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Draft Selections
Fernando Mendoza Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (LV)
Fernando Mendoza
QB Indiana
Trevor Goosby Head Shot
PICK: 33 RND: 2 (LV)
Trevor Goosby
OT Texas
Jacob Rodriguez Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (LV)
Jacob Rodriguez
LB Texas Tech
Keith Abney II Head Shot
PICK: 71 RND: 3 (LV)
Keith Abney II
CB Arizona State
Nyck Harbor Head Shot
PICK: 102 RND: 4 (LV)
Nyck Harbor
WR South Carolina
Zane Durant Head Shot
PICK: 111 RND: 4 (LV)
Zane Durant
DT Penn State
Iapani Laloulu Head Shot
PICK: 136 RND: 4 (LV)
Iapani Laloulu
C Oregon
Lander Barton Head Shot
PICK: 141 RND: 5 (LV)
Lander Barton
LB Utah
Duce Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 173 RND: 5 (LV)
Duce Robinson
WR Florida State
Xavier Nwankpa Head Shot
PICK: 183 RND: 6 (LV)
Xavier Nwankpa
S Iowa
Bryce Foster Head Shot
PICK: 187 RND: 6 (LV)
Bryce Foster
C Kansas
Trinidad Chambliss Head Shot
PICK: 217 RND: 7 (LV)
Trinidad Chambliss
QB Ole Miss
Draft Picks Received
Fernando Mendoza Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (CLE)
Fernando Mendoza
QB Indiana
Keith Abney II Head Shot
PICK: 71 RND: 3 (CLE)
Keith Abney II
CB Arizona State
Lander Barton Head Shot
PICK: 141 RND: 5 (CLE)
Lander Barton
LB Utah
Draft Picks Traded
Dante Moore Head Shot
PICK: 2 RND: 1 (CLE)
Dante Moore
QB Oregon
Draft Grade — Raiders
Overall C
ValueC NeedB TradesD- FutureB-
The Raiders finally solved quarterback, and it carried them to a C.

There was a run on nobody at that position, and the Raiders started one anyway for Jacob Rodriguez, 97 picks ahead of schedule.

They have staked the next five years on Fernando Mendoza, which is the only story that really matters here. That is a quarterback worth more than the slot they spent on him, plainly.

The trade table is where this weekend went wrong. They punted on edge rusher, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest.

If Fernando Mendoza and a couple of the gambles land, hindsight will be kinder than this grade.

Pick Analysis
Pick4 Rnd1 Fernando Mendoza
Fernando Mendoza at the Round 1 slot is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick33 Rnd2 Trevor Goosby
Trevor Goosby at the 33rd pick is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick67 Rnd3 Jacob Rodriguez
Value said wait; Jacob Rodriguez in pick 67 says they were not listening. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick71 Rnd3 Keith Abney II
By-the-book stuff, Keith Abney II at No. 71 squarely in line with his ranking. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick102 Rnd4 Nyck Harbor
Nice patience on Nyck Harbor, who had no business lasting to slot 102. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick111 Rnd4 Zane Durant
Zane Durant in the 111th overall pick is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick136 Rnd4 Iapani Laloulu
This one needs a full-page explanation: Iapani Laloulu in No. 136, miles early. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick141 Rnd5 Lander Barton
They reached into another round for Lander Barton, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. Pure best-available; the position was not exactly begging.
Pick173 Rnd5 Duce Robinson
Duce Robinson in the Round 5 slot is fair value, right on his grade. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick183 Rnd6 Xavier Nwankpa
Xavier Nwankpa in slot 183 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick187 Rnd6 Bryce Foster
A wild overpay on Bryce Foster in pick 187, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick217 Rnd7 Trinidad Chambliss
They will replay Trinidad Chambliss at the 217th pick for years; that is how good the value is. It fills a real need, too.