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Draft Selections
Luther Burden III Head Shot
PICK: 7 RND: 1 (LV)
Luther Burden III
WR Missouri
Jabbar Muhammad Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (LV)
Jabbar Muhammad
CB Oregon
Ajani Cornelius Head Shot
PICK: 39 RND: 2 (LV)
Ajani Cornelius
OT Oregon
Garrett Nussmeier Head Shot
PICK: 66 RND: 3 (LV)
Garrett Nussmeier
QB LSU
Josh Simmons Head Shot
PICK: 71 RND: 3 (LV)
Josh Simmons
OT Ohio State
Dillon Gabriel Head Shot
PICK: 103 RND: 4 (LV)
Dillon Gabriel
QB Oregon
Antonio Williams Head Shot
PICK: 135 RND: 5 (LV)
Antonio Williams
WR Clemson
Gentry Williams Head Shot
PICK: 167 RND: 6 (LV)
Gentry Williams
CB Oklahoma
Lander Barton Head Shot
PICK: 199 RND: 7 (LV)
Lander Barton
LB Utah
Draft Picks Received
Jabbar Muhammad Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (NE)
Jabbar Muhammad
CB Oregon
Garrett Nussmeier Head Shot
PICK: 66 RND: 3 (NE)
Garrett Nussmeier
QB LSU
Players Gained
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Jonathan Jones
CB
Players traded away
Head Shot
Davante Adams
WR
Draft Grade — Raiders
Overall D
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesF FutureB-
The Raiders won the night they stopped Gabriel from sliding. Grade: D.

You can lose a draft before you make a pick. The Raiders did it at the trade table, overpaying to chase players the board did not price nearly as high. The process wobbled, and the D is where it lands.

They will need Cornelius to outplay his draft slot in a hurry to justify it. They will regret leaving edge rusher for another day if the season turns on it. On value alone, Gabriel makes the weekend a net positive.

Bottom line, they will need several of these picks to beat their grades just to break even, and edge rusher is still a hole.

Pick Analysis
Pick7 Rnd1 Luther Burden III
In Round 1, Pick 7 they get a No. 1 receiver. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick34 Rnd2 Jabbar Muhammad
Jabbar Muhammad at pick No. 34 is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the cornerback. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick39 Rnd2 Ajani Cornelius
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Ajani Cornelius well ahead of where he belonged. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick66 Rnd3 Garrett Nussmeier
A clean, defensible pick in No. 66 with a little surplus value in Garrett Nussmeier. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick71 Rnd3 Josh Simmons
A market-rate offensive lineman, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Josh Simmons. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick103 Rnd4 Dillon Gabriel
Dillon Gabriel in the 103rd overall pick is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick135 Rnd5 Antonio Williams
They did well to land Antonio Williams in pick 135, just ahead of his grade. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick167 Rnd6 Gentry Williams
Gentry Williams slipping to the 167th overall pick is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick199 Rnd7 Lander Barton
A straight-up fair deal on Lander Barton at slot 199, value and slot in agreement. A minor itch, scratched.