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Cam Ward Head Shot
PICK: 7 RND: 1 (LV)
Cam Ward
QB Miami
Jonah Savaiinaea Head Shot
PICK: 39 RND: 2 (LV)
Jonah Savaiinaea
OT Arizona
Jalon Walker Head Shot
PICK: 71 RND: 3 (LV)
Jalon Walker
LB-EDGE Georgia
Jonah Coleman Head Shot
PICK: 103 RND: 4 (LV)
Jonah Coleman
RB Washington
Fernando Carmona Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 135 RND: 5 (LV)
Fernando Carmona Jr.
OT Arkansas
Davison Igbinosun Head Shot
PICK: 167 RND: 6 (LV)
Davison Igbinosun
CB Ohio State
Lathan Ransom Head Shot
PICK: 199 RND: 7 (LV)
Lathan Ransom
S Ohio State
Draft Grade — Raiders
Overall C+
ValueD NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
A franchise passer in Ward headlines a C+ weekend for the Raiders.

They finally answered the question that shadows every other one. Cam Ward is the Raiders' quarterback, full stop.

The cost of the Ward reach is exactly the players who went right after him. A whole weekend of picks and wide receiver is somehow still a want.

Igbinosun at that cost is the sort of edge that compounds over a roster.

Hit on Cam Ward and the swing picks, and this ages a lot better than it grades today.

Pick Analysis
Pick7 Rnd1 Cam Ward
In pick 7 they get a franchise quarterback, a steep price for the projection. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick39 Rnd2 Jonah Savaiinaea
Value with a capital V on Jonah Savaiinaea in the 39th overall pick, a genuine coup. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick71 Rnd3 Jalon Walker
Jalon Walker at the 71st pick is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick103 Rnd4 Jonah Coleman
Jonah Coleman at Round 4, Pick 7 is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick135 Rnd5 Fernando Carmona Jr.
Fernando Carmona Jr. in the Round 5 slot is exactly on the number, no argument either way. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick167 Rnd6 Davison Igbinosun
Davison Igbinosun at No. 167 is money in the bank, a cornerback taken below his worth. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick199 Rnd7 Lathan Ransom
By-the-book stuff, Lathan Ransom at pick No. 199 squarely in line with his ranking. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.