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Draft Selections
Cam Ward Head Shot
PICK: 6 RND: 1 (LV)
Cam Ward
QB Miami
Walter Nolen Head Shot
PICK: 37 RND: 2 (LV)
Walter Nolen
DT Ole Miss
Jihaad Campbell Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (LV)
Jihaad Campbell
LB Alabama
Xavier Watts Head Shot
PICK: 73 RND: 3 (LV)
Xavier Watts
S Notre Dame
Tate Ratledge Head Shot
PICK: 106 RND: 4 (LV)
Tate Ratledge
OG Georgia
Barryn Sorrell Head Shot
PICK: 142 RND: 5 (LV)
Barryn Sorrell
LB-EDGE Texas
Smael Mondon Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 178 RND: 6 (LV)
Smael Mondon Jr.
LB Georgia
Cam Skattebo Head Shot
PICK: 212 RND: 6 (LV)
Cam Skattebo
RB Arizona State
Raheim Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 216 RND: 6 (LV)
Raheim Sanders
RB South Carolina
Will Sheppard Head Shot
PICK: 222 RND: 7 (LV)
Will Sheppard
WR Colorado
Draft Grade — Raiders
Overall B-
ValueB NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
Quarterback settled, Ward in the fold, and a B- for the Raiders.

The war room fell hard for Barryn Sorrell, and it showed at the Round 5 slot: 154 picks ahead of a board that had other ideas. It nets out to a B-, which feels about right.

They banked enough surplus on Skattebo to cover a lot of smaller sins. The whole projection now runs through Cam Ward; hit there and everything else looks smarter.

A whole weekend of picks and cornerback is somehow still a want.

In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the cornerback spot they never got to.

Pick Analysis
Pick6 Rnd1 Cam Ward
In the 6th overall pick they get a passer to set the clock by. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick37 Rnd2 Walter Nolen
Walter Nolen is a better player than No. 37 suggests; smart patience, rewarded. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick68 Rnd3 Jihaad Campbell
Somehow Jihaad Campbell was still sitting there in the 68th pick, and they pounced on premier linebacker value. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick73 Rnd3 Xavier Watts
Xavier Watts in pick No. 73 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick106 Rnd4 Tate Ratledge
A top-tier offensive lineman at a bargain, Tate Ratledge in the Round 4 slot, plain and simple. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick142 Rnd5 Barryn Sorrell
This one needs a full-page explanation: Barryn Sorrell in pick 142, miles early. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick178 Rnd6 Smael Mondon Jr.
They robbed the room for Smael Mondon Jr. here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. A want dressed up as a pick, at a spot they had covered.
Pick212 Rnd6 Cam Skattebo
Taking Cam Skattebo in the 212th overall pick is close to grand larceny; a running back that good had no business lasting this long. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick216 Rnd6 Raheim Sanders
Circle this one: Raheim Sanders at Round 6, Pick 41 is a fall that decides a draft. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick222 Rnd7 Will Sheppard
Will Sheppard at slot 222 is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.