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Draft Selections
Kool-Aid McKinstry Head Shot
PICK: 28 RND: 1 (LV)
Kool-Aid McKinstry
CB Alabama
Chris Braswell Head Shot
PICK: 52 RND: 2 (LV)
Chris Braswell
LB-EDGE Alabama
Devontez Walker Head Shot
PICK: 70 RND: 3 (LV)
Devontez Walker
WR North Carolina
Zak Zinter Head Shot
PICK: 107 RND: 4 (LV)
Zak Zinter
OG Michigan
Matt Goncalves Head Shot
PICK: 113 RND: 4 (LV)
Matt Goncalves
OT Pittsburgh
Dylan Laube Head Shot
PICK: 127 RND: 4 (LV)
Dylan Laube
RB New Hampshire
Tommy Eichenberg Head Shot
PICK: 145 RND: 5 (LV)
Tommy Eichenberg
LB Ohio State
Jared Wiley Head Shot
PICK: 178 RND: 6 (LV)
Jared Wiley
TE TCU
Draft Picks Received
Kool-Aid McKinstry Head Shot
PICK: 28 RND: 1 (BUF)
Kool-Aid McKinstry
CB Alabama
Chris Braswell Head Shot
PICK: 52 RND: 2 (LAR)
Chris Braswell
LB-EDGE Alabama
Devontez Walker Head Shot
PICK: 70 RND: 3 (NYG)
Devontez Walker
WR North Carolina
Zak Zinter Head Shot
PICK: 107 RND: 4 (TEN)
Zak Zinter
OG Michigan
Dylan Laube Head Shot
PICK: 127 RND: 4 (GB)
Dylan Laube
RB New Hampshire
Tommy Eichenberg Head Shot
PICK: 145 RND: 5 (TEN)
Tommy Eichenberg
LB Ohio State
Jared Wiley Head Shot
PICK: 178 RND: 6 (PHI)
Jared Wiley
TE TCU
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (BUF)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (TEN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (BUF)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (DEN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (NYJ)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (GB)
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Draft Picks Traded
Jackson Powers-Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 13 RND: 1 (BUF)
Jackson Powers-Johnson
C Oregon
T'Vondre Sweat Head Shot
PICK: 44 RND: 2 (TEN)
T'Vondre Sweat
DT Texas
Xavier Legette Head Shot
PICK: 77 RND: 3 (NYG)
Xavier Legette
WR South Carolina
Isaiah Adams Head Shot
PICK: 147 RND: 5 (CAR)
Isaiah Adams
OT Illinois
Cornelius Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 210 RND: 6 (CAR)
Cornelius Johnson
WR Michigan
Julian Pearl Head Shot
PICK: 221 RND: 7 (PHI)
Julian Pearl
OT-EDGE Illinois
Solomon Byrd Head Shot
PICK: 225 RND: 7 (CAR)
Solomon Byrd
DE-EDGE USC
Nathan Thomas Head Shot
PICK: 227 RND: 7 (PHI)
Nathan Thomas
OT Louisiana
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (MIA)
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Players Gained
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Treylon Burks
WR
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Connor McGovern
OG
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Darnell Savage
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Players traded away
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Austin Hooper
TE
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Hunter Renfrow
WR
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Jimmy Garoppolo
QB
Draft Grade — Raiders
Overall C-
ValueB NeedA- TradesF FutureA+
The Raiders bled value on every deal, hence the C-.

You can lose a draft before you make a pick. The Raiders did it at the trade table, overpaying to chase players the board did not price nearly as high. It lands right in the middle: a C-, no more, no less.

Reaching for Laube left real value on the table behind him. Leaving quarterback unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall.

Bottom line, the swing picks will decide whether this ages well.

Pick Analysis
Pick28 Rnd1 Kool-Aid McKinstry
In the Round 1 slot they get a ballhawk on the outside. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick52 Rnd2 Chris Braswell
Value with a capital V on Chris Braswell in the 52nd pick, a genuine coup. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick70 Rnd3 Devontez Walker
Nothing to complain about; Devontez Walker went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick107 Rnd4 Zak Zinter
Zak Zinter at the 107th overall pick is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick113 Rnd4 Matt Goncalves
Matt Goncalves at slot 113 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick127 Rnd4 Dylan Laube
They reached into another round for Dylan Laube, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick145 Rnd5 Tommy Eichenberg
By-the-book stuff, Tommy Eichenberg at pick No. 145 squarely in line with his ranking. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick178 Rnd6 Jared Wiley
They reached a country mile for Jared Wiley at Round 6, Pick 3, and the board is aghast. It patches a soft spot without any drama.