saw something nobody else did in Kalil Alexander, taking him 93 picks ahead of his grade. The board is not convinced. Nothing here to lose sleep over; call it a B-.

Whatever Fernando Mendoza becomes, the front office has tied its fortunes to the answer. Landing Boettcher that late papers over a lot of smaller sins. It is not that Smith is a bad player; it is that the Raiders had louder needs to answer first.

They covered a lot of ground and still skipped running back, which is a strange place to end up.

In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the running back spot they never got to.

Pick Analysis
Pick1 Rnd1 Fernando Mendoza
Fernando Mendoza in the 1st pick is exactly on the number, no argument either way. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick36 Rnd2 Dillon Thieneman
No drama and no debate, Dillon Thieneman went about where he belonged in the Round 2 slot. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick67 Rnd3 Zachariah Branch
A clean, defensible pick in No. 67 with a little surplus value in Zachariah Branch. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick102 Rnd4 Genesis Smith
A want over a need in the 102nd overall pick: Genesis Smith adds a safety while running back keeps waiting.
Pick117 Rnd4 Jalon Kilgore
By-the-book stuff, Jalon Kilgore at Round 4, Pick 17 squarely in line with his ranking. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick134 Rnd4 J.C. Davis
J.C. Davis in slot 134 is fair value, right on his grade. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick175 Rnd5 Taylen Green
No edge and no loss on Taylen Green in the 175th overall pick; it is a wash and a sensible one. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick185 Rnd6 Bryce Boettcher
Bryce Boettcher at No. 185 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick197 Rnd6 Kalil Alexander
A real head-scratcher, Kalil Alexander in pick No. 197 is miles ahead of his ranking. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick208 Rnd6 George Gumbs Jr.
This one needs a full-page explanation: George Gumbs Jr. in the Round 6 slot, miles early. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick219 Rnd7 Riley Nowakowski
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Riley Nowakowski well ahead of where he belonged. The roster fit checks out.
Pick231 Rnd7 Nick Barrett
Nick Barrett at the 231st pick is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.