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Draft Selections
Cam Ward Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (LV)
Cam Ward
QB Miami
Tate Ratledge Head Shot
PICK: 38 RND: 2 (LV)
Tate Ratledge
OG Georgia
Tyler Booker Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (LV)
Tyler Booker
OG Alabama
Ajani Cornelius Head Shot
PICK: 73 RND: 3 (LV)
Ajani Cornelius
OT Oregon
Evan Stewart Head Shot
PICK: 105 RND: 4 (LV)
Evan Stewart
WR Oregon
Nicholas Singleton Head Shot
PICK: 141 RND: 5 (LV)
Nicholas Singleton
RB Penn State
Raheim Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 185 RND: 6 (LV)
Raheim Sanders
RB South Carolina
Conner Weigman Head Shot
PICK: 212 RND: 6 (LV)
Conner Weigman
QB Texas A&M
Lathan Ransom Head Shot
PICK: 214 RND: 6 (LV)
Lathan Ransom
S Ohio State
Tony Grimes Head Shot
PICK: 224 RND: 7 (LV)
Tony Grimes
CB UNLV
Draft Picks Received
Cam Ward Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (NYJ)
Cam Ward
QB Miami
Draft Picks Traded
Tre Harris Head Shot
PICK: 7 RND: 1 (NYJ)
Tre Harris
WR Ole Miss
Players traded away
Head Shot
Davante Adams
WR
Draft Grade — Raiders
Overall D-
ValueB NeedB TradesF FutureB-
The Raiders finally solved quarterback, and it carried them to a D-.

Call it larceny. Lathan Ransom sat on the board until pick 214, and the Raiders did not need to be asked twice.

The trade table is where this weekend went wrong. Cam Ward is the bet, and the class will be judged on how it pays off. The Cornelius reach is the anchor dragging on the value grade.

For all the activity, edge rusher went untouched, which is hard to explain.

Bottom line, they will need several of these picks to beat their grades just to break even.

Pick Analysis
Pick4 Rnd1 Cam Ward
In the 4th pick they get the arm they will build around. A real need, handled.
Pick38 Rnd2 Tate Ratledge
They let Tate Ratledge come to them and pounced at slot 38. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick69 Rnd3 Tyler Booker
Steal is underselling it; Tyler Booker at pick 69 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick73 Rnd3 Ajani Cornelius
They left a pile of value on the table to take Ajani Cornelius this early at slot 73. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick105 Rnd4 Evan Stewart
Evan Stewart in Round 4, Pick 4 is a bargain the rest of the room will envy. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick141 Rnd5 Nicholas Singleton
Nicholas Singleton at the 141st overall pick is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick185 Rnd6 Raheim Sanders
Raheim Sanders at the 185th pick is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick212 Rnd6 Conner Weigman
They paid up for Conner Weigman at pick No. 212 when waiting would have done the job. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick214 Rnd6 Lathan Ransom
Taking Lathan Ransom in the Round 6 slot is close to grand larceny; a safety that good had no business lasting this long. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick224 Rnd7 Tony Grimes
A big swing on Tony Grimes at No. 224, well ahead of any board in the building. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.