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Will Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 6 RND: 1 (LV)
Will Johnson
CB Michigan
Jalon Walker Head Shot
PICK: 37 RND: 2 (LV)
Jalon Walker
LB Georgia
Tez Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (LV)
Tez Johnson
WR Oregon
Dillon Gabriel Head Shot
PICK: 73 RND: 3 (LV)
Dillon Gabriel
QB Oregon
Devin Neal Head Shot
PICK: 106 RND: 4 (LV)
Devin Neal
RB Kansas
Deontae Lawson Head Shot
PICK: 142 RND: 5 (LV)
Deontae Lawson
LB Alabama
Cam Skattebo Head Shot
PICK: 178 RND: 6 (LV)
Cam Skattebo
RB Arizona State
Shilo Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 212 RND: 6 (LV)
Shilo Sanders
S Colorado
Chris Paul Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 216 RND: 6 (LV)
Chris Paul Jr.
LB Ole Miss
Miles Frazier Head Shot
PICK: 222 RND: 7 (LV)
Miles Frazier
OG LSU
Draft Grade — Raiders
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Raiders won the night they stopped Paul Jr. from sliding. Grade: B-.

The Raiders did not reach, did not trade up, did not blink. They just waited, and Chris Paul Jr. fell into pick No. 216. A sturdy weekend that grades out a B-.

They are betting Gabriel proves the room right and everyone else wrong. The edge rusher hole is the one line item this class does not answer. The weekend tilted hard toward the defense.

A workmanlike haul that should hold up just fine.

Pick Analysis
Pick6 Rnd1 Will Johnson
In Round 1, Pick 6 they get a lockdown presence outside. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick37 Rnd2 Jalon Walker
A tidy bit of business in pick No. 37, where Jalon Walker graded well above the range. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick68 Rnd3 Tez Johnson
Tez Johnson in No. 68 is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick73 Rnd3 Dillon Gabriel
This one needs a full-page explanation: Dillon Gabriel in the 73rd pick, miles early. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick106 Rnd4 Devin Neal
Devin Neal in the Round 4 slot is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick142 Rnd5 Deontae Lawson
They barely believed it either: Deontae Lawson still on the board at the 142nd overall pick. They added to a strength when a need was still open elsewhere.
Pick178 Rnd6 Cam Skattebo
The board fumbled Cam Skattebo all the way to pick 178, and they scooped it up. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick212 Rnd6 Shilo Sanders
Shilo Sanders in slot 212 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick216 Rnd6 Chris Paul Jr.
A top-tier linebacker at a bargain, Chris Paul Jr. in pick No. 216, plain and simple. Insurance at a position that did not really ask for it.
Pick222 Rnd7 Miles Frazier
Value with a capital V on Miles Frazier in No. 222, a genuine coup. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.