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Draft Selections
Cam Ward Head Shot
PICK: 3 RND: 1 (LV)
Cam Ward
QB Miami
Tate Ratledge Head Shot
PICK: 45 RND: 2 (LV)
Tate Ratledge
OG Georgia
Tyler Booker Head Shot
PICK: 65 RND: 3 (LV)
Tyler Booker
OG Alabama
Omarion Hampton Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (LV)
Omarion Hampton
RB North Carolina
Xavier Watts Head Shot
PICK: 77 RND: 3 (LV)
Xavier Watts
S Notre Dame
Deontae Lawson Head Shot
PICK: 104 RND: 4 (LV)
Deontae Lawson
LB Alabama
Benjamin Morrison Head Shot
PICK: 140 RND: 5 (LV)
Benjamin Morrison
CB Notre Dame
Tory Horton Head Shot
PICK: 177 RND: 6 (LV)
Tory Horton
WR Colorado State
Nicholas Singleton Head Shot
PICK: 212 RND: 6 (LV)
Nicholas Singleton
RB Penn State
Will Howard Head Shot
PICK: 216 RND: 7 (LV)
Will Howard
QB Ohio State
Barrett Carter Head Shot
PICK: 219 RND: 7 (LV)
Barrett Carter
LB Clemson
Draft Picks Received
Tate Ratledge Head Shot
PICK: 45 RND: 2 (IND)
Tate Ratledge
OG Georgia
Xavier Watts Head Shot
PICK: 77 RND: 3 (IND)
Xavier Watts
S Notre Dame
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (IND)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (NYJ)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Shavon Revel Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (IND)
Shavon Revel Jr.
CB East Carolina
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (ATL)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
Players Gained
Head Shot
Jaylon Jones
CB
Players traded away
Head Shot
Davante Adams
WR
Draft Grade — Raiders
Overall D
ValueB NeedB TradesF FutureB-
The Raiders answered their biggest question with Ward. Grade: D.

When a board-topper like Nicholas Singleton slides to the Round 6 slot, you do not overthink it, and the Raiders did not. Put together, it is a D.

The cost of the Morrison reach is exactly the players who went right after him. Cam Ward is the bet, and the class will be judged on how it pays off.

The trade table is where this weekend went wrong. The edge rusher hole is the one line item this class does not answer.

Add it up and it is a weekend the front office will hope everyone forgets, edge rusher very much included.

Pick Analysis
Pick3 Rnd1 Cam Ward
In the 3rd pick they get a long-term answer under center. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick45 Rnd2 Tate Ratledge
Nice patience on Tate Ratledge, who had no business lasting to Round 2, Pick 13. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick65 Rnd3 Tyler Booker
They read the board right and Tyler Booker was the payoff at the Round 3 slot. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick69 Rnd3 Omarion Hampton
They will replay Omarion Hampton at Round 3, Pick 5 for years; that is how good the value is. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick77 Rnd3 Xavier Watts
Xavier Watts in the 77th pick should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick104 Rnd4 Deontae Lawson
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Deontae Lawson at the 104th overall pick. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick140 Rnd5 Benjamin Morrison
A wild overpay on Benjamin Morrison in pick 140, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick177 Rnd6 Tory Horton
They went early on Tory Horton in slot 177, and the value did not follow. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick212 Rnd6 Nicholas Singleton
Nicholas Singleton in pick No. 212 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. It fills a real need, too.
Pick216 Rnd7 Will Howard
Will Howard in No. 216 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick219 Rnd7 Barrett Carter
They barely believed it either: Barrett Carter still on the board at slot 219. Stacking talent where they were already deep.