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Draft Selections
Will Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 13 RND: 1 (LV)
Will Johnson
CB Michigan
Jalon Walker Head Shot
PICK: 39 RND: 2 (LV)
Jalon Walker
LB Georgia
Aireontae Ersery Head Shot
PICK: 44 RND: 2 (LV)
Aireontae Ersery
OT Minnesota
Dylan Fairchild Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (LV)
Dylan Fairchild
OG Georgia
Alfred Collins Head Shot
PICK: 70 RND: 3 (LV)
Alfred Collins
DT Texas
Kyle McCord Head Shot
PICK: 106 RND: 4 (LV)
Kyle McCord
QB Syracuse
TreVeyon Henderson Head Shot
PICK: 146 RND: 5 (LV)
TreVeyon Henderson
RB Ohio State
Sonny Styles Head Shot
PICK: 183 RND: 6 (LV)
Sonny Styles
S Ohio State
Oronde Gadsden II Head Shot
PICK: 212 RND: 6 (LV)
Oronde Gadsden II
TE Syracuse
Chris Paul Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 216 RND: 6 (LV)
Chris Paul Jr.
LB Ole Miss
Davison Igbinosun Head Shot
PICK: 223 RND: 7 (LV)
Davison Igbinosun
CB Ohio State
Draft Picks Received
Will Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 13 RND: 1 (DAL)
Will Johnson
CB Michigan
Aireontae Ersery Head Shot
PICK: 44 RND: 2 (DAL)
Aireontae Ersery
OT Minnesota
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (DAL)
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Draft Picks Traded
Mason Graham Head Shot
PICK: 8 RND: 1 (DAL)
Mason Graham
DT Michigan
Draft Grade — Raiders
Overall B
ValueB NeedB TradesB+ FutureB-
A respectable, level-headed haul for the Raiders: B.

The Raiders treated their own grade as gospel and everyone else's as noise, spending the 106th overall pick on Kyle McCord a full 124 spots early. A dependable weekend that grades out a B.

That Paul Jr. pick is the receipt they will wave around later. For all the activity, edge rusher went untouched, which is hard to explain. They squeezed a little extra out of every move they made.

They left with cornerback solved and the rest of the wish list mostly ticked off.

A workmanlike haul that should hold up just fine.

Pick Analysis
Pick13 Rnd1 Will Johnson
Nothing to complain about; Will Johnson went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick39 Rnd2 Jalon Walker
Jalon Walker is a better player than pick 39 suggests; smart patience, rewarded. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick44 Rnd2 Aireontae Ersery
The board had cheaper options than Aireontae Ersery at Round 2, Pick 12, and it noticed. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick69 Rnd3 Dylan Fairchild
A slide stopped in No. 69, with Dylan Fairchild worth more than the price. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick70 Rnd3 Alfred Collins
Alfred Collins at the Round 3 slot is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick106 Rnd4 Kyle McCord
They left a pile of value on the table to take Kyle McCord this early at pick No. 106. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick146 Rnd5 TreVeyon Henderson
You do not let a running back like TreVeyon Henderson reach the Round 5 slot and blink. They did not. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick183 Rnd6 Sonny Styles
They will replay Sonny Styles at No. 183 for years; that is how good the value is. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick212 Rnd6 Oronde Gadsden II
Taking Oronde Gadsden II in pick 212 is close to grand larceny; a tight end that good had no business lasting this long. The roster fit checks out.
Pick216 Rnd6 Chris Paul Jr.
Chris Paul Jr. in the 216th pick is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. They added to a strength when a need was still open elsewhere.
Pick223 Rnd7 Davison Igbinosun
Davison Igbinosun at slot 223 is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the cornerback. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.