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Draft Selections
Will Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 12 RND: 1 (LV)
Will Johnson
CB Michigan
Nick Emmanwori Head Shot
PICK: 37 RND: 2 (LV)
Nick Emmanwori
S South Carolina
Demetrius Knight Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 76 RND: 3 (LV)
Demetrius Knight Jr.
LB South Carolina
Devin Neal Head Shot
PICK: 107 RND: 4 (LV)
Devin Neal
RB Kansas
Kyle McCord Head Shot
PICK: 116 RND: 4 (LV)
Kyle McCord
QB Syracuse
Jordan Phillips Head Shot
PICK: 144 RND: 5 (LV)
Jordan Phillips
DT Maryland
Dont'e Thornton Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 182 RND: 6 (LV)
Dont'e Thornton Jr.
WR Tennessee
Carson Vinson Head Shot
PICK: 214 RND: 6 (LV)
Carson Vinson
OT Alabama A&M
Jordan Hancock Head Shot
PICK: 218 RND: 6 (LV)
Jordan Hancock
S Ohio State
Jaishawn Barham Head Shot
PICK: 224 RND: 7 (LV)
Jaishawn Barham
LB Michigan
Draft Picks Received
Will Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 12 RND: 1 (DAL)
Will Johnson
CB Michigan
Demetrius Knight Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 76 RND: 3 (DAL)
Demetrius Knight Jr.
LB South Carolina
Kyle McCord Head Shot
PICK: 116 RND: 4 (IND)
Kyle McCord
QB Syracuse
Draft Picks Traded
Ashton Jeanty Head Shot
PICK: 6 RND: 1 (DAL)
Ashton Jeanty
RB Boise State
Barrett Carter Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (LAR)
Barrett Carter
LB Clemson
Tate Ratledge Head Shot
PICK: 73 RND: 3 (SEA)
Tate Ratledge
OG Georgia
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (ARI)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
Players Gained
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DK Metcalf
WR
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Matthew Stafford
QB
Players traded away
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Andre James
C
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Gardner Minshew
QB
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Jack Jones
CB
Draft Grade — Raiders
Overall B+
ValueB+ NeedB TradesA+ FutureC
Best value of the weekend goes to the Raiders for Phillips: B+.

The value of the weekend has a name and a slot: Jordan Phillips, the Round 5 slot, roughly 35 picks past where he belonged. No fireworks, but a solid B+.

Every deal seemed to tilt their way, which is not luck. They will regret leaving edge rusher for another day if the season turns on it. The Raiders clearly valued win-now help, adding bodies who have done it before.

They are betting Barham proves the room right and everyone else wrong.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick12 Rnd1 Will Johnson
In Round 1, Pick 12 they get a sticky cover corner at fair value. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick37 Rnd2 Nick Emmanwori
Somehow Nick Emmanwori was still sitting there in slot 37, and they pounced on premier safety value. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick76 Rnd3 Demetrius Knight Jr.
Value with a capital V on Demetrius Knight Jr. in the Round 3 slot, a genuine coup. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick107 Rnd4 Devin Neal
They barely believed it either: Devin Neal still on the board at No. 107. The roster fit checks out.
Pick116 Rnd4 Kyle McCord
They went early on Kyle McCord in the 116th pick, and the value did not follow. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick144 Rnd5 Jordan Phillips
They will replay Jordan Phillips at pick No. 144 for years; that is how good the value is. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick182 Rnd6 Dont'e Thornton Jr.
A straight-up fair deal on Dont'e Thornton Jr. at the 182nd overall pick, value and slot in agreement. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick214 Rnd6 Carson Vinson
Carson Vinson at pick 214 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick218 Rnd6 Jordan Hancock
A slide stopped in pick 218, with Jordan Hancock worth more than the price. Pure best-available; the position was not exactly begging.
Pick224 Rnd7 Jaishawn Barham
Jaishawn Barham at the 224th overall pick jumps the queue by a touch more than is comfortable. Nice player, but the depth chart did not need him here.