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Draft Picks Received
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7
(ARI)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
Players Gained
Minkah
Fitzpatrick
S
Ifeatu
Melifonwu
S
Joe
Milton III
QB
DeMarvion
Overshown
LB
Patrick
Paul
OT
Jaylen
Wright
RB
Players traded away
Aidan
O'Connell
QB
Albert
Okwuegbunam
TE
Amari
Cooper
WR
Brennan
Jackson
DE
Chris
Collier
RB
Devin
White
LB
Geno
Smith
QB
Ian
Thomas
TE
Jeremy
Chinn
S
Justin
Shorter
WR
Kenny
Pickett
QB
Lonnie
Johnson Jr.
CB
Raheem
Mostert
RB
Stone
Forsythe
OT
Zamir
White
RB
Draft Grade — Raiders
Overall
D-
ValueB+
NeedB
TradesF
FutureB-
The Raiders let Iamaleava fall and pounced. Final grade: D-. Somebody took the Raiders to the cleaners. The deals they made bled real value, and the whole class wears it.
The edge rusher hole is the one line item this class does not answer. The Lawson pick is fine in a vacuum, less so with edge rusher, running back and other spots still on the board.
They will need Branch to outplay his draft slot in a hurry to justify it. On value alone, Iamaleava makes the weekend a net positive.
In the end, a class the front office will want to grow past quickly.
Pick Analysis
Pick31
Rnd1
Arvell Reese
In the Round 1 slot they get a downhill thumper at linebacker at a price that makes it sweeter.
Pick38
Rnd2
Kayden McDonald
Nothing to complain about; Kayden McDonald went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick43
Rnd2
Jake Slaughter
The board had Jake Slaughter higher than No. 43, and the offensive lineman fell to them anyway. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick63
Rnd2
Jayden Maiava
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Jayden Maiava at the 63rd pick is the proof. It fills a real need, too.
Pick67
Rnd3
Ja'Kobi Lane
Ja'Kobi Lane slid further than he should have, and slot 67 is lovely value for the wide receiver. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick70
Rnd3
Deontae Lawson
Hard to square with the roster. With positions of obvious need still on the board, Deontae Lawson adds a linebacker and leaves edge rusher, running back and other spots untouched.
Pick75
Rnd3
Ian Strong
Ian Strong at the Round 3 slot is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick95
Rnd3
Julian Neal
Julian Neal in No. 95 lands just on the right side of the ledger. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick98
Rnd3
Whit Weeks
They bypassed pressing needs at edge rusher, running back and other spots to take Whit Weeks, a linebacker that was not the priority.
Pick106
Rnd4
Zachariah Branch
Zachariah Branch at pick 106 is a conviction pick that outran the value. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick113
Rnd4
Monroe Freeling
Monroe Freeling at pick No. 113 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick135
Rnd4
DJ McKinney
DJ McKinney in slot 135 is a bargain the rest of the room will envy. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick184
Rnd6
Nico Iamaleava
Taking Nico Iamaleava in the 184th pick is close to grand larceny; a quarterback that good had no business lasting this long. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.