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Draft Selections
Will Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 6 RND: 1 (LV)
Will Johnson
CB Michigan
Jalon Walker Head Shot
PICK: 37 RND: 2 (LV)
Jalon Walker
LB Georgia
Tate Ratledge Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (LV)
Tate Ratledge
OG Georgia
Jalen Milroe Head Shot
PICK: 108 RND: 4 (LV)
Jalen Milroe
QB Alabama
Emery Jones Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 143 RND: 5 (LV)
Emery Jones Jr.
OT LSU
Cobee Bryant Head Shot
PICK: 180 RND: 6 (LV)
Cobee Bryant
CB Kansas
DJ Giddens Head Shot
PICK: 213 RND: 6 (LV)
DJ Giddens
RB Kansas State
Ricky White III Head Shot
PICK: 215 RND: 6 (LV)
Ricky White III
WR UNLV
Donovan Edwards Head Shot
PICK: 222 RND: 7 (LV)
Donovan Edwards
RB Michigan
Draft Grade — Raiders
Overall B
ValueB NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The Raiders let Giddens fall and pounced. Final grade: B.

Thirty-one other rooms let DJ Giddens slide, and the Raiders were the ones holding the card at slot 213. Highway robbery. They moved the roster forward and banked a B for it.

The edge rusher hole is the one line item this class does not answer. On the needs board they went 5 of 8, with cornerback the one that mattered most.

A tidy weekend of work that should hold up just fine.

Pick Analysis
Pick6 Rnd1 Will Johnson
In pick 6 they get an island corner at fair value. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick37 Rnd2 Jalon Walker
Jalon Walker slipping to the 37th pick is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick68 Rnd3 Tate Ratledge
Tate Ratledge in slot 68 is fair value, right on his grade. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick108 Rnd4 Jalen Milroe
The board had Jalen Milroe higher than pick No. 108, and the quarterback fell to them anyway. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick143 Rnd5 Emery Jones Jr.
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Emery Jones Jr. at Round 5, Pick 5 is the proof. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick180 Rnd6 Cobee Bryant
By-the-book stuff, Cobee Bryant at No. 180 squarely in line with his ranking. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick213 Rnd6 DJ Giddens
They will replay DJ Giddens at the 213th overall pick for years; that is how good the value is. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick215 Rnd6 Ricky White III
Ricky White III at the Round 6 slot is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick222 Rnd7 Donovan Edwards
A running back of that caliber at the 222nd overall pick is the definition of value, full stop. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.