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Draft Selections
Cam Ward Head Shot
PICK: 6 RND: 1 (LV)
Cam Ward
QB Miami
Omarion Hampton Head Shot
PICK: 37 RND: 2 (LV)
Omarion Hampton
RB North Carolina
Elic Ayomanor Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (LV)
Elic Ayomanor
WR Stanford
Darien Porter Head Shot
PICK: 73 RND: 3 (LV)
Darien Porter
CB Iowa State
Chris Paul Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 107 RND: 4 (LV)
Chris Paul Jr.
LB Ole Miss
Lathan Ransom Head Shot
PICK: 144 RND: 5 (LV)
Lathan Ransom
S Ohio State
Nick Nash Head Shot
PICK: 182 RND: 6 (LV)
Nick Nash
WR San Jose State
Luke Lachey Head Shot
PICK: 214 RND: 6 (LV)
Luke Lachey
TE Iowa
Ty Hamilton Head Shot
PICK: 218 RND: 6 (LV)
Ty Hamilton
DT Ohio State
John Williams Head Shot
PICK: 224 RND: 7 (LV)
John Williams
OT Cincinnati
Draft Grade — Raiders
Overall B-
ValueB NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Raiders left with their quarterback, and a B- to match.

The search is over. The Raiders handed the keys to Cam Ward, and the whole operation now runs on his development.

Landing Ransom that late papers over a lot of smaller sins. If Hamilton pans out, nobody remembers the price. If not, this is the pick they hear about. The edge rusher spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick6 Rnd1 Cam Ward
In pick No. 6 they get their guy under center for the next decade. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick37 Rnd2 Omarion Hampton
Omarion Hampton at pick 37 nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick68 Rnd3 Elic Ayomanor
Nice patience on Elic Ayomanor, who had no business lasting to Round 3, Pick 4. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick73 Rnd3 Darien Porter
No drama and no debate, Darien Porter went about where he belonged in the 73rd pick. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick107 Rnd4 Chris Paul Jr.
Taking Chris Paul Jr. in the Round 4 slot is close to grand larceny; a linebacker that good had no business lasting this long. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick144 Rnd5 Lathan Ransom
You do not let a safety like Lathan Ransom reach No. 144 and blink. They did not. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick182 Rnd6 Nick Nash
The board fumbled Nick Nash all the way to the 182nd overall pick, and they scooped it up. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick214 Rnd6 Luke Lachey
A quiet steal in slot 214: Luke Lachey for less than the market said. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick218 Rnd6 Ty Hamilton
A wild overpay on Ty Hamilton in No. 218, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick224 Rnd7 John Williams
This one needs a full-page explanation: John Williams in the 224th pick, miles early. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.