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Cam Ward Head Shot
PICK: 3 RND: 1 (LV)
Cam Ward
QB Miami
Omarion Hampton Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (LV)
Omarion Hampton
RB North Carolina
Isaiah Bond Head Shot
PICK: 65 RND: 3 (LV)
Isaiah Bond
WR Texas
Jahdae Barron Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (LV)
Jahdae Barron
S Texas
Smael Mondon Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 104 RND: 4 (LV)
Smael Mondon Jr.
LB Georgia
Luke Kandra Head Shot
PICK: 140 RND: 5 (LV)
Luke Kandra
OG Cincinnati
Deontae Lawson Head Shot
PICK: 177 RND: 6 (LV)
Deontae Lawson
LB Alabama
Brandon Crenshaw-Dickson Head Shot
PICK: 212 RND: 6 (LV)
Brandon Crenshaw-Dickson...
OT Florida
J.Michael Sturdivant Head Shot
PICK: 216 RND: 7 (LV)
J.Michael Sturdivant
WR UCLA
Jonah Monheim Head Shot
PICK: 219 RND: 7 (LV)
Jonah Monheim
C USC
Draft Grade — Raiders
Overall B
ValueB+ NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Raiders bet the future on Ward. The board says B.

You could see the war room lean forward. Deontae Lawson at the Round 6 slot is the sort of fall that does not happen, except it just did.

Everything downstream of Cam Ward depends on Cam Ward, and the building knows it. Every board in the league had Crenshaw-Dickson lower, and that gap is the story.

The edge rusher spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at.

Solid rather than spectacular, and there is nothing wrong with that.

Pick Analysis
Pick3 Rnd1 Cam Ward
In No. 3 they get a franchise quarterback at fair value. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick34 Rnd2 Omarion Hampton
Omarion Hampton in Round 2, Pick 2 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick65 Rnd3 Isaiah Bond
They barely believed it either: Isaiah Bond still on the board at pick No. 65. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick69 Rnd3 Jahdae Barron
They robbed the room for Jahdae Barron here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick104 Rnd4 Smael Mondon Jr.
Smael Mondon Jr. at No. 104 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick140 Rnd5 Luke Kandra
Luke Kandra in Round 5, Pick 2 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick177 Rnd6 Deontae Lawson
A top-tier linebacker at a bargain, Deontae Lawson in the 177th overall pick, plain and simple. A want dressed up as a pick, at a spot they had covered.
Pick212 Rnd6 Brandon Crenshaw-Dickson
Brandon Crenshaw-Dickson at the Round 6 slot is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick216 Rnd7 J.Michael Sturdivant
A straight-up fair deal on J.Michael Sturdivant at pick 216, value and slot in agreement. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick219 Rnd7 Jonah Monheim
You do not let an offensive lineman like Jonah Monheim reach the 219th pick and blink. They did not. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.