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Draft Selections
Fernando Mendoza Head Shot
PICK: 1 RND: 1 (LV)
Fernando Mendoza
QB Indiana
Dillon Thieneman Head Shot
PICK: 36 RND: 2 (LV)
Dillon Thieneman
S Oregon
A.J. Haulcy Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (LV)
A.J. Haulcy
S LSU
Domonique Orange Head Shot
PICK: 102 RND: 4 (LV)
Domonique Orange
DT Iowa State
Daylen Everette Head Shot
PICK: 117 RND: 4 (LV)
Daylen Everette
CB Georgia
Harold Perkins Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 134 RND: 4 (LV)
Harold Perkins Jr.
LB LSU
Taylen Green Head Shot
PICK: 175 RND: 5 (LV)
Taylen Green
QB Arkansas
Kaelon Black Head Shot
PICK: 185 RND: 6 (LV)
Kaelon Black
RB Indiana
Riley Nowakowski Head Shot
PICK: 208 RND: 6 (LV)
Riley Nowakowski
TE Indiana
Eli Heidenreich Head Shot
PICK: 219 RND: 7 (LV)
Eli Heidenreich
WR Navy
Draft Grade — Raiders
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
Quarterback settled, Mendoza in the fold, and a B- for the Raiders.

After circling the position for what felt like forever, the Raiders committed. Fernando Mendoza is the quarterback now, and the roster gets built to his timeline.

On value alone, Everette makes the weekend a net positive. They will need Black to outplay his draft slot in a hurry to justify it.

That edge rusher hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall. Spending an early pick on safety with edge rusher and offensive lineman open is the decision the grade keeps circling back to.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick1 Rnd1 Fernando Mendoza
They took Fernando Mendoza at par in Round 1, Pick 1, which is nothing to complain about. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick36 Rnd2 Dillon Thieneman
By-the-book stuff, Dillon Thieneman at the 36th overall pick squarely in line with his ranking. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick67 Rnd3 A.J. Haulcy
The eyebrow-raiser of the weekend. They went safety with A.J. Haulcy while clear needs at edge rusher and offensive lineman sat open.
Pick102 Rnd4 Domonique Orange
They will replay Domonique Orange at slot 102 for years; that is how good the value is. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick117 Rnd4 Daylen Everette
Daylen Everette in the Round 4 slot should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick134 Rnd4 Harold Perkins Jr.
No edge and no loss on Harold Perkins Jr. in the 134th pick; it is a wash and a sensible one. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick175 Rnd5 Taylen Green
Taylen Green in pick 175 is the kind of reach that only looks good if he outplays it. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick185 Rnd6 Kaelon Black
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Kaelon Black. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick208 Rnd6 Riley Nowakowski
They paid up for Riley Nowakowski at No. 208 when waiting would have done the job. The roster fit checks out.
Pick219 Rnd7 Eli Heidenreich
They talked themselves into Eli Heidenreich at Round 7, Pick 3, and the board did not agree. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.