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Draft Selections
Abdul Carter Head Shot
PICK: 6 RND: 1 (LV)
Abdul Carter
DE-EDGE Penn State
Walter Nolen Head Shot
PICK: 37 RND: 2 (LV)
Walter Nolen
DT Ole Miss
TreVeyon Henderson Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (LV)
TreVeyon Henderson
RB Ohio State
Dylan Sampson Head Shot
PICK: 73 RND: 3 (LV)
Dylan Sampson
RB Tennessee
Kevin Winston Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 107 RND: 4 (LV)
Kevin Winston Jr.
S Penn State
Oronde Gadsden II Head Shot
PICK: 144 RND: 5 (LV)
Oronde Gadsden II
TE Syracuse
Will Howard Head Shot
PICK: 182 RND: 6 (LV)
Will Howard
QB Ohio State
Trey Zuhn III Head Shot
PICK: 214 RND: 6 (LV)
Trey Zuhn III
OT Texas A&M
Jimmy Horn Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 218 RND: 6 (LV)
Jimmy Horn Jr.
WR Colorado
Draft Picks Received
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (ATL)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Corey Kiner Head Shot
PICK: 224 RND: 7 (ATL)
Corey Kiner
RB Cincinnati
Draft Grade — Raiders
Overall B
ValueB NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
Good, not great, for the Raiders: B.

Some picks age like wine; Jimmy Horn Jr. at the 218th pick will need to, sitting 134 spots clear of his grade. The bottom line is a respectable B.

The Howard pick is the one they will point to when this weekend is judged. The cornerback spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at. On the needs board they went 7 of 8, with edge rusher the one that mattered most.

The trenches got the money picks, top to bottom.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick6 Rnd1 Abdul Carter
They did well to land Abdul Carter in pick 6, just ahead of his grade. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick37 Rnd2 Walter Nolen
They robbed the room for Walter Nolen here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick68 Rnd3 TreVeyon Henderson
Value with a capital V on TreVeyon Henderson in the 68th pick, a genuine coup. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick73 Rnd3 Dylan Sampson
Dylan Sampson at pick No. 73 is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick107 Rnd4 Kevin Winston Jr.
A clean, defensible pick in slot 107 with a little surplus value in Kevin Winston Jr.. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick144 Rnd5 Oronde Gadsden II
Oronde Gadsden II in the 144th overall pick is fair value, right on his grade. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick182 Rnd6 Will Howard
Will Howard in No. 182 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick214 Rnd6 Trey Zuhn III
Trey Zuhn III at pick No. 214 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick218 Rnd6 Jimmy Horn Jr.
Jimmy Horn Jr. at pick 218 is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.