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Draft Selections
Abdul Carter Head Shot
PICK: 6 RND: 1 (LV)
Abdul Carter
DE-EDGE Penn State
Jaxson Dart Head Shot
PICK: 30 RND: 1 (LV)
Jaxson Dart
QB Ole Miss
Jihaad Campbell Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (LV)
Jihaad Campbell
LB Alabama
Tez Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 106 RND: 4 (LV)
Tez Johnson
WR Oregon
Cam Skattebo Head Shot
PICK: 142 RND: 5 (LV)
Cam Skattebo
RB Arizona State
Willie Lampkin Head Shot
PICK: 178 RND: 6 (LV)
Willie Lampkin
OG North Carolina
Chris Paul Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 212 RND: 6 (LV)
Chris Paul Jr.
LB Ole Miss
Brandon Adams Head Shot
PICK: 216 RND: 6 (LV)
Brandon Adams
CB UCF
Roc Taylor Head Shot
PICK: 222 RND: 7 (LV)
Roc Taylor
WR Memphis
Draft Picks Received
Jaxson Dart Head Shot
PICK: 30 RND: 1 (BUF)
Jaxson Dart
QB Ole Miss
Draft Picks Traded
Shavon Revel Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 37 RND: 2 (BUF)
Shavon Revel Jr.
CB East Carolina
Aeneas Peebles Head Shot
PICK: 73 RND: 3 (BUF)
Aeneas Peebles
DL Virginia Tech
Draft Grade — Raiders
Overall C+
ValueC- NeedA- TradesC FutureB-
The Raiders drew a line under the quarterback search with Dart: C+.

It is the swing that defines the weekend: Jaxson Dart in the 30th overall pick, a good 109 spots before the room expected him. The final tally is a middling C+.

Whatever else happened, they won the night they took Paul Jr.. Everything downstream of Jaxson Dart depends on Jaxson Dart, and the building knows it. The tight end hole is the one line item this class does not answer.

So much rides on Jaxson Dart that the real verdict is a season or two away.

Pick Analysis
Pick6 Rnd1 Abdul Carter
In the 6th pick they get a double-digit-sack hope at fair value. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick30 Rnd1 Jaxson Dart
In No. 30 they get the arm they will build around, though the board says they badly overpaid. A real need, handled.
Pick68 Rnd3 Jihaad Campbell
They barely believed it either: Jihaad Campbell still on the board at the Round 3 slot. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick106 Rnd4 Tez Johnson
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Tez Johnson in Round 4, Pick 5. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick142 Rnd5 Cam Skattebo
Somehow Cam Skattebo was still sitting there in pick No. 142, and they pounced on premier running back value. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick178 Rnd6 Willie Lampkin
A reasonable price with a little left over, Willie Lampkin in pick 178. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick212 Rnd6 Chris Paul Jr.
Circle this one: Chris Paul Jr. at No. 212 is a fall that decides a draft. Stacking talent where they were already deep.
Pick216 Rnd6 Brandon Adams
Brandon Adams in Round 6, Pick 41 is the kind of reach that only looks good if he outplays it. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick222 Rnd7 Roc Taylor
They went early on Roc Taylor in pick No. 222, and the value did not follow. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.