shortdog'S MOCK DRAFT
  1. Home
  2. Simulator

QB

  • shortdog DRAFTING FOR THE
    Raiders
Draft Selections
Drake Maye Head Shot
PICK: 13 RND: 1 (LV)
Drake Maye
QB North Carolina
Troy Fautanu Head Shot
PICK: 44 RND: 2 (LV)
Troy Fautanu
OT Washington
Brian Thomas Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 77 RND: 3 (LV)
Brian Thomas Jr.
WR LSU
Leonard Taylor III Head Shot
PICK: 112 RND: 4 (LV)
Leonard Taylor III
DL Miami (FL)
Will Shipley Head Shot
PICK: 150 RND: 5 (LV)
Will Shipley
RB Clemson
Cedric Gray Head Shot
PICK: 190 RND: 6 (LV)
Cedric Gray
LB North Carolina
Chad Lindberg Head Shot
PICK: 234 RND: 7 (LV)
Chad Lindberg
C Georgia
Draft Grade — Raiders
Overall B
ValueA- NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
Quarterback settled, Maye in the fold, and a B for the Raiders.

They finally answered the question that shadows every other one. Drake Maye is the Raiders' quarterback, full stop. Nothing here to lose sleep over; call it a B.

Landing Gray that late papers over a lot of smaller sins. Every board in the league had Lindberg lower, and that gap is the story.

They will regret leaving edge rusher for another day if the season turns on it. Wide receiver is handled and the depth chart looks a good deal healthier for it.

Good work on the whole, with edge rusher the one box left unchecked.

Pick Analysis
Pick13 Rnd1 Drake Maye
In pick No. 13 they get a long-term answer under center at a price that makes it sweeter. A real need, handled.
Pick44 Rnd2 Troy Fautanu
They let Troy Fautanu come to them and pounced at pick 44. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick77 Rnd3 Brian Thomas Jr.
They robbed the room for Brian Thomas Jr. here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick112 Rnd4 Leonard Taylor III
By-the-book stuff, Leonard Taylor III at the Round 4 slot squarely in line with his ranking. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick150 Rnd5 Will Shipley
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Will Shipley in slot 150. It fills a real need, too.
Pick190 Rnd6 Cedric Gray
Cedric Gray in the 190th overall pick is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick234 Rnd7 Chad Lindberg
Chad Lindberg at No. 234 is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.