downey9191'S MOCK DRAFT

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  • downey9191 DRAFTING FOR THE
    Raiders
Draft Selections
Ashton Jeanty Head Shot
PICK: 6 RND: 1 (LV)
Ashton Jeanty
RB Boise State
Luther Burden III Head Shot
PICK: 37 RND: 2 (LV)
Luther Burden III
WR Missouri
Carson Schwesinger Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (LV)
Carson Schwesinger
LB UCLA
Will Howard Head Shot
PICK: 108 RND: 4 (LV)
Will Howard
QB Ohio State
Hollin Pierce Head Shot
PICK: 143 RND: 5 (LV)
Hollin Pierce
OT Rutgers
KeAndre Lambert-Smith Head Shot
PICK: 180 RND: 6 (LV)
KeAndre Lambert-Smith
WR Auburn
R.J. Mickens Head Shot
PICK: 213 RND: 6 (LV)
R.J. Mickens
S Clemson
Jarquez Hunter Head Shot
PICK: 215 RND: 6 (LV)
Jarquez Hunter
RB Auburn
Alijah Huzzie Head Shot
PICK: 222 RND: 7 (LV)
Alijah Huzzie
CB North Carolina
Draft Grade — Raiders
Overall B
ValueB NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Raiders won the night they stopped Hunter from sliding. Grade: B.

This is the pick they will still be bragging about in July: Jarquez Hunter, the No. 190 name on the board, stolen at pick 215.

If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through edge rusher. Reaching for Lambert-Smith left real value on the table behind him.

On the needs board they went 5 of 8, with cornerback the one that mattered most.

In short, they left a little better than they arrived, which is the whole idea.

Pick Analysis
Pick6 Rnd1 Ashton Jeanty
In Round 1, Pick 6 they get an every-down engine for the run game. A real need, handled.
Pick37 Rnd2 Luther Burden III
A quiet steal in pick No. 37: Luther Burden III for less than the market said. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick68 Rnd3 Carson Schwesinger
They took Carson Schwesinger at par in the 68th overall pick, which is nothing to complain about. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick108 Rnd4 Will Howard
Will Howard in No. 108 lands just on the right side of the ledger. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick143 Rnd5 Hollin Pierce
Good price on Hollin Pierce in pick 143, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick180 Rnd6 KeAndre Lambert-Smith
They talked themselves into KeAndre Lambert-Smith at slot 180, and the board did not agree. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick213 Rnd6 R.J. Mickens
By-the-book stuff, R.J. Mickens at the Round 6 slot squarely in line with his ranking. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick215 Rnd6 Jarquez Hunter
Somehow Jarquez Hunter was still sitting there in the 215th pick, and they pounced on premier running back value. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick222 Rnd7 Alijah Huzzie
Nothing to complain about; Alijah Huzzie went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.