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Draft Selections
Ashton Jeanty Head Shot
PICK: 6 RND: 1 (LV)
Ashton Jeanty
RB Boise State
Luther Burden III Head Shot
PICK: 37 RND: 2 (LV)
Luther Burden III
WR Missouri
Darien Porter Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (LV)
Darien Porter
CB Iowa State
Andrew Mukuba Head Shot
PICK: 108 RND: 4 (LV)
Andrew Mukuba
S Texas
Will Howard Head Shot
PICK: 143 RND: 5 (LV)
Will Howard
QB Ohio State
CJ West Head Shot
PICK: 180 RND: 6 (LV)
CJ West
DT Indiana
Jonas Sanker Head Shot
PICK: 213 RND: 6 (LV)
Jonas Sanker
S Virginia
Jack Nelson Head Shot
PICK: 215 RND: 6 (LV)
Jack Nelson
OT Wisconsin
DJ Giddens Head Shot
PICK: 222 RND: 7 (LV)
DJ Giddens
RB Kansas State
Draft Grade — Raiders
Overall B
ValueB+ NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
Grand theft in No. 213: the Raiders steal Sanker and grade out a B.

The rest of the league will want that one back. Jonas Sanker tumbling to the Raiders in the 213th pick is a gift they did not have to think twice about. A sturdy weekend that grades out a B.

If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through edge rusher. They left with cornerback solved and the rest of the wish list mostly ticked off. The skill positions did well by the weekend.

Nothing here to lose sleep over, and plenty to feel decent about.

Pick Analysis
Pick6 Rnd1 Ashton Jeanty
In pick 6 they get a lead back with juice at fair value. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick37 Rnd2 Luther Burden III
Steal is underselling it; Luther Burden III at the 37th pick is a heist with the alarm still ringing. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick68 Rnd3 Darien Porter
Darien Porter at pick No. 68 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick108 Rnd4 Andrew Mukuba
You do not let a safety like Andrew Mukuba reach the Round 4 slot and blink. They did not. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick143 Rnd5 Will Howard
Will Howard in No. 143 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick180 Rnd6 CJ West
CJ West in Round 6, Pick 4 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick213 Rnd6 Jonas Sanker
Jonas Sanker at slot 213 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. Depth on depth, at a spot that was hardly crying out.
Pick215 Rnd6 Jack Nelson
Taking Jack Nelson in the 215th overall pick is close to grand larceny; an offensive lineman that good had no business lasting this long. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick222 Rnd7 DJ Giddens
A running back of that caliber at the 222nd overall pick is the definition of value, full stop. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.