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Draft Selections
Ashton Jeanty Head Shot
PICK: 6 RND: 1 (LV)
Ashton Jeanty
RB Boise State
Nick Emmanwori Head Shot
PICK: 37 RND: 2 (LV)
Nick Emmanwori
S South Carolina
Jayden Higgins Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (LV)
Jayden Higgins
WR Iowa State
Jalen Milroe Head Shot
PICK: 108 RND: 4 (LV)
Jalen Milroe
QB Alabama
Jacob Parrish Head Shot
PICK: 143 RND: 5 (LV)
Jacob Parrish
CB Kansas State
Jake Majors Head Shot
PICK: 180 RND: 6 (LV)
Jake Majors
C Texas
JJ Pegues Head Shot
PICK: 213 RND: 6 (LV)
JJ Pegues
DT Ole Miss
DJ Giddens Head Shot
PICK: 215 RND: 6 (LV)
DJ Giddens
RB Kansas State
Upton Stout Head Shot
PICK: 222 RND: 7 (LV)
Upton Stout
S Western Kentucky
Draft Grade — Raiders
Overall B
ValueB+ NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Raiders robbed the room for Majors. Final grade: B.

Call it larceny. Jake Majors sat on the board until slot 180, and the Raiders did not need to be asked twice.

Leaving edge rusher unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall. The roster is better shaped than it was, with cornerback chief among the fixes. The skill positions did well by the weekend.

All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but edge rusher.

Pick Analysis
Pick6 Rnd1 Ashton Jeanty
In the 6th overall pick they get a featured back. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick37 Rnd2 Nick Emmanwori
Nick Emmanwori in the 37th pick is a bargain the rest of the room will envy. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick68 Rnd3 Jayden Higgins
Jayden Higgins at No. 68 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick108 Rnd4 Jalen Milroe
The board had Jalen Milroe higher than slot 108, and the quarterback fell to them anyway. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick143 Rnd5 Jacob Parrish
Jacob Parrish in Round 5, Pick 5 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick180 Rnd6 Jake Majors
Jake Majors at the Round 6 slot is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick213 Rnd6 JJ Pegues
Circle this one: JJ Pegues at pick No. 213 is a fall that decides a draft. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick215 Rnd6 DJ Giddens
A running back of that caliber at pick 215 is the definition of value, full stop. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick222 Rnd7 Upton Stout
Upton Stout in No. 222 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. Stacking talent where they were already deep.