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Draft Selections
Fernando Mendoza Head Shot
PICK: 1 RND: 1 (LV)
Fernando Mendoza
QB Indiana
Denzel Boston Head Shot
PICK: 36 RND: 2 (LV)
Denzel Boston
WR Washington
Lee Hunter Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (LV)
Lee Hunter
DT Texas Tech
Jalon Kilgore Head Shot
PICK: 102 RND: 4 (LV)
Jalon Kilgore
CB South Carolina
Bud Clark Head Shot
PICK: 117 RND: 4 (LV)
Bud Clark
S TCU
Julian Neal Head Shot
PICK: 134 RND: 4 (LV)
Julian Neal
CB Arkansas
Zxavian Harris Head Shot
PICK: 175 RND: 5 (LV)
Zxavian Harris
DT Ole Miss
Kaelon Black Head Shot
PICK: 185 RND: 6 (LV)
Kaelon Black
RB Indiana
Riley Nowakowski Head Shot
PICK: 208 RND: 6 (LV)
Riley Nowakowski
TE Indiana
VJ Payne Head Shot
PICK: 219 RND: 7 (LV)
VJ Payne
S Kansas State
Draft Grade — Raiders
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Raiders bet the future on Mendoza. The board says B-.

Start where it matters. The Raiders took Fernando Mendoza to run the offense for the next decade, and every other decision this weekend bends around that one.

They are betting Black proves the room right and everyone else wrong. They punted on edge rusher, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest.

Harris at that cost is the sort of edge that compounds over a roster.

In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the edge rusher spot they never got to.

Pick Analysis
Pick1 Rnd1 Fernando Mendoza
In pick 1 they get the arm they will build around. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick36 Rnd2 Denzel Boston
Denzel Boston in slot 36 is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick67 Rnd3 Lee Hunter
The board fumbled Lee Hunter all the way to pick No. 67, and they scooped it up. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick102 Rnd4 Jalon Kilgore
Jalon Kilgore at No. 102 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick117 Rnd4 Bud Clark
Nice patience on Bud Clark, who had no business lasting to Round 4, Pick 17. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick134 Rnd4 Julian Neal
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Julian Neal at the Round 4 slot is the proof. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick175 Rnd5 Zxavian Harris
A top-tier interior defensive lineman at a bargain, Zxavian Harris in the 175th pick, plain and simple. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick185 Rnd6 Kaelon Black
This one needs a full-page explanation: Kaelon Black in the 185th overall pick, miles early. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick208 Rnd6 Riley Nowakowski
A premium they did not need to pay, Riley Nowakowski a notch or two before his time. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick219 Rnd7 VJ Payne
They will replay VJ Payne at slot 219 for years; that is how good the value is. They doubled down on a strength rather than a need.