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Draft Selections
Shemar Stewart Head Shot
PICK: 14 RND: 1 (LV)
Shemar Stewart
DE-EDGE Texas A&M
Kenneth Grant Head Shot
PICK: 21 RND: 1 (LV)
Kenneth Grant
DT Michigan
Emeka Egbuka Head Shot
PICK: 37 RND: 2 (LV)
Emeka Egbuka
WR Ohio State
Jaxson Dart Head Shot
PICK: 45 RND: 2 (LV)
Jaxson Dart
QB Ole Miss
Dylan Sampson Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (LV)
Dylan Sampson
RB Tennessee
Jayden Higgins Head Shot
PICK: 73 RND: 3 (LV)
Jayden Higgins
WR Iowa State
Cam Skattebo Head Shot
PICK: 107 RND: 4 (LV)
Cam Skattebo
RB Arizona 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
Trevor Etienne Head Shot
PICK: 214 RND: 6 (LV)
Trevor Etienne
RB Georgia
Jimmy Horn Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 218 RND: 6 (LV)
Jimmy Horn Jr.
WR Colorado
Draft Picks Received
Shemar Stewart Head Shot
PICK: 14 RND: 1 (IND)
Shemar Stewart
DE-EDGE Texas A&M
Kenneth Grant Head Shot
PICK: 21 RND: 1 (PIT)
Kenneth Grant
DT Michigan
Jaxson Dart Head Shot
PICK: 45 RND: 2 (IND)
Jaxson Dart
QB Ole Miss
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (IND)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (IND)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Will Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 6 RND: 1 (IND)
Will Johnson
CB Michigan
Rayuan Lane III Head Shot
PICK: 224 RND: 7 (PIT)
Rayuan Lane III
S Navy
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (ARI)
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Players Gained
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Joe Flacco
QB
Players traded away
Head Shot
Andre James
C
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Gardner Minshew
QB
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Zamir White
RB
Draft Grade — Raiders
Overall C+
ValueB NeedB+ TradesD+ FutureC
The Raiders did enough to get by: C+.

The Raiders put a flag in the ground for Jimmy Horn Jr., 114 picks before anyone else would have, and the value took the hit. A weekend of give and take that grades a C+.

Whatever else happened, they won the night they took Howard. The cornerback spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at.

Hit on Shemar Stewart and the swing picks, and this ages a lot better than it grades today.

Pick Analysis
Pick14 Rnd1 Shemar Stewart
They paid sticker price for Shemar Stewart in No. 14, and that is fine. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick21 Rnd1 Kenneth Grant
In the 21st pick they get a disruptive interior force. A real need, handled.
Pick37 Rnd2 Emeka Egbuka
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Emeka Egbuka in pick 37. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick45 Rnd2 Jaxson Dart
Jaxson Dart at the Round 2 slot nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. The roster fit checks out.
Pick68 Rnd3 Dylan Sampson
A clean, defensible pick in slot 68 with a little surplus value in Dylan Sampson. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick73 Rnd3 Jayden Higgins
Jayden Higgins in the 73rd overall pick is exactly on the number, no argument either way. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick107 Rnd4 Cam Skattebo
A tidy little value on Cam Skattebo in the 107th pick, a step better than break-even. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick144 Rnd5 Oronde Gadsden II
This one needs a full-page explanation: Oronde Gadsden II in Round 5, Pick 5, miles early. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick182 Rnd6 Will Howard
Will Howard in No. 182 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick214 Rnd6 Trevor Etienne
Trevor Etienne at the Round 6 slot is right where the board had him, plain and simple. It fills a real need, too.
Pick218 Rnd6 Jimmy Horn Jr.
Jimmy Horn Jr. at the 218th overall pick is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.