BeastOnTheGrid'S MOCK DRAFT

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  • BeastOnTheGrid DRAFTING FOR THE
    Raiders
Draft Selections
Nick Emmanwori Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (LV)
Nick Emmanwori
S South Carolina
Tyler Booker Head Shot
PICK: 37 RND: 2 (LV)
Tyler Booker
OG Alabama
Tate Ratledge Head Shot
PICK: 58 RND: 2 (LV)
Tate Ratledge
OG Georgia
Kyle McCord Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (LV)
Kyle McCord
QB Syracuse
O'Donnell Fortune Head Shot
PICK: 73 RND: 3 (LV)
O'Donnell Fortune
CB South Carolina
TreVeyon Henderson Head Shot
PICK: 106 RND: 4 (LV)
TreVeyon Henderson
RB Ohio State
Ricky White III Head Shot
PICK: 142 RND: 5 (LV)
Ricky White III
WR UNLV
Smael Mondon Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 165 RND: 5 (LV)
Smael Mondon Jr.
LB Georgia
Nazir Stackhouse Head Shot
PICK: 178 RND: 6 (LV)
Nazir Stackhouse
DL Georgia
Jeffrey Bassa Head Shot
PICK: 212 RND: 6 (LV)
Jeffrey Bassa
LB Oregon
Nick Nash Head Shot
PICK: 222 RND: 7 (LV)
Nick Nash
WR San Jose State
Ollie Gordon II Head Shot
PICK: 225 RND: 7 (LV)
Ollie Gordon II
RB Oklahoma State
Cam Skattebo Head Shot
PICK: 244 RND: 7 (LV)
Cam Skattebo
RB Arizona State
Draft Picks Received
Nick Emmanwori Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (HOU)
Nick Emmanwori
S South Carolina
Tate Ratledge Head Shot
PICK: 58 RND: 2 (HOU)
Tate Ratledge
OG Georgia
Smael Mondon Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 165 RND: 5 (HOU)
Smael Mondon Jr.
LB Georgia
Ollie Gordon II Head Shot
PICK: 225 RND: 7 (DET)
Ollie Gordon II
RB Oklahoma State
Cam Skattebo Head Shot
PICK: 244 RND: 7 (DET)
Cam Skattebo
RB Arizona State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (HOU)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (HOU)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (NYJ)
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Draft Picks Traded
Kelvin Banks Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 6 RND: 1 (HOU)
Kelvin Banks Jr.
OT Texas
Mac McWilliams Head Shot
PICK: 216 RND: 6 (DET)
Mac McWilliams
CB UCF
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (ATL)
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Players traded away
Head Shot
Davante Adams
WR
Draft Grade — Raiders
Overall D+
ValueB NeedB TradesF FutureA+
Grand theft in slot 244: the Raiders steal Skattebo and grade out a D+.

The Raiders did not reach, did not trade up, did not blink. They just waited, and Cam Skattebo fell into the 244th overall pick. The math is unkind, and the D+ follows.

White III has a lot of ground to make up just to look fairly priced. Overpaying at the table undid a lot of the good work elsewhere. They will regret leaving edge rusher for another day if the season turns on it.

Job largely done: cornerback settled and 6 of 8 of the wish list covered.

Bottom line, they will need several of these picks to beat their grades just to break even, and edge rusher is still a hole.

Pick Analysis
Pick25 Rnd1 Nick Emmanwori
In pick No. 25 they get a rangy last line of defense at a price that makes it sweeter. Need was not the driver here.
Pick37 Rnd2 Tyler Booker
Tyler Booker at Round 2, Pick 5 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick58 Rnd2 Tate Ratledge
Tate Ratledge in the Round 2 slot is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick68 Rnd3 Kyle McCord
A wild overpay on Kyle McCord in pick 68, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick73 Rnd3 O'Donnell Fortune
The board had cheaper options than O'Donnell Fortune at slot 73, and it noticed. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick106 Rnd4 TreVeyon Henderson
TreVeyon Henderson at the 106th overall pick is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick142 Rnd5 Ricky White III
Ricky White III at the 142nd pick is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick165 Rnd5 Smael Mondon Jr.
The board fumbled Smael Mondon Jr. all the way to No. 165, and they scooped it up. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick178 Rnd6 Nazir Stackhouse
Nazir Stackhouse at pick 178 is a clear overpay, with better names still on the board. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick212 Rnd6 Jeffrey Bassa
Jeffrey Bassa in Round 6, Pick 37 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. They added to a strength when a need was still open elsewhere.
Pick222 Rnd7 Nick Nash
Nick Nash at the 222nd overall pick is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick225 Rnd7 Ollie Gordon II
Taking Ollie Gordon II in slot 225 is close to grand larceny; a running back that good had no business lasting this long. It fills a real need, too.
Pick244 Rnd7 Cam Skattebo
You do not let a running back like Cam Skattebo reach No. 244 and blink. They did not. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.