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Draft Selections
Jayden Daniels Head Shot
PICK: 13 RND: 1 (LV)
Jayden Daniels
QB LSU
Ennis Rakestraw Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 44 RND: 2 (LV)
Ennis Rakestraw Jr.
CB Missouri
Cooper Beebe Head Shot
PICK: 77 RND: 3 (LV)
Cooper Beebe
OG Kansas State
Braden Fiske Head Shot
PICK: 113 RND: 4 (LV)
Braden Fiske
DL Florida State
Luke McCaffrey Head Shot
PICK: 147 RND: 5 (LV)
Luke McCaffrey
WR Rice
Nathan Thomas Head Shot
PICK: 190 RND: 6 (LV)
Nathan Thomas
OT Louisiana
Jase McClellan Head Shot
PICK: 221 RND: 7 (LV)
Jase McClellan
RB Alabama
J.J. Weaver Head Shot
PICK: 231 RND: 7 (LV)
J.J. Weaver
LB-EDGE Kentucky
Draft Grade — Raiders
Overall B
ValueB NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The Raiders bet the future on Daniels. The board says B.

Start where it matters. The Raiders took Jayden Daniels to run the offense for the next decade, and every other decision this weekend bends around that one.

If one pick saves this weekend, it is Fiske. The tight end spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at.

They went 7 of 8 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick13 Rnd1 Jayden Daniels
In pick 13 they get their guy under center for the next decade. A real need, handled.
Pick44 Rnd2 Ennis Rakestraw Jr.
A tidy little value on Ennis Rakestraw Jr. in the 44th pick, a step better than break-even. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick77 Rnd3 Cooper Beebe
Cooper Beebe in the 77th overall pick is exactly on the number, no argument either way. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick113 Rnd4 Braden Fiske
Braden Fiske in No. 113 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick147 Rnd5 Luke McCaffrey
Luke McCaffrey in pick No. 147 lands just on the right side of the ledger. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick190 Rnd6 Nathan Thomas
Nathan Thomas at the Round 6 slot is money in the bank, a offensive lineman taken below his worth. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick221 Rnd7 Jase McClellan
A reasonable price with a little left over, Jase McClellan in Round 7, Pick 1. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick231 Rnd7 J.J. Weaver
Nothing to complain about; J.J. Weaver went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.