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Draft Selections
Shedeur Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 2 RND: 1 (LV)
Shedeur Sanders
QB Colorado
Tyler Booker Head Shot
PICK: 71 RND: 3 (LV)
Tyler Booker
OG Alabama
Azareye'h Thomas Head Shot
PICK: 103 RND: 4 (LV)
Azareye'h Thomas
CB Florida State
TreVeyon Henderson Head Shot
PICK: 139 RND: 5 (LV)
TreVeyon Henderson
RB Ohio State
Kyle McCord Head Shot
PICK: 179 RND: 6 (LV)
Kyle McCord
QB Syracuse
Devin Neal Head Shot
PICK: 212 RND: 6 (LV)
Devin Neal
RB Kansas
Nicholas Singleton Head Shot
PICK: 216 RND: 7 (LV)
Nicholas Singleton
RB Penn State
Tahj Brooks Head Shot
PICK: 218 RND: 7 (LV)
Tahj Brooks
RB Texas Tech
Draft Picks Received
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (KC)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (HOU)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (HOU)
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Draft Picks Traded
Deone Walker Head Shot
PICK: 33 RND: 2 (KC)
Deone Walker
DT Kentucky
Maxwell Hairston Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (HOU)
Maxwell Hairston
CB Kentucky
Players Gained
Head Shot
D'Angelo Ross
CB
Head Shot
Trey Smith
OG
Draft Grade — Raiders
Overall B+
ValueB NeedB TradesB FutureA+
A passer of the future in Sanders, and a B+, for the Raiders.

The Raiders did not reach, did not trade up, did not blink. They just waited, and Devin Neal fell into pick 212. It nets out to a B+, which feels about right.

Everything downstream of Shedeur Sanders depends on Shedeur Sanders, and the building knows it. Every board in the league had McCord lower, and that gap is the story. A whole weekend of picks and edge rusher is somehow still a want.

Bottom line, more hits than misses and a roster nudged the right way.

Pick Analysis
Pick2 Rnd1 Shedeur Sanders
In pick No. 2 they get a long-term answer under center at fair value. A real need, handled.
Pick71 Rnd3 Tyler Booker
You do not let an offensive lineman like Tyler Booker reach Round 3, Pick 7 and blink. They did not. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick103 Rnd4 Azareye'h Thomas
They took Azareye'h Thomas at par in the 103rd pick, which is nothing to complain about. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick139 Rnd5 TreVeyon Henderson
They barely believed it either: TreVeyon Henderson still on the board at Round 5, Pick 1. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick179 Rnd6 Kyle McCord
Kyle McCord at the 179th overall pick is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. It fills a real need, too.
Pick212 Rnd6 Devin Neal
Devin Neal in the Round 6 slot should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick216 Rnd7 Nicholas Singleton
Taking Nicholas Singleton in slot 216 is close to grand larceny; a running back that good had no business lasting this long. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick218 Rnd7 Tahj Brooks
Tahj Brooks at pick No. 218 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.