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Caleb Downs Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (LV)
Caleb Downs
S Ohio State
Arvell Reese Head Shot
PICK: 31 RND: 1 (LV)
Arvell Reese
LB Ohio State
Sonny Styles Head Shot
PICK: 36 RND: 2 (LV)
Sonny Styles
LB Ohio State
Isaiah World Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (LV)
Isaiah World
OT Oregon
Emmanuel McNeil-Warren Head Shot
PICK: 95 RND: 3 (LV)
Emmanuel McNeil-Warren
S Toledo
Nicholas Singleton Head Shot
PICK: 105 RND: 4 (LV)
Nicholas Singleton
RB Penn State
Zachariah Branch Head Shot
PICK: 112 RND: 4 (LV)
Zachariah Branch
WR Georgia
Davison Igbinosun Head Shot
PICK: 134 RND: 4 (LV)
Davison Igbinosun
CB Ohio State
Zane Durant Head Shot
PICK: 173 RND: 5 (LV)
Zane Durant
DT Penn State
Patrick Payton Head Shot
PICK: 183 RND: 6 (LV)
Patrick Payton
DL-EDGE LSU
Earnest Greene III Head Shot
PICK: 185 RND: 6 (LV)
Earnest Greene III
OT Georgia
Jaydn Ott Head Shot
PICK: 220 RND: 7 (LV)
Jaydn Ott
RB Oklahoma
Draft Picks Received
Caleb Downs Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (LAR)
Caleb Downs
S Ohio State
Arvell Reese Head Shot
PICK: 31 RND: 1 (LAR)
Arvell Reese
LB Ohio State
Emmanuel McNeil-Warren Head Shot
PICK: 95 RND: 3 (LAR)
Emmanuel McNeil-Warren
S Toledo
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (LAR)
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Draft Picks Traded
Keldric Faulk Head Shot
PICK: 5 RND: 1 (LAR)
Keldric Faulk
DE-EDGE Auburn
Draft Grade — Raiders
Overall B
ValueB NeedB- TradesA- FutureB-
The Raiders kept it disciplined and banked a B.

There is reaching, and then there is Patrick Payton at the 183rd overall pick. The Raiders jumped the board by 51 and dared it to prove them wrong.

Landing Ott that late papers over a lot of smaller sins. Spending an early pick on linebacker with quarterback and tight end open is the decision the grade keeps circling back to.

If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through quarterback.

All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but quarterback.

Pick Analysis
Pick11 Rnd1 Caleb Downs
In the 11th pick they get a rangy last line of defense, outstanding value to boot. Need was not the driver here.
Pick31 Rnd1 Arvell Reese
In pick No. 31 they get a coverage-and-run second-level piece, and a steal at that.
Pick36 Rnd2 Sonny Styles
Of all the spots to shop, they chose linebacker. Sonny Styles in Round 2, Pick 4 leaves quarterback and tight end for later.
Pick67 Rnd3 Isaiah World
Taking Isaiah World in No. 67 is close to grand larceny; an offensive lineman that good had no business lasting this long. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick95 Rnd3 Emmanuel McNeil-Warren
A surprising call. With quarterback and tight end still to address, they spent the 95th overall pick on Emmanuel McNeil-Warren, a safety they were not short of.
Pick105 Rnd4 Nicholas Singleton
Nicholas Singleton is a better player than pick 105 suggests; smart patience, rewarded. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick112 Rnd4 Zachariah Branch
Zachariah Branch in the Round 4 slot is exactly on the number, no argument either way. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick134 Rnd4 Davison Igbinosun
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Davison Igbinosun well ahead of where he belonged. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick173 Rnd5 Zane Durant
They jumped the gun on Zane Durant, taking him earlier than his grade liked. It fills a real need, too.
Pick183 Rnd6 Patrick Payton
Patrick Payton at the 183rd pick is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick185 Rnd6 Earnest Greene III
No drama and no debate, Earnest Greene III went about where he belonged in pick 185. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick220 Rnd7 Jaydn Ott
Jaydn Ott in pick No. 220 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.