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Draft Selections
Arvell Reese Head Shot
PICK: 26 RND: 1 (LV)
Arvell Reese
LB Ohio State
Chris Brazzell II Head Shot
PICK: 27 RND: 1 (LV)
Chris Brazzell II
WR Tennessee
Kayden McDonald Head Shot
PICK: 43 RND: 2 (LV)
Kayden McDonald
DL Ohio State
Jayden Maiava Head Shot
PICK: 57 RND: 2 (LV)
Jayden Maiava
QB USC
Cade Klubnik Head Shot
PICK: 75 RND: 3 (LV)
Cade Klubnik
QB Clemson
Deontae Lawson Head Shot
PICK: 78 RND: 3 (LV)
Deontae Lawson
LB Alabama
Keith Abney II Head Shot
PICK: 91 RND: 3 (LV)
Keith Abney II
CB Arizona State
Whit Weeks Head Shot
PICK: 106 RND: 4 (LV)
Whit Weeks
LB LSU
Zachariah Branch Head Shot
PICK: 113 RND: 4 (LV)
Zachariah Branch
WR Georgia
DJ McKinney Head Shot
PICK: 135 RND: 4 (LV)
DJ McKinney
CB Colorado
Nico Iamaleava Head Shot
PICK: 184 RND: 6 (LV)
Nico Iamaleava
QB UCLA
Bryce Foster Head Shot
PICK: 220 RND: 7 (LV)
Bryce Foster
C Kansas
Draft Picks Received
Arvell Reese Head Shot
PICK: 26 RND: 1 (BUF)
Arvell Reese
LB Ohio State
Chris Brazzell II Head Shot
PICK: 27 RND: 1 (SEA)
Chris Brazzell II
WR Tennessee
Kayden McDonald Head Shot
PICK: 43 RND: 2 (MIA)
Kayden McDonald
DL Ohio State
Jayden Maiava Head Shot
PICK: 57 RND: 2 (BUF)
Jayden Maiava
QB USC
Cade Klubnik Head Shot
PICK: 75 RND: 3 (MIA)
Cade Klubnik
QB Clemson
Deontae Lawson Head Shot
PICK: 78 RND: 3 (MIA)
Deontae Lawson
LB Alabama
Keith Abney II Head Shot
PICK: 91 RND: 3 (BUF)
Keith Abney II
CB Arizona State
Draft Picks Traded
Spencer Fano Head Shot
PICK: 6 RND: 1 (MIA)
Spencer Fano
OT Utah
KC Concepcion Head Shot
PICK: 38 RND: 2 (SEA)
KC Concepcion
WR Texas A&M
John Mateer Head Shot
PICK: 70 RND: 3 (SEA)
John Mateer
QB Oklahoma
Isaac Smith Head Shot
PICK: 173 RND: 5 (SEA)
Isaac Smith
S Mississippi State
Aamil Wagner Head Shot
PICK: 181 RND: 6 (SEA)
Aamil Wagner
OT Notre Dame
Players Gained
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Minkah Fitzpatrick
S
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Ifeatu Melifonwu
S
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Patrick Paul
OT
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Jaylen Wright
RB
Players traded away
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Aidan O'Connell
QB
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Amari Cooper
WR
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Atonio Mafi
OG
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Geno Smith
QB
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Raheem Mostert
RB
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Stone Forsythe
OT
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Zamir White
RB
Draft Grade — Raiders
Overall D
ValueB+ NeedB TradesF FutureB-
The Raiders won the night they stopped Iamaleava from sliding. Grade: D.

Somebody took the Raiders to the cleaners. The deals they made bled real value, and the whole class wears it. A weekend that fought the value and lost, hence the D.

They covered a lot of ground and still skipped edge rusher, which is a strange place to end up. It is not that Lawson is a bad player; it is that the Raiders had louder needs to answer first.

The cost of the Foster reach is exactly the players who went right after him. That Iamaleava pick is the receipt they will wave around later.

Add it up and it is a weekend the front office will hope everyone forgets, edge rusher very much included.

Pick Analysis
Pick26 Rnd1 Arvell Reese
In pick 26 they get a downhill thumper at linebacker at a price that makes it sweeter. More want than need.
Pick27 Rnd1 Chris Brazzell II
In Round 1, Pick 27 they get a home-run threat at receiver, outstanding value to boot. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick43 Rnd2 Kayden McDonald
A tidy bit of business in the 43rd overall pick, where Kayden McDonald graded well above the range. It fills a real need, too.
Pick57 Rnd2 Jayden Maiava
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Jayden Maiava at No. 57. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick75 Rnd3 Cade Klubnik
A clean, defensible pick in the 75th pick with a little surplus value in Cade Klubnik. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick78 Rnd3 Deontae Lawson
Of all the spots to shop, they chose linebacker. Deontae Lawson in slot 78 leaves edge rusher, running back and other spots for later.
Pick91 Rnd3 Keith Abney II
They did well to land Keith Abney II in pick No. 91, just ahead of his grade. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick106 Rnd4 Whit Weeks
The eyebrow-raiser of the weekend. They went linebacker with Whit Weeks while clear needs at edge rusher, running back and other spots sat open.
Pick113 Rnd4 Zachariah Branch
Zachariah Branch in No. 113 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick135 Rnd4 DJ McKinney
A slide stopped in Round 4, Pick 35, with DJ McKinney worth more than the price. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick184 Rnd6 Nico Iamaleava
Nico Iamaleava in slot 184 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. The roster fit checks out.
Pick220 Rnd7 Bryce Foster
They talked themselves into Bryce Foster at the 220th pick, and the board did not agree. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.