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Draft Selections
Will Howard Head Shot
PICK: 13 RND: 1 (LV)
Will Howard
QB Ohio State
Barrett Carter Head Shot
PICK: 39 RND: 2 (LV)
Barrett Carter
LB Clemson
Jordan Hancock Head Shot
PICK: 71 RND: 3 (LV)
Jordan Hancock
CB Ohio State
Kaimon Rucker Head Shot
PICK: 77 RND: 3 (LV)
Kaimon Rucker
DE-EDGE North Carolina
J.C. Davis Head Shot
PICK: 103 RND: 4 (LV)
J.C. Davis
OT Illinois
Jonah Coleman Head Shot
PICK: 135 RND: 5 (LV)
Jonah Coleman
RB Washington
Akheem Mesidor Head Shot
PICK: 167 RND: 6 (LV)
Akheem Mesidor
DE-EDGE Miami
Bru McCoy Head Shot
PICK: 199 RND: 7 (LV)
Bru McCoy
WR Tennessee
Draft Picks Received
Will Howard Head Shot
PICK: 13 RND: 1 (TB)
Will Howard
QB Ohio State
Kaimon Rucker Head Shot
PICK: 77 RND: 3 (TB)
Kaimon Rucker
DE-EDGE North Carolina
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (TB)
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Draft Picks Traded
Will Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 7 RND: 1 (TB)
Will Johnson
CB Michigan
Draft Grade — Raiders
Overall C
ValueF NeedB TradesC FutureB
The Raiders found their guy under center in Howard: C.

The rest of the league had time to spare on Will Howard; the Raiders did not wait, grabbing him 166 spots ahead at Round 1, Pick 13.

They have staked the next five years on Will Howard, which is the only story that really matters here. They covered a lot of ground and still skipped tight end, which is a strange place to end up. Getting Hancock where they did is the sort of value that quietly makes a class.

Edge rusher was the priority and it is no longer a question, which is most of the job.

A perfectly average weekend, for better and for worse.

Pick Analysis
Pick13 Rnd1 Will Howard
In the 13th pick they get the face of the franchise, though the board says they badly overpaid. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick39 Rnd2 Barrett Carter
Barrett Carter in the 39th overall pick is exactly on the number, no argument either way. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick71 Rnd3 Jordan Hancock
They let Jordan Hancock come to them and pounced at pick No. 71. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick77 Rnd3 Kaimon Rucker
A market-rate edge rusher, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Kaimon Rucker. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick103 Rnd4 J.C. Davis
J.C. Davis at slot 103 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick135 Rnd5 Jonah Coleman
A big swing on Jonah Coleman at pick 135, well ahead of any board in the building. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick167 Rnd6 Akheem Mesidor
Akheem Mesidor at No. 167 is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick199 Rnd7 Bru McCoy
Value said wait; Bru McCoy in the 199th overall pick says they were not listening. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.