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Draft Selections
Draft Picks Received
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3
(PIT)
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4
(TB)
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(PIT)
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(WSH)
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(CHI)
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7
(BUF)
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7
(CHI)
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PICK:
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7
(CHI)
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7
(CLE)
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Draft Picks Traded
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4
(LV)
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(LV)
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Players Gained
Brandon
Aiyuk
WR
Ben
Bartch
OG
C.J.
Gardner-Johnson
S
Jeremy
McNichols
RB
Players traded away
Brian
Hoyer
QB
Chris
Collier
RB
Dont'e
Thornton Jr.
WR
Justin
Shorter
WR
Phillip
Dorsett
WR
Shedrick
Jackson
WR
Tre
Tucker
WR
Draft Grade — Raiders
Overall
C+
ValueC
NeedB
TradesC-
FutureB
The Raiders did enough to get by: C+. You can hear the double-takes from here. The Raiders took Patrick Payton at the 185th overall pick, roughly 62 spots before his name belonged. Call it a C+ and check back in two years.
Hurst falling to them is the kind of break a good board is built to catch. The dealing tilted against them, just enough to notice. Edge rusher was the priority and it is no longer a question, which is most of the job.
The weekend tilted hard toward the defense.
Not a disaster, not a triumph, just a middling class.
Pick Analysis
Pick2
Rnd1
Sonny Styles
In the Round 1 slot they get a sideline-to-sideline linebacker, though the board says they badly overpaid.
Pick16
Rnd1
Avieon Terrell
In pick No. 16 they get a lockdown presence outside at fair value. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick36
Rnd2
Garrett Nussmeier
Garrett Nussmeier at slot 36 is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick67
Rnd3
Germie Bernard
A quiet steal in No. 67: Germie Bernard for less than the market said. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick116
Rnd4
Ted Hurst
Ted Hurst at the 116th overall pick is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick126
Rnd4
Dametrious Crownover
They liked Dametrious Crownover enough to skip the value, taking him in Round 4, Pick 26. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick134
Rnd4
Kaleb Proctor
They paid sticker price for Kaleb Proctor in pick 134, and that is fine. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick175
Rnd5
Taylen Green
They jumped the gun on Taylen Green, taking him earlier than his grade liked. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick185
Rnd6
Patrick Payton
Patrick Payton in slot 185 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick208
Rnd6
Kaelon Black
No drama and no debate, Kaelon Black went about where he belonged in the Round 6 slot. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick209
Rnd6
Ephesians Prysock
A top-tier cornerback at a bargain, Ephesians Prysock in Round 6, Pick 28, plain and simple. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick216
Rnd6
Chase Roberts
They did well to land Chase Roberts in the 216th pick, just ahead of his grade. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick219
Rnd7
Tyler Onyedim
Tyler Onyedim in pick No. 219 is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick237
Rnd7
Miles Kitselman
Miles Kitselman is a better player than No. 237 suggests; smart patience, rewarded. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.