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Draft Selections
Michael Penix Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 28 RND: 1 (LV)
Michael Penix Jr.
QB Washington
Ennis Rakestraw Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 35 RND: 2 (LV)
Ennis Rakestraw Jr.
CB Missouri
Kiran Amegadjie Head Shot
PICK: 77 RND: 3 (LV)
Kiran Amegadjie
OT Yale
Zak Zinter Head Shot
PICK: 112 RND: 4 (LV)
Zak Zinter
OG Michigan
Tyrone Tracy Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 148 RND: 5 (LV)
Tyrone Tracy Jr.
WR Purdue
Anthony Gould Head Shot
PICK: 208 RND: 6 (LV)
Anthony Gould
WR Oregon State
Jaylin Simpson Head Shot
PICK: 223 RND: 7 (LV)
Jaylin Simpson
CB Auburn
Fabien Lovett Head Shot
PICK: 229 RND: 7 (LV)
Fabien Lovett
DL Florida State
Draft Picks Received
Michael Penix Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 28 RND: 1 (BUF)
Michael Penix Jr.
QB Washington
Ennis Rakestraw Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 35 RND: 2 (ARI)
Ennis Rakestraw Jr.
CB Missouri
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (BUF)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (BUF)
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Draft Picks Traded
Brian Thomas Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 13 RND: 1 (BUF)
Brian Thomas Jr.
WR LSU
Ruke Orhorhoro Head Shot
PICK: 44 RND: 2 (ARI)
Ruke Orhorhoro
DT Clemson
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (ARI)
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Draft Grade — Raiders
Overall B
ValueA- NeedB+ TradesD FutureA-
The Raiders bet the future on Penix Jr.. The board says B.

When a board-topper like Jaylin Simpson slides to pick 223, you do not overthink it, and the Raiders did not.

So much rides on Michael Penix Jr. that the rest of the class almost grades on a curve behind him. They will regret leaving edge rusher for another day if the season turns on it. The hoard sets up next April more than it helps this September.

The dealing tilted against them, just enough to notice.

Not a headline-grabber, but a perfectly good weekend's work.

Pick Analysis
Pick28 Rnd1 Michael Penix Jr.
You do not let a quarterback like Michael Penix Jr. reach the 28th overall pick and blink. They did not. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick35 Rnd2 Ennis Rakestraw Jr.
Ennis Rakestraw Jr. at slot 35 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick77 Rnd3 Kiran Amegadjie
Kiran Amegadjie slipping to the 77th overall pick is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick112 Rnd4 Zak Zinter
A clean, defensible pick in the 112th pick with a little surplus value in Zak Zinter. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick148 Rnd5 Tyrone Tracy Jr.
A market-rate wide receiver, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Tyrone Tracy Jr.. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick208 Rnd6 Anthony Gould
A wide receiver of that caliber at the Round 6 slot is the definition of value, full stop. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick223 Rnd7 Jaylin Simpson
They robbed the room for Jaylin Simpson here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick229 Rnd7 Fabien Lovett
Fabien Lovett at slot 229 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.