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Draft Selections
Tetairoa McMillan Head Shot
PICK: 6 RND: 1 (LV)
Tetairoa McMillan
WR Arizona
Omarion Hampton Head Shot
PICK: 37 RND: 2 (LV)
Omarion Hampton
RB North Carolina
Maxwell Hairston Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (LV)
Maxwell Hairston
CB Kentucky
Jacob Parrish Head Shot
PICK: 107 RND: 4 (LV)
Jacob Parrish
CB Kansas State
Jay Higgins Head Shot
PICK: 144 RND: 5 (LV)
Jay Higgins
LB Iowa
Kurtis Rourke Head Shot
PICK: 182 RND: 6 (LV)
Kurtis Rourke
QB Indiana
Dillon Gabriel Head Shot
PICK: 214 RND: 6 (LV)
Dillon Gabriel
QB Oregon
Mitchell Evans Head Shot
PICK: 218 RND: 6 (LV)
Mitchell Evans
TE Notre Dame
KeAndre Lambert-Smith Head Shot
PICK: 224 RND: 7 (LV)
KeAndre Lambert-Smith
WR Auburn
Draft Grade — Raiders
Overall B
ValueB NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
Best value of the weekend goes to the Raiders for Gabriel: B.

Somewhere a general manager is explaining how Dillon Gabriel got past him. The Raiders do not have to explain a thing at the 214th pick. Call it a sensible B, earned the boring way.

The Higgins pick is the one the value grade keeps tripping over. That edge rusher hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall.

In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the edge rusher spot they never got to.

Pick Analysis
Pick6 Rnd1 Tetairoa McMillan
In slot 6 they get a go-to option on the outside. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick37 Rnd2 Omarion Hampton
Nothing to complain about; Omarion Hampton went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick68 Rnd3 Maxwell Hairston
They paid sticker price for Maxwell Hairston in pick 68, and that is fine. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick107 Rnd4 Jacob Parrish
Jacob Parrish in pick No. 107 is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick144 Rnd5 Jay Higgins
Value said wait; Jay Higgins in the 144th pick says they were not listening. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick182 Rnd6 Kurtis Rourke
They barely believed it either: Kurtis Rourke still on the board at No. 182. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick214 Rnd6 Dillon Gabriel
You do not let a quarterback like Dillon Gabriel reach the 214th overall pick and blink. They did not. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick218 Rnd6 Mitchell Evans
They will replay Mitchell Evans at the Round 6 slot for years; that is how good the value is. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick224 Rnd7 KeAndre Lambert-Smith
KeAndre Lambert-Smith in the Round 7 slot should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.