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Cam Ward Head Shot
PICK: 6 RND: 1 (LV)
Cam Ward
QB Miami
Mason Graham Head Shot
PICK: 37 RND: 2 (LV)
Mason Graham
DT Michigan
Shavon Revel Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (LV)
Shavon Revel Jr.
CB East Carolina
Dylan Sampson Head Shot
PICK: 73 RND: 3 (LV)
Dylan Sampson
RB Tennessee
Luke Kandra Head Shot
PICK: 107 RND: 4 (LV)
Luke Kandra
OG Cincinnati
Deontae Lawson Head Shot
PICK: 142 RND: 5 (LV)
Deontae Lawson
LB Alabama
Antwane Wells Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 179 RND: 6 (LV)
Antwane Wells Jr.
WR Ole Miss
Rod Moore Head Shot
PICK: 212 RND: 6 (LV)
Rod Moore
S Michigan
Cam Skattebo Head Shot
PICK: 216 RND: 6 (LV)
Cam Skattebo
RB Arizona State
Thor Griffith Head Shot
PICK: 222 RND: 7 (LV)
Thor Griffith
DL Louisville
Draft Grade — Raiders
Overall B
ValueB+ NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
Ward is the Raiders' new face under center. Grade: B.

The value of the weekend has a name and a slot: Cam Skattebo, the Round 6 slot, roughly 103 picks past where he belonged. The bottom line is a respectable B.

Cam Ward is the bet, and the class will be judged on how it pays off. Every board in the league had Griffith lower, and that gap is the story.

Leaving edge rusher unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall. On the needs board they went 6 of 8, with cornerback the one that mattered most.

All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but edge rusher.

Pick Analysis
Pick6 Rnd1 Cam Ward
In pick 6 they get the arm they will build around. A real need, handled.
Pick37 Rnd2 Mason Graham
Steal is underselling it; Mason Graham at pick No. 37 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick68 Rnd3 Shavon Revel Jr.
They robbed the room for Shavon Revel Jr. here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick73 Rnd3 Dylan Sampson
Somehow Dylan Sampson was still sitting there in the 73rd overall pick, and they pounced on premier running back value. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick107 Rnd4 Luke Kandra
No edge and no loss on Luke Kandra in No. 107; it is a wash and a sensible one. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick142 Rnd5 Deontae Lawson
Deontae Lawson at pick No. 142 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick179 Rnd6 Antwane Wells Jr.
By-the-book stuff, Antwane Wells Jr. at the Round 6 slot squarely in line with his ranking. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick212 Rnd6 Rod Moore
Rod Moore in slot 212 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick216 Rnd6 Cam Skattebo
Cam Skattebo at Round 6, Pick 41 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick222 Rnd7 Thor Griffith
Thor Griffith at pick 222 is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.