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Draft Selections
Mason Graham Head Shot
PICK: 6 RND: 1 (LV)
Mason Graham
DT Michigan
Shavon Revel Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 37 RND: 2 (LV)
Shavon Revel Jr.
CB East Carolina
Dylan Sampson Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (LV)
Dylan Sampson
RB Tennessee
Will Howard Head Shot
PICK: 73 RND: 3 (LV)
Will Howard
QB Ohio State
Jackson Slater Head Shot
PICK: 107 RND: 4 (LV)
Jackson Slater
OG Sacramento State
Connor Colby Head Shot
PICK: 144 RND: 5 (LV)
Connor Colby
OG Iowa
Ricky White III Head Shot
PICK: 182 RND: 6 (LV)
Ricky White III
WR UNLV
Teddye Buchanan Head Shot
PICK: 214 RND: 6 (LV)
Teddye Buchanan
LB California
Jaylen Reed Head Shot
PICK: 218 RND: 6 (LV)
Jaylen Reed
S Penn State
Jackson Hawes Head Shot
PICK: 224 RND: 7 (LV)
Jackson Hawes
TE Georgia Tech
Draft Grade — Raiders
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
No fireworks, just a tidy B- for the Raiders.

You can fall in love with a player. You are not supposed to marry him in the wrong round. The Raiders did exactly that with Jackson Slater in pick 107.

Getting Reed where they did is the sort of value that quietly makes a class. They will regret leaving edge rusher for another day if the season turns on it.

They went 7 of 8 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for.

Good work on the whole, with edge rusher the one box left unchecked.

Pick Analysis
Pick6 Rnd1 Mason Graham
In the Round 1 slot they get a wrecking ball inside. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick37 Rnd2 Shavon Revel Jr.
They read the board right and Shavon Revel Jr. was the payoff at the 37th overall pick. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick68 Rnd3 Dylan Sampson
Good price on Dylan Sampson in No. 68, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick73 Rnd3 Will Howard
Will Howard in the 73rd pick is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick107 Rnd4 Jackson Slater
A wild overpay on Jackson Slater in Round 4, Pick 6, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick144 Rnd5 Connor Colby
They reached into another round for Connor Colby, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick182 Rnd6 Ricky White III
Ricky White III at slot 182 is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick214 Rnd6 Teddye Buchanan
Value said wait; Teddye Buchanan in pick 214 says they were not listening. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick218 Rnd6 Jaylen Reed
The board fumbled Jaylen Reed all the way to the 218th overall pick, and they scooped it up. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick224 Rnd7 Jackson Hawes
A real head-scratcher, Jackson Hawes in Round 7, Pick 6 is miles ahead of his ranking. A need, and now a little less of one.