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Draft Selections
Shedeur Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 6 RND: 1 (LV)
Shedeur Sanders
QB Colorado
Jalon Walker Head Shot
PICK: 37 RND: 2 (LV)
Jalon Walker
LB Georgia
TreVeyon Henderson Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (LV)
TreVeyon Henderson
RB Ohio State
Jayden Higgins Head Shot
PICK: 73 RND: 3 (LV)
Jayden Higgins
WR Iowa State
Quinshon Judkins Head Shot
PICK: 106 RND: 4 (LV)
Quinshon Judkins
RB Ohio State
Dont'e Thornton Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 142 RND: 5 (LV)
Dont'e Thornton Jr.
WR Tennessee
Oronde Gadsden II Head Shot
PICK: 178 RND: 6 (LV)
Oronde Gadsden II
TE Syracuse
Shilo Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 212 RND: 6 (LV)
Shilo Sanders
S Colorado
Jimmy Horn Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 216 RND: 6 (LV)
Jimmy Horn Jr.
WR Colorado
Jay Higgins Head Shot
PICK: 222 RND: 7 (LV)
Jay Higgins
LB Iowa
Draft Grade — Raiders
Overall B-
ValueB NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Raiders found their guy under center in Sanders: B-.

Somewhere a scout is still blinking. The Raiders spent pick No. 216 on Jimmy Horn Jr., a name the board had a full 92 spots lower.

The Higgins pick is the one they will point to when this weekend is judged. So much rides on Shedeur Sanders that the rest of the class almost grades on a curve behind him. They punted on edge rusher, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest.

Wide receiver was the priority and it is no longer a question, which is most of the job.

All told, a draft that does its job without fuss, and there is real value in that.

Pick Analysis
Pick6 Rnd1 Shedeur Sanders
In Round 1, Pick 6 they get a franchise quarterback at fair value. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick37 Rnd2 Jalon Walker
Jalon Walker at pick 37 is money in the bank, a linebacker taken below his worth. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick68 Rnd3 TreVeyon Henderson
They read the board right and TreVeyon Henderson was the payoff at slot 68. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick73 Rnd3 Jayden Higgins
They paid sticker price for Jayden Higgins in the 73rd overall pick, and that is fine. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick106 Rnd4 Quinshon Judkins
Taking Quinshon Judkins in No. 106 is close to grand larceny; a running back that good had no business lasting this long. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick142 Rnd5 Dont'e Thornton Jr.
They talked themselves into Dont'e Thornton Jr. at pick No. 142, and the board did not agree. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick178 Rnd6 Oronde Gadsden II
They barely believed it either: Oronde Gadsden II still on the board at slot 178. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick212 Rnd6 Shilo Sanders
Shilo Sanders at pick No. 212 is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick216 Rnd6 Jimmy Horn Jr.
Value said wait; Jimmy Horn Jr. in Round 6, Pick 41 says they were not listening. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick222 Rnd7 Jay Higgins
They robbed the room for Jay Higgins here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. Nice player, but the depth chart did not need him here.