CaseyD_4291'S MOCK DRAFT
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  • CaseyD_4291 DRAFTING FOR THE
    Raiders
Draft Selections
J.J. McCarthy Head Shot
PICK: 13 RND: 1 (LV)
J.J. McCarthy
QB Michigan
Cooper DeJean Head Shot
PICK: 44 RND: 2 (LV)
Cooper DeJean
CB Iowa
Matt Goncalves Head Shot
PICK: 112 RND: 4 (LV)
Matt Goncalves
OT Pittsburgh
Ja'Lynn Polk Head Shot
PICK: 148 RND: 5 (LV)
Ja'Lynn Polk
WR Washington
Tommy Eichenberg Head Shot
PICK: 161 RND: 5 (LV)
Tommy Eichenberg
LB Ohio State
Jase McClellan Head Shot
PICK: 208 RND: 6 (LV)
Jase McClellan
RB Alabama
Caedan Wallace Head Shot
PICK: 223 RND: 7 (LV)
Caedan Wallace
OT Penn State
JD Bertrand Head Shot
PICK: 229 RND: 7 (LV)
JD Bertrand
LB Notre Dame
Draft Picks Received
Tommy Eichenberg Head Shot
PICK: 161 RND: 5 (PHI)
Tommy Eichenberg
LB Ohio State
Draft Picks Traded
Max Melton Head Shot
PICK: 77 RND: 3 (PHI)
Max Melton
CB Rutgers
Players Gained
Head Shot
James Bradberry
CB
Draft Grade — Raiders
Overall B+
ValueB- NeedB TradesA+ FutureB-
The Raiders left with their quarterback, and a B+ to match.

The rest of the league will want that one back. Ja'Lynn Polk tumbling to the Raiders in Round 5, Pick 12 is a gift they did not have to think twice about. A sturdy weekend that grades out a B+.

So much rides on J.J. McCarthy that the rest of the class almost grades on a curve behind him. The phones were where this weekend was really won. They will regret leaving edge rusher for another day if the season turns on it.

Reaching for McCarthy left real value on the table behind him.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick13 Rnd1 J.J. McCarthy
In No. 13 they get a passer to set the clock by, even if it was a touch early.
Pick44 Rnd2 Cooper DeJean
Circle this one: Cooper DeJean at the 44th pick is a fall that decides a draft. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick112 Rnd4 Matt Goncalves
No drama and no debate, Matt Goncalves went about where he belonged in pick No. 112. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick148 Rnd5 Ja'Lynn Polk
Ja'Lynn Polk in the 148th overall pick is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick161 Rnd5 Tommy Eichenberg
Value with a capital V on Tommy Eichenberg in the 161st pick, a genuine coup. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick208 Rnd6 Jase McClellan
A slide stopped in Round 6, Pick 33, with Jase McClellan worth more than the price. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick223 Rnd7 Caedan Wallace
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Caedan Wallace in No. 223. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick229 Rnd7 JD Bertrand
JD Bertrand at slot 229 is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. Pure best-available; the position was not exactly begging.