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Draft Selections
Cam Ward Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (LV)
Cam Ward
QB Miami
James Pearce Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 42 RND: 2 (LV)
James Pearce Jr.
DE-EDGE Tennessee
Dylan Fairchild Head Shot
PICK: 84 RND: 3 (LV)
Dylan Fairchild
OG Georgia
Maxwell Hairston Head Shot
PICK: 101 RND: 3 (LV)
Maxwell Hairston
CB Kentucky
Fernando Carmona Head Shot
PICK: 109 RND: 4 (LV)
Fernando Carmona
OT Arkansas
J.Michael Sturdivant Head Shot
PICK: 145 RND: 5 (LV)
J.Michael Sturdivant
WR UCLA
Jaydn Ott Head Shot
PICK: 187 RND: 6 (LV)
Jaydn Ott
RB California
Nazir Stackhouse Head Shot
PICK: 212 RND: 6 (LV)
Nazir Stackhouse
DL Georgia
Dane Key Head Shot
PICK: 214 RND: 6 (LV)
Dane Key
WR Kentucky
Kamari Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 225 RND: 7 (LV)
Kamari Wilson
S Arizona State
Power Echols Head Shot
PICK: 254 RND: 7 (LV)
Power Echols
LB North Carolina
Draft Picks Received
Dylan Fairchild Head Shot
PICK: 84 RND: 3 (SF)
Dylan Fairchild
OG Georgia
Maxwell Hairston Head Shot
PICK: 101 RND: 3 (SF)
Maxwell Hairston
CB Kentucky
Power Echols Head Shot
PICK: 254 RND: 7 (SF)
Power Echols
LB North Carolina
Draft Picks Traded
Jay Higgins Head Shot
PICK: 73 RND: 3 (SF)
Jay Higgins
LB Iowa
Draft Grade — Raiders
Overall B
ValueB NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The Raiders found their guy under center in Ward: B.

The search is over. The Raiders handed the keys to Cam Ward, and the whole operation now runs on his development. The bottom line is a respectable B.

That is an offensive lineman worth more than the slot they spent on him, plainly. They will regret leaving tight end for another day if the season turns on it.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick11 Rnd1 Cam Ward
In Round 1, Pick 11 they get their guy under center for the next decade at fair value.
Pick42 Rnd2 James Pearce Jr.
A slide stopped in the Round 2 slot, with James Pearce Jr. worth more than the price. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick84 Rnd3 Dylan Fairchild
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Dylan Fairchild at pick 84 is the proof. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick101 Rnd3 Maxwell Hairston
A reasonable price with a little left over, Maxwell Hairston in slot 101. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick109 Rnd4 Fernando Carmona
Fernando Carmona in the 109th overall pick should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick145 Rnd5 J.Michael Sturdivant
Nothing to complain about; J.Michael Sturdivant went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick187 Rnd6 Jaydn Ott
Jaydn Ott in the 187th pick is exactly on the number, no argument either way. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick212 Rnd6 Nazir Stackhouse
Nazir Stackhouse at pick No. 212 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick214 Rnd6 Dane Key
Dane Key in the Round 6 slot is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick225 Rnd7 Kamari Wilson
Kamari Wilson in pick No. 225 is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick254 Rnd7 Power Echols
They paid sticker price for Power Echols in Round 7, Pick 40, and that is fine. It adds depth where they could use a little.