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Ashton Jeanty Head Shot
PICK: 6 RND: 1 (LV)
Ashton Jeanty
RB Boise State
Nick Emmanwori Head Shot
PICK: 37 RND: 2 (LV)
Nick Emmanwori
S South Carolina
Jayden Higgins Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (LV)
Jayden Higgins
WR Iowa State
Will Howard Head Shot
PICK: 111 RND: 4 (LV)
Will Howard
QB Ohio State
Jacob Parrish Head Shot
PICK: 143 RND: 5 (LV)
Jacob Parrish
CB Kansas State
Brandon Crenshaw-Dickson Head Shot
PICK: 184 RND: 6 (LV)
Brandon Crenshaw-Dickson...
OT Florida
Craig Woodson Head Shot
PICK: 222 RND: 7 (LV)
Craig Woodson
S California
Cam Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 223 RND: 7 (LV)
Cam Jackson
DT Florida
Garrett Dellinger Head Shot
PICK: 232 RND: 7 (LV)
Garrett Dellinger
OG LSU
LaJohntay Wester Head Shot
PICK: 234 RND: 7 (LV)
LaJohntay Wester
WR Colorado
Cooper Mays Head Shot
PICK: 248 RND: 7 (LV)
Cooper Mays
C Tennessee
Draft Picks Received
Will Howard Head Shot
PICK: 111 RND: 4 (CAR)
Will Howard
QB Ohio State
Brandon Crenshaw-Dickson Head Shot
PICK: 184 RND: 6 (NO)
Brandon Crenshaw-Dickson...
OT Florida
Cam Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 223 RND: 7 (SEA)
Cam Jackson
DT Florida
Garrett Dellinger Head Shot
PICK: 232 RND: 7 (IND)
Garrett Dellinger
OG LSU
LaJohntay Wester Head Shot
PICK: 234 RND: 7 (SEA)
LaJohntay Wester
WR Colorado
Cooper Mays Head Shot
PICK: 248 RND: 7 (NO)
Cooper Mays
C Tennessee
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (CAR)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (IND)
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Draft Picks Traded
Zy Alexander Head Shot
PICK: 108 RND: 4 (CAR)
Zy Alexander
CB LSU
Clay Webb Head Shot
PICK: 180 RND: 6 (NO)
Clay Webb
OG Jacksonville State
CJ Dippre Head Shot
PICK: 213 RND: 6 (IND)
CJ Dippre
TE Alabama
Addison West Head Shot
PICK: 215 RND: 6 (SEA)
Addison West
OG Western Michigan
Draft Grade — Raiders
Overall B-
ValueB NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
A solid, sensible weekend for the Raiders: B-.

You can hear the double-takes from here. The Raiders took Garrett Dellinger at the 232nd pick, roughly 61 spots before his name belonged. Call it a sensible B-, earned the boring way.

If one pick saves this weekend, it is Parrish. The edge rusher spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at. They went 6 of 8 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for.

The skill positions did well by the weekend.

All told, a draft that does its job without fuss, and there is real value in that.

Pick Analysis
Pick6 Rnd1 Ashton Jeanty
In the Round 1 slot they get a featured back. A real need, handled.
Pick37 Rnd2 Nick Emmanwori
A safety of that caliber at No. 37 is the definition of value, full stop. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick68 Rnd3 Jayden Higgins
A quiet steal in pick No. 68: Jayden Higgins for less than the market said. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick111 Rnd4 Will Howard
They let Will Howard come to them and pounced at slot 111. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick143 Rnd5 Jacob Parrish
They will replay Jacob Parrish at Round 5, Pick 5 for years; that is how good the value is. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick184 Rnd6 Brandon Crenshaw-Dickson
The board had cheaper options than Brandon Crenshaw-Dickson at pick 184, and it noticed. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick222 Rnd7 Craig Woodson
They did well to land Craig Woodson in slot 222, just ahead of his grade. A want more than a need, though you can never have too many.
Pick223 Rnd7 Cam Jackson
By-the-book stuff, Cam Jackson at the Round 7 slot squarely in line with his ranking. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick232 Rnd7 Garrett Dellinger
They left a pile of value on the table to take Garrett Dellinger this early at Round 7, Pick 16. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick234 Rnd7 LaJohntay Wester
A premium they did not need to pay, LaJohntay Wester a notch or two before his time. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick248 Rnd7 Cooper Mays
Cooper Mays at pick No. 248 is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.