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Draft Selections
Tetairoa McMillan Head Shot
PICK: 6 RND: 1 (LV)
Tetairoa McMillan
WR Arizona
Colston Loveland Head Shot
PICK: 37 RND: 2 (LV)
Colston Loveland
TE Michigan
Azareye'h Thomas Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (LV)
Azareye'h Thomas
CB Florida State
Quinn Ewers Head Shot
PICK: 108 RND: 4 (LV)
Quinn Ewers
QB Texas
Billy Bowman Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 143 RND: 5 (LV)
Billy Bowman Jr.
S Oklahoma
Kyle Monangai Head Shot
PICK: 180 RND: 6 (LV)
Kyle Monangai
RB Rutgers
Hayden Conner Head Shot
PICK: 213 RND: 6 (LV)
Hayden Conner
OG Texas
Jamon Dumas-Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 215 RND: 6 (LV)
Jamon Dumas-Johnson
LB Kentucky
CJ West Head Shot
PICK: 222 RND: 7 (LV)
CJ West
DT Indiana
Draft Grade — Raiders
Overall B
ValueB NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The Raiders cashed the board's mistake on Bowman Jr.: B.

You build a draft on nights like this. Billy Bowman Jr. had no business being available in the 143rd pick, and the Raiders did the only sane thing and turned in the card.

That edge rusher hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall. Every board in the league had Monangai lower, and that gap is the story.

In short, they left a little better than they arrived, which is the whole idea.

Pick Analysis
Pick6 Rnd1 Tetairoa McMillan
In Round 1, Pick 6 they get a difference-maker at receiver. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick37 Rnd2 Colston Loveland
Colston Loveland at slot 37 is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick68 Rnd3 Azareye'h Thomas
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Azareye'h Thomas in the 68th pick. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick108 Rnd4 Quinn Ewers
A tidy bit of business in No. 108, where Quinn Ewers graded well above the range. The roster fit checks out.
Pick143 Rnd5 Billy Bowman Jr.
Billy Bowman Jr. at pick 143 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick180 Rnd6 Kyle Monangai
Kyle Monangai in pick No. 180 is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick213 Rnd6 Hayden Conner
Hayden Conner in the Round 6 slot is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick215 Rnd6 Jamon Dumas-Johnson
A market-rate linebacker, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Jamon Dumas-Johnson. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick222 Rnd7 CJ West
A quiet steal in Round 7, Pick 6: CJ West for less than the market said. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.