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Draft Selections
Armand Membou Head Shot
PICK: 12 RND: 1 (LV)
Armand Membou
OT Missouri
Tetairoa McMillan Head Shot
PICK: 37 RND: 2 (LV)
Tetairoa McMillan
WR Arizona
Nick Emmanwori Head Shot
PICK: 44 RND: 2 (LV)
Nick Emmanwori
S South Carolina
Omarion Hampton Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (LV)
Omarion Hampton
RB North Carolina
Will Howard Head Shot
PICK: 108 RND: 4 (LV)
Will Howard
QB Ohio State
Antwaun Powell-Ryland Head Shot
PICK: 143 RND: 5 (LV)
Antwaun Powell-Ryland
DL-EDGE Virginia Tech
Connor Colby Head Shot
PICK: 180 RND: 6 (LV)
Connor Colby
OG Iowa
Bilhal Kone Head Shot
PICK: 213 RND: 6 (LV)
Bilhal Kone
CB Western Michigan
Teddye Buchanan Head Shot
PICK: 215 RND: 6 (LV)
Teddye Buchanan
LB California
Davin Vann Head Shot
PICK: 222 RND: 7 (LV)
Davin Vann
DE-EDGE NC State
Moliki Matavao Head Shot
PICK: 239 RND: 7 (LV)
Moliki Matavao
TE UCLA
Ja'Corey Brooks Head Shot
PICK: 247 RND: 7 (LV)
Ja'Corey Brooks
WR Louisville
Draft Picks Received
Armand Membou Head Shot
PICK: 12 RND: 1 (DAL)
Armand Membou
OT Missouri
Nick Emmanwori Head Shot
PICK: 44 RND: 2 (DAL)
Nick Emmanwori
S South Carolina
Moliki Matavao Head Shot
PICK: 239 RND: 7 (DAL)
Moliki Matavao
TE UCLA
Ja'Corey Brooks Head Shot
PICK: 247 RND: 7 (DAL)
Ja'Corey Brooks
WR Louisville
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (DAL)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Ashton Jeanty Head Shot
PICK: 6 RND: 1 (DAL)
Ashton Jeanty
RB Boise State
Players Gained
Head Shot
Caelen Carson
CB
Draft Grade — Raiders
Overall A-
ValueB NeedB+ TradesA+ FutureB
A masterclass at the trade table lands the Raiders a A-.

They will call it conviction in the building and a reach everywhere else: Davin Vann, 49 picks early at No. 222. The board rewarded a patient, disciplined weekend with a A-.

The trade ledger is the best part of the whole weekend. They banked enough surplus on Hampton to cover a lot of smaller sins. They covered a lot of ground and still skipped interior defensive lineman, which is a strange place to end up.

Add it up and few war rooms did better this weekend, Armand Membou and all.

Pick Analysis
Pick12 Rnd1 Armand Membou
In the 12th pick they get a long-term starter on the line at fair value. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick37 Rnd2 Tetairoa McMillan
They will replay Tetairoa McMillan at slot 37 for years; that is how good the value is. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick44 Rnd2 Nick Emmanwori
Nick Emmanwori at No. 44 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick68 Rnd3 Omarion Hampton
Omarion Hampton at the 68th overall pick is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick108 Rnd4 Will Howard
Fair-plus on Will Howard, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick143 Rnd5 Antwaun Powell-Ryland
They paid a round early for Antwaun Powell-Ryland in pick No. 143, more than the board wanted. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick180 Rnd6 Connor Colby
By-the-book stuff, Connor Colby at Round 6, Pick 4 squarely in line with his ranking. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick213 Rnd6 Bilhal Kone
Bilhal Kone at the 213th overall pick is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick215 Rnd6 Teddye Buchanan
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Teddye Buchanan well ahead of where he belonged. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick222 Rnd7 Davin Vann
This one needs a full-page explanation: Davin Vann in pick 222, miles early. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick239 Rnd7 Moliki Matavao
Moliki Matavao at the Round 7 slot is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick247 Rnd7 Ja'Corey Brooks
The board had Ja'Corey Brooks higher than the 247th pick, and the wide receiver fell to them anyway. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.