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Draft Selections
Cam Ward Head Shot
PICK: 7 RND: 1 (LV)
Cam Ward
QB Miami
Andrew Mukuba Head Shot
PICK: 39 RND: 2 (LV)
Andrew Mukuba
S Texas
Tate Ratledge Head Shot
PICK: 63 RND: 2 (LV)
Tate Ratledge
OG Georgia
Tyler Baron Head Shot
PICK: 103 RND: 4 (LV)
Tyler Baron
DE-EDGE Miami
Azareye'h Thomas Head Shot
PICK: 167 RND: 6 (LV)
Azareye'h Thomas
CB Florida State
Moose Muhammad III Head Shot
PICK: 199 RND: 7 (LV)
Moose Muhammad III
WR Texas A&M
Draft Picks Received
Tate Ratledge Head Shot
PICK: 63 RND: 2 (SF)
Tate Ratledge
OG Georgia
Draft Picks Traded
T.J. Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 71 RND: 3 (SF)
T.J. Sanders
DT South Carolina
Tyler Warren Head Shot
PICK: 135 RND: 5 (SF)
Tyler Warren
TE Penn State
Draft Grade — Raiders
Overall C+
ValueD+ NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
Ward is the plan now, and the Raiders grade out a C+.

If confidence were a draft strategy, the Raiders would have aced it. Tyler Baron at pick 103 is 86 spots clear of where he belonged. Some smart calls, some head-scratchers, and a C+ in the wash.

The whole projection now runs through Cam Ward; hit there and everything else looks smarter. The running back spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at.

Job largely done: edge rusher settled and 5 of 8 of the wish list covered. The offense got the lion's share of the attention.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick7 Rnd1 Cam Ward
In pick No. 7 they get the arm they will build around, a steep price for the projection. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick39 Rnd2 Andrew Mukuba
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Andrew Mukuba. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick63 Rnd2 Tate Ratledge
A reasonable price with a little left over, Tate Ratledge in slot 63. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick103 Rnd4 Tyler Baron
A real head-scratcher, Tyler Baron in the Round 4 slot is miles ahead of his ranking. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick167 Rnd6 Azareye'h Thomas
Azareye'h Thomas at the 167th overall pick is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick199 Rnd7 Moose Muhammad III
Value said wait; Moose Muhammad III in No. 199 says they were not listening. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.