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Draft Selections
Arvell Reese Head Shot
PICK: 19 RND: 1 (LV)
Arvell Reese
LB Ohio State
Kayden McDonald Head Shot
PICK: 35 RND: 2 (LV)
Kayden McDonald
DL Ohio State
CJ Allen Head Shot
PICK: 51 RND: 2 (LV)
CJ Allen
LB Georgia
Connor Lew Head Shot
PICK: 66 RND: 3 (LV)
Connor Lew
C Auburn
Harold Perkins Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 104 RND: 4 (LV)
Harold Perkins Jr.
LB LSU
Monroe Freeling Head Shot
PICK: 111 RND: 4 (LV)
Monroe Freeling
OT Georgia
DJ McKinney Head Shot
PICK: 134 RND: 4 (LV)
DJ McKinney
CB Colorado
Drew Allar Head Shot
PICK: 173 RND: 5 (LV)
Drew Allar
QB Penn State
Aamil Wagner Head Shot
PICK: 181 RND: 6 (LV)
Aamil Wagner
OT Notre Dame
Xavier Nwankpa Head Shot
PICK: 185 RND: 6 (LV)
Xavier Nwankpa
S Iowa
Taylen Green Head Shot
PICK: 219 RND: 7 (LV)
Taylen Green
QB Arkansas
Draft Picks Received
Arvell Reese Head Shot
PICK: 19 RND: 1 (BAL)
Arvell Reese
LB Ohio State
CJ Allen Head Shot
PICK: 51 RND: 2 (BAL)
CJ Allen
LB Georgia
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (BAL)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (BAL)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (BAL)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Spencer Fano Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (BAL)
Spencer Fano
OT Utah
Draft Grade — Raiders
Overall B-
ValueB NeedB- TradesD- FutureA+
The Raiders robbed the room for Green. Final grade: B-.

The Raiders spent the weekend waiting on one name, and it fell: Taylen Green, the No. 189 name on the board, in No. 219.

They handed away value on the phones that the picks cannot earn back. They will answer for taking linebacker early while edge rusher, wide receiver and other spots went begging. The edge rusher hole is the one line item this class does not answer.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick19 Rnd1 Arvell Reese
They did well to land Arvell Reese in pick No. 19, just ahead of his grade. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick35 Rnd2 Kayden McDonald
Good price on Kayden McDonald in the 35th overall pick, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick51 Rnd2 CJ Allen
Hard to square with the roster. With positions of obvious need still on the board, CJ Allen adds a linebacker and leaves edge rusher, wide receiver and other spots untouched.
Pick66 Rnd3 Connor Lew
They robbed the room for Connor Lew here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick104 Rnd4 Harold Perkins Jr.
A surprising call. With edge rusher, wide receiver and other spots still to address, they spent Round 4, Pick 4 on Harold Perkins Jr., a linebacker they were not short of.
Pick111 Rnd4 Monroe Freeling
A conviction pick on Monroe Freeling at the Round 4 slot that the board grades a round light. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick134 Rnd4 DJ McKinney
DJ McKinney at slot 134 is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the cornerback. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick173 Rnd5 Drew Allar
They read the board right and Drew Allar was the payoff at No. 173. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick181 Rnd6 Aamil Wagner
A straight-up fair deal on Aamil Wagner at No. 181, value and slot in agreement. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick185 Rnd6 Xavier Nwankpa
No drama and no debate, Xavier Nwankpa went about where he belonged in Round 6, Pick 6. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick219 Rnd7 Taylen Green
They barely believed it either: Taylen Green still on the board at the 219th pick. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.