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Draft Selections
Ashton Jeanty Head Shot
PICK: 6 RND: 1 (LV)
Ashton Jeanty
RB Boise State
Grey Zabel Head Shot
PICK: 37 RND: 2 (LV)
Grey Zabel
OT North Dakota State
Jalen Milroe Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (LV)
Jalen Milroe
QB Alabama
Jayden Higgins Head Shot
PICK: 108 RND: 4 (LV)
Jayden Higgins
WR Iowa State
Denzel Burke Head Shot
PICK: 143 RND: 5 (LV)
Denzel Burke
CB Ohio State
Jack Kiser Head Shot
PICK: 180 RND: 6 (LV)
Jack Kiser
LB Notre Dame
Pat Bryant Head Shot
PICK: 213 RND: 6 (LV)
Pat Bryant
WR Illinois
Jay Higgins Head Shot
PICK: 215 RND: 6 (LV)
Jay Higgins
LB Iowa
Caleb Ransaw Head Shot
PICK: 222 RND: 7 (LV)
Caleb Ransaw
S Tulane
Draft Grade — Raiders
Overall B
ValueB NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Raiders won the night they stopped Bryant from sliding. Grade: B.

When a board-topper like Pat Bryant slides to pick No. 213, you do not overthink it, and the Raiders did not. More right than wrong, and a B to match.

The cost of the Milroe reach is exactly the players who went right after him. That edge rusher hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall.

They went 5 of 8 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick6 Rnd1 Ashton Jeanty
In the 6th pick they get an every-down engine for the run game. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick37 Rnd2 Grey Zabel
A clean, defensible pick in pick No. 37 with a little surplus value in Grey Zabel. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick68 Rnd3 Jalen Milroe
A real head-scratcher, Jalen Milroe in slot 68 is miles ahead of his ranking. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick108 Rnd4 Jayden Higgins
Steal is underselling it; Jayden Higgins at the 108th overall pick is a heist with the alarm still ringing. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick143 Rnd5 Denzel Burke
They robbed the room for Denzel Burke here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick180 Rnd6 Jack Kiser
Jack Kiser in No. 180 is fair value, right on his grade. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick213 Rnd6 Pat Bryant
Pat Bryant at pick 213 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick215 Rnd6 Jay Higgins
Jay Higgins slid further than he should have, and Round 6, Pick 39 is lovely value for the linebacker. Insurance at a position that did not really ask for it.
Pick222 Rnd7 Caleb Ransaw
Taking Caleb Ransaw in pick 222 is close to grand larceny; a safety that good had no business lasting this long. A minor need, but a need all the same.