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Raiders 2025 draft

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Draft Selections
Emeka Egbuka Head Shot
PICK: 7 RND: 1 (LV)
Emeka Egbuka
WR Ohio State
Tate Ratledge Head Shot
PICK: 38 RND: 2 (LV)
Tate Ratledge
OG Georgia
Carson Beck Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (LV)
Carson Beck
QB Georgia
Denzel Burke Head Shot
PICK: 73 RND: 3 (LV)
Denzel Burke
CB Ohio State
Omarion Hampton Head Shot
PICK: 105 RND: 4 (LV)
Omarion Hampton
RB North Carolina
Xavier Watts Head Shot
PICK: 141 RND: 5 (LV)
Xavier Watts
S Notre Dame
Deontae Lawson Head Shot
PICK: 185 RND: 6 (LV)
Deontae Lawson
LB Alabama
Bryce Foster Head Shot
PICK: 212 RND: 6 (LV)
Bryce Foster
C Kansas
Ben Yurosek Head Shot
PICK: 214 RND: 6 (LV)
Ben Yurosek
TE Georgia
Xzavier Henderson Head Shot
PICK: 224 RND: 7 (LV)
Xzavier Henderson
WR Cincinnati
Draft Grade — Raiders
Overall B
ValueB NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
Best value of the weekend goes to the Raiders for Watts: B.

You build a draft on nights like this. Xavier Watts had no business being available in pick 141, and the Raiders did the only sane thing and turned in the card.

The edge rusher hole is the one line item this class does not answer. Cornerback is handled and the depth chart looks a good deal healthier for it.

Not a headline-grabber, but a perfectly good weekend's work.

Pick Analysis
Pick7 Rnd1 Emeka Egbuka
In the 7th overall pick they get a true top target. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick38 Rnd2 Tate Ratledge
Tate Ratledge at pick No. 38 is money in the bank, a offensive lineman taken below his worth. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick69 Rnd3 Carson Beck
Carson Beck in the 69th pick is exactly on the number, no argument either way. The roster fit checks out.
Pick73 Rnd3 Denzel Burke
Denzel Burke at No. 73 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick105 Rnd4 Omarion Hampton
You do not let a running back like Omarion Hampton reach pick 105 and blink. They did not. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick141 Rnd5 Xavier Watts
Xavier Watts in the Round 5 slot is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick185 Rnd6 Deontae Lawson
Deontae Lawson at Round 6, Pick 10 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick212 Rnd6 Bryce Foster
They barely believed it either: Bryce Foster still on the board at slot 212. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick214 Rnd6 Ben Yurosek
A straight-up fair deal on Ben Yurosek at Round 6, Pick 39, value and slot in agreement. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick224 Rnd7 Xzavier Henderson
Good price on Xzavier Henderson in the 224th overall pick, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.