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Draft Selections
Jahdae Barron Head Shot
PICK: 20 RND: 1 (LV)
Jahdae Barron
CB Texas
Emeka Egbuka Head Shot
PICK: 21 RND: 1 (LV)
Emeka Egbuka
WR Ohio State
Jihaad Campbell Head Shot
PICK: 37 RND: 2 (LV)
Jihaad Campbell
LB Alabama
Xavier Watts Head Shot
PICK: 45 RND: 2 (LV)
Xavier Watts
S Notre Dame
Aireontae Ersery Head Shot
PICK: 51 RND: 2 (LV)
Aireontae Ersery
OT Minnesota
TreVeyon Henderson Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (LV)
TreVeyon Henderson
RB Ohio State
Jordan Phillips Head Shot
PICK: 108 RND: 4 (LV)
Jordan Phillips
DT Maryland
Hollin Pierce Head Shot
PICK: 143 RND: 5 (LV)
Hollin Pierce
OT Rutgers
Devin Neal Head Shot
PICK: 151 RND: 5 (LV)
Devin Neal
RB Kansas
Bhayshul Tuten Head Shot
PICK: 180 RND: 6 (LV)
Bhayshul Tuten
RB Virginia Tech
Dont'e Thornton Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 197 RND: 6 (LV)
Dont'e Thornton Jr.
WR Tennessee
Tyler Shough Head Shot
PICK: 213 RND: 6 (LV)
Tyler Shough
QB Louisville
JJ Pegues Head Shot
PICK: 215 RND: 6 (LV)
JJ Pegues
DT Ole Miss
Draft Picks Received
Jahdae Barron Head Shot
PICK: 20 RND: 1 (DEN)
Jahdae Barron
CB Texas
Emeka Egbuka Head Shot
PICK: 21 RND: 1 (PIT)
Emeka Egbuka
WR Ohio State
Xavier Watts Head Shot
PICK: 45 RND: 2 (IND)
Xavier Watts
S Notre Dame
Aireontae Ersery Head Shot
PICK: 51 RND: 2 (DEN)
Aireontae Ersery
OT Minnesota
Devin Neal Head Shot
PICK: 151 RND: 5 (IND)
Devin Neal
RB Kansas
Dont'e Thornton Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 197 RND: 6 (DEN)
Dont'e Thornton Jr.
WR Tennessee
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (IND)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (DEN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (IND)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (DEN)
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Draft Picks Traded
Will Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 6 RND: 1 (IND)
Will Johnson
CB Michigan
Karene Reid Head Shot
PICK: 222 RND: 7 (PIT)
Karene Reid
LB Utah
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (ARI)
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Players traded away
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Andre James
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Draft Grade — Raiders
Overall B-
ValueB NeedB TradesB- FutureC
The Raiders let Shough fall into their laps, and walked away with a B-.

Every so often the board makes a mistake, and the Raiders were there to profit. Tyler Shough, the No. 136 name on the board, should have been long gone before the 213th pick.

A whole weekend of picks and edge rusher is somehow still a want. On the needs board they went 6 of 8, with cornerback the one that mattered most. Value over need was the throughline, for better and worse.

They chose more darts over a bigger single swing.

In sum, a sensible class that nudges the roster the right way.

Pick Analysis
Pick20 Rnd1 Jahdae Barron
In slot 20 they get a press-man option on the boundary. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick21 Rnd1 Emeka Egbuka
In the Round 1 slot they get a home-run threat at receiver at fair value. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick37 Rnd2 Jihaad Campbell
Jihaad Campbell in Round 2, Pick 5 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick45 Rnd2 Xavier Watts
Xavier Watts in pick 45 is fair value, right on his grade. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick51 Rnd2 Aireontae Ersery
Aireontae Ersery at the 51st pick nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick68 Rnd3 TreVeyon Henderson
They read the board right and TreVeyon Henderson was the payoff at pick No. 68. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick108 Rnd4 Jordan Phillips
No drama and no debate, Jordan Phillips went about where he belonged in the 108th overall pick. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick143 Rnd5 Hollin Pierce
Circle this one: Hollin Pierce at No. 143 is a fall that decides a draft. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick151 Rnd5 Devin Neal
The board fumbled Devin Neal all the way to pick No. 151, and they scooped it up. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick180 Rnd6 Bhayshul Tuten
They will replay Bhayshul Tuten at the Round 6 slot for years; that is how good the value is. It fills a real need, too.
Pick197 Rnd6 Dont'e Thornton Jr.
Dont'e Thornton Jr. in the 197th pick is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick213 Rnd6 Tyler Shough
Tyler Shough at the 213th overall pick is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick215 Rnd6 JJ Pegues
JJ Pegues in Round 6, Pick 39 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. The roster fit checks out.