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Draft Selections
Matthew Golden Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (LV)
Matthew Golden
WR Texas
Shavon Revel Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 26 RND: 1 (LV)
Shavon Revel Jr.
CB East Carolina
Kenneth Grant Head Shot
PICK: 37 RND: 2 (LV)
Kenneth Grant
DT Michigan
Demetrius Knight Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (LV)
Demetrius Knight Jr.
LB South Carolina
Smael Mondon Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 108 RND: 4 (LV)
Smael Mondon Jr.
LB Georgia
Tyler Shough Head Shot
PICK: 143 RND: 5 (LV)
Tyler Shough
QB Louisville
Nick Nash Head Shot
PICK: 166 RND: 5 (LV)
Nick Nash
WR San Jose State
Dont'e Thornton Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 174 RND: 5 (LV)
Dont'e Thornton Jr.
WR Tennessee
Clay Webb Head Shot
PICK: 180 RND: 6 (LV)
Clay Webb
OG Jacksonville State
Jay Higgins Head Shot
PICK: 213 RND: 6 (LV)
Jay Higgins
LB Iowa
Caleb Ransaw Head Shot
PICK: 215 RND: 6 (LV)
Caleb Ransaw
S Tulane
Donovan Edwards Head Shot
PICK: 222 RND: 7 (LV)
Donovan Edwards
RB Michigan
Draft Picks Received
Matthew Golden Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (HOU)
Matthew Golden
WR Texas
Shavon Revel Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 26 RND: 1 (LAR)
Shavon Revel Jr.
CB East Carolina
Nick Nash Head Shot
PICK: 166 RND: 5 (HOU)
Nick Nash
WR San Jose State
Dont'e Thornton Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 174 RND: 5 (DAL)
Dont'e Thornton Jr.
WR Tennessee
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (HOU)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (HOU)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Ashton Jeanty Head Shot
PICK: 6 RND: 1 (HOU)
Ashton Jeanty
RB Boise State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (ARI)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
Players Gained
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Braelon Allen
RB
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DeMarvion Overshown
LB
Players traded away
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Andrus Peat
OG
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Chris Collier
RB
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Cody Whitehair
C
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Desmond Ridder
QB
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Justin Shorter
WR
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Kristian Wilkerson
WR
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Kyle Philips
WR
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Luke Masterson
LB
Draft Grade — Raiders
Overall D+
ValueB NeedB TradesF FutureA+
A costly weekend of dealing drags the Raiders to a D+.

Somebody took the Raiders to the cleaners. The deals they made bled real value, and the whole class wears it. It grades a D+, and the process earned it.

The edge rusher spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at. The Mondon Jr. pick reads as want over need, and the roster will feel it at edge rusher and tight end. Reaching for Webb left real value on the table behind him.

Getting Grant where they did is the sort of value that quietly makes a class.

Bottom line, they will need several of these picks to beat their grades just to break even.

Pick Analysis
Pick25 Rnd1 Matthew Golden
In pick No. 25 they get a No. 1 receiver at a price that makes it sweeter. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick26 Rnd1 Shavon Revel Jr.
In slot 26 they get a lockdown presence outside at fair value. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick37 Rnd2 Kenneth Grant
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Kenneth Grant in the 37th pick. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick68 Rnd3 Demetrius Knight Jr.
Value with a capital V on Demetrius Knight Jr. in the Round 3 slot, a genuine coup. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick108 Rnd4 Smael Mondon Jr.
A surprising call. With edge rusher and tight end still to address, they spent No. 108 on Smael Mondon Jr., a linebacker they were not short of.
Pick143 Rnd5 Tyler Shough
By-the-book stuff, Tyler Shough at Round 5, Pick 5 squarely in line with his ranking. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick166 Rnd5 Nick Nash
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Nick Nash at the 166th overall pick is the proof. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick174 Rnd5 Dont'e Thornton Jr.
The board had cheaper options than Dont'e Thornton Jr. at pick 174, and it noticed. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick180 Rnd6 Clay Webb
Clay Webb at slot 180 is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick213 Rnd6 Jay Higgins
Nothing to complain about; Jay Higgins went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. Insurance at a position that did not really ask for it.
Pick215 Rnd6 Caleb Ransaw
Caleb Ransaw in the 215th pick lands just on the right side of the ledger. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick222 Rnd7 Donovan Edwards
They read the board right and Donovan Edwards was the payoff at the Round 7 slot. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.