BeastOnTheGrid'S MOCK DRAFT

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Draft Selections
Shedeur Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (LV)
Shedeur Sanders
QB Colorado
Tyler Booker Head Shot
PICK: 38 RND: 2 (LV)
Tyler Booker
OG Alabama
Ozzy Trapilo Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (LV)
Ozzy Trapilo
OT Boston College
Evan Stewart Head Shot
PICK: 73 RND: 3 (LV)
Evan Stewart
WR Oregon
Nicholas Singleton Head Shot
PICK: 105 RND: 4 (LV)
Nicholas Singleton
RB Penn State
Jaeden Roberts Head Shot
PICK: 141 RND: 5 (LV)
Jaeden Roberts
OG Alabama
Benjamin Morrison Head Shot
PICK: 185 RND: 6 (LV)
Benjamin Morrison
CB Notre Dame
Shilo Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 212 RND: 6 (LV)
Shilo Sanders
S Colorado
Jeffrey Bassa Head Shot
PICK: 214 RND: 6 (LV)
Jeffrey Bassa
LB Oregon
Damien Martinez Head Shot
PICK: 224 RND: 7 (LV)
Damien Martinez
RB Miami
Draft Picks Received
Shedeur Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (NYJ)
Shedeur Sanders
QB Colorado
Draft Picks Traded
Cam Ward Head Shot
PICK: 7 RND: 1 (NYJ)
Cam Ward
QB Miami
Players traded away
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Davante Adams
WR
Draft Grade — Raiders
Overall D-
ValueB- NeedB TradesF FutureB-
A passer of the future in Sanders, and a D-, for the Raiders.

The trade table was where it all came apart. The Raiders shipped out far more than they hauled back, and no amount of spin dresses up the bill. A weekend that fought the value and lost, hence the D-.

Everything downstream of Shedeur Sanders depends on Shedeur Sanders, and the building knows it. If Sanders pans out, nobody remembers the price. If not, this is the pick they hear about.

They punted on edge rusher, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest. They banked enough surplus on Martinez to cover a lot of smaller sins.

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
Pick4 Rnd1 Shedeur Sanders
In the Round 1 slot they get a franchise quarterback at fair value. A real need, handled.
Pick38 Rnd2 Tyler Booker
A reach on Tyler Booker in Round 2, Pick 6; the board had better options right there. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick69 Rnd3 Ozzy Trapilo
Nice patience on Ozzy Trapilo, who had no business lasting to slot 69. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick73 Rnd3 Evan Stewart
Evan Stewart in pick No. 73 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick105 Rnd4 Nicholas Singleton
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Nicholas Singleton at the 105th overall pick. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick141 Rnd5 Jaeden Roberts
A market-rate offensive lineman, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Jaeden Roberts. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick185 Rnd6 Benjamin Morrison
They took Benjamin Morrison at par in pick 185, which is nothing to complain about. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick212 Rnd6 Shilo Sanders
A real head-scratcher, Shilo Sanders in the 212th pick is miles ahead of his ranking. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick214 Rnd6 Jeffrey Bassa
A reach for Jeffrey Bassa in the 214th overall pick; a little patience would have been rewarded. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick224 Rnd7 Damien Martinez
Damien Martinez in slot 224 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. It patches a soft spot without any drama.