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Number 2
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Raiders DRAFTING FOR THERaiders
Draft Selections
Draft Grade — Raiders
Overall
B-
ValueC
NeedB
TradesB-
FutureB-
The Raiders left with their quarterback, and a B- to match. The one hole that towered over the rest is filled. The Raiders spent their marquee pick on Fernando Mendoza, and for the first time in a while there is a real answer at quarterback. A sturdy weekend that grades out a B-.
A whole weekend of picks and edge rusher is somehow still a want. The cost of the Mendoza reach is exactly the players who went right after him.
Cooper Jr. falling to them is the kind of break a good board is built to catch. Wide receiver was the priority and it is no longer a question, which is most of the job.
A competent weekend that does not make headlines and does not need to.
Pick Analysis
Pick2
Rnd1
Fernando Mendoza
In slot 2 they get the arm they will build around, even if it was a touch early.
Pick33
Rnd2
Sonny Styles
A reach for Sonny Styles in the Round 2 slot; a little patience would have been rewarded. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick67
Rnd3
Darrell Jackson Jr.
Darrell Jackson Jr. in pick No. 67 is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick102
Rnd4
Zakee Wheatley
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Zakee Wheatley at the 102nd pick. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick111
Rnd4
Omar Cooper Jr.
Omar Cooper Jr. in Round 4, Pick 11 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick136
Rnd4
J.C. Davis
No edge and no loss on J.C. Davis in the 136th overall pick; it is a wash and a sensible one. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.






