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Draft Selections
Fernando Mendoza Head Shot
PICK: 1 RND: 1 (LV)
Fernando Mendoza
QB Indiana
Arvell Reese Head Shot
PICK: 14 RND: 1 (LV)
Arvell Reese
LB Ohio State
Kayden McDonald Head Shot
PICK: 36 RND: 2 (LV)
Kayden McDonald
DT Ohio State
Omar Cooper Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (LV)
Omar Cooper Jr.
WR Indiana
Treydan Stukes Head Shot
PICK: 102 RND: 4 (LV)
Treydan Stukes
CB Arizona
Jalon Kilgore Head Shot
PICK: 117 RND: 4 (LV)
Jalon Kilgore
CB South Carolina
Dametrious Crownover Head Shot
PICK: 134 RND: 4 (LV)
Dametrious Crownover
OT Texas A&M
VJ Payne Head Shot
PICK: 174 RND: 5 (LV)
VJ Payne
S Kansas State
George Gumbs Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 180 RND: 6 (LV)
George Gumbs Jr.
DE-EDGE Florida
Zxavian Harris Head Shot
PICK: 183 RND: 6 (LV)
Zxavian Harris
DT Ole Miss
Riley Nowakowski Head Shot
PICK: 219 RND: 7 (LV)
Riley Nowakowski
TE Indiana
Draft Picks Received
Arvell Reese Head Shot
PICK: 14 RND: 1 (BAL)
Arvell Reese
LB Ohio State
Draft Picks Traded
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (ARI)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (ARI)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
Players traded away
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Draft Grade — Raiders
Overall F
ValueB- NeedB TradesF FutureC-
The Raiders left with their quarterback, and a F to match.

You can fall in love with a player. You are not supposed to marry him in the wrong round. The Raiders did exactly that with George Gumbs Jr. in pick No. 180.

They lost the exchange badly enough to drag the whole class down. Everything downstream of Fernando Mendoza depends on Fernando Mendoza, and the building knows it.

A whole weekend of picks and running back is somehow still a want. The McDonald value carries more weight than any single miss elsewhere.

Spend now, pay later; the math only works if this class delivers.

There is no soft landing here; this class has to massively overperform just to matter.

Pick Analysis
Pick1 Rnd1 Fernando Mendoza
In the Round 1 slot they get a long-term answer under center. A real need, handled.
Pick14 Rnd1 Arvell Reese
In Round 1, Pick 14 they get a downhill thumper at linebacker at fair value. More want than need.
Pick36 Rnd2 Kayden McDonald
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Kayden McDonald in the 36th pick. The roster fit checks out.
Pick67 Rnd3 Omar Cooper Jr.
A quiet steal in pick No. 67: Omar Cooper Jr. for less than the market said. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick102 Rnd4 Treydan Stukes
Treydan Stukes at No. 102 is money in the bank, a cornerback taken below his worth. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick117 Rnd4 Jalon Kilgore
Jalon Kilgore at slot 117 nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick134 Rnd4 Dametrious Crownover
Dametrious Crownover at slot 134 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick174 Rnd5 VJ Payne
This one needs a full-page explanation: VJ Payne in the 174th overall pick, miles early. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick180 Rnd6 George Gumbs Jr.
A swing that ignored the value entirely, George Gumbs Jr. well ahead of where he belonged. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick183 Rnd6 Zxavian Harris
Zxavian Harris in pick 183 is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick219 Rnd7 Riley Nowakowski
A big swing on Riley Nowakowski at Round 7, Pick 3, well ahead of any board in the building. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.