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Draft Selections
Michael Penix Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 13 RND: 1 (LV)
Michael Penix Jr.
QB Washington
Cooper DeJean Head Shot
PICK: 44 RND: 2 (LV)
Cooper DeJean
CB Iowa
Jeremiah Trotter Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 77 RND: 3 (LV)
Jeremiah Trotter Jr.
LB Clemson
Josh Newton Head Shot
PICK: 117 RND: 4 (LV)
Josh Newton
CB TCU
Isaiah Davis Head Shot
PICK: 148 RND: 5 (LV)
Isaiah Davis
RB South Dakota State
Eric Watts Head Shot
PICK: 208 RND: 6 (LV)
Eric Watts
DL-EDGE Connecticut
Garret Greenfield Head Shot
PICK: 223 RND: 7 (LV)
Garret Greenfield
OT South Dakota State
Solomon Byrd Head Shot
PICK: 229 RND: 7 (LV)
Solomon Byrd
DE-EDGE USC
Nathan Thomas Head Shot
PICK: 234 RND: 7 (LV)
Nathan Thomas
OT Louisiana
Draft Picks Received
Josh Newton Head Shot
PICK: 117 RND: 4 (IND)
Josh Newton
CB TCU
Nathan Thomas Head Shot
PICK: 234 RND: 7 (IND)
Nathan Thomas
OT Louisiana
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (IND)
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Draft Picks Traded
Sataoa Laumea Head Shot
PICK: 112 RND: 4 (IND)
Sataoa Laumea
OT Utah
Players Gained
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Lewis Kidd
OT
Draft Grade — Raiders
Overall B
ValueB NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
Penix Jr. is the Raiders' new face under center. Grade: B.

After circling the position for what felt like forever, the Raiders committed. Michael Penix Jr. is the quarterback now, and the roster gets built to his timeline. Solid and sensible more than spectacular: a B.

Every board in the league had Byrd lower, and that gap is the story. They punted on wide receiver, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest. Whatever else happened, they won the night they took DeJean.

Edge rusher was the priority and it is no longer a question, which is most of the job.

Nothing here to lose sleep over, and plenty to feel decent about.

Pick Analysis
Pick13 Rnd1 Michael Penix Jr.
In slot 13 they get a franchise quarterback at fair value. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick44 Rnd2 Cooper DeJean
Taking Cooper DeJean in the 44th overall pick is close to grand larceny; a cornerback that good had no business lasting this long. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick77 Rnd3 Jeremiah Trotter Jr.
Jeremiah Trotter Jr. is a better player than pick No. 77 suggests; smart patience, rewarded. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick117 Rnd4 Josh Newton
No edge and no loss on Josh Newton in Round 4, Pick 17; it is a wash and a sensible one. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick148 Rnd5 Isaiah Davis
They liked Isaiah Davis enough to skip the value, taking him in the 148th pick. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick208 Rnd6 Eric Watts
Eric Watts at the Round 6 slot is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick223 Rnd7 Garret Greenfield
Garret Greenfield at pick 223 is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick229 Rnd7 Solomon Byrd
Solomon Byrd in No. 229 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick234 Rnd7 Nathan Thomas
Nathan Thomas in No. 234 lands just on the right side of the ledger. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.