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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
Zakee Wheatley Head Shot
PICK: 102 RND: 4 (LV)
Zakee Wheatley
S Penn State
Bud Clark Head Shot
PICK: 117 RND: 4 (LV)
Bud Clark
S TCU
Will Lee III Head Shot
PICK: 134 RND: 4 (LV)
Will Lee III
CB Texas A&M
J'Mari Taylor Head Shot
PICK: 175 RND: 5 (LV)
J'Mari Taylor
RB Virginia
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
Kalil Alexander Head Shot
PICK: 219 RND: 7 (LV)
Kalil Alexander
LB-EDGE Texas State
Draft Grade — Raiders
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Raiders finally solved quarterback, and it carried them to a B-.

They will call it conviction in the building and a reach everywhere else: Kalil Alexander, 76 picks early at No. 219. Solid and sensible more than spectacular: a B-.

The whole projection now runs through Fernando Mendoza; hit there and everything else looks smarter. If one pick saves this weekend, it is Hunter. The Raiders indulged a want in Clark while a need in offensive lineman stayed open.

They punted on offensive lineman, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest.

A tidy weekend of work that should hold up just fine.

Pick Analysis
Pick1 Rnd1 Fernando Mendoza
In pick 1 they get a franchise quarterback. A real need, handled.
Pick36 Rnd2 Denzel Boston
A clean, defensible pick in pick No. 36 with a little surplus value in Denzel Boston. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick67 Rnd3 Lee Hunter
They will replay Lee Hunter at No. 67 for years; that is how good the value is. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick102 Rnd4 Zakee Wheatley
Value with a capital V on Zakee Wheatley in the 102nd overall pick, a genuine coup. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick117 Rnd4 Bud Clark
The needs board was loud and they turned it down, spending Round 4, Pick 17 on Bud Clark with offensive lineman unsolved.
Pick134 Rnd4 Will Lee III
A slide stopped in slot 134, with Will Lee III worth more than the price. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick175 Rnd5 J'Mari Taylor
J'Mari Taylor at the 175th overall pick is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick185 Rnd6 Kaelon Black
Kaelon Black at pick 185 is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick208 Rnd6 Riley Nowakowski
Riley Nowakowski at pick No. 208 jumps the queue by a touch more than is comfortable. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick219 Rnd7 Kalil Alexander
They talked themselves into Kalil Alexander at No. 219, and the board did not agree. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.