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Shedeur Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 12 RND: 1 (LV)
Shedeur Sanders
QB Colorado
Josh Simmons Head Shot
PICK: 23 RND: 1 (LV)
Josh Simmons
OT Ohio State
Emeka Egbuka Head Shot
PICK: 37 RND: 2 (LV)
Emeka Egbuka
WR Ohio State
Jihaad Campbell Head Shot
PICK: 39 RND: 2 (LV)
Jihaad Campbell
LB Alabama
Aireontae Ersery Head Shot
PICK: 41 RND: 2 (LV)
Aireontae Ersery
OT Minnesota
Darien Porter Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (LV)
Darien Porter
CB Iowa State
Cam Skattebo Head Shot
PICK: 87 RND: 3 (LV)
Cam Skattebo
RB Arizona State
Andrew Mukuba Head Shot
PICK: 108 RND: 4 (LV)
Andrew Mukuba
S Texas
Anthony Belton Head Shot
PICK: 143 RND: 5 (LV)
Anthony Belton
OT NC State
Dont'e Thornton Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 180 RND: 6 (LV)
Dont'e Thornton Jr.
WR Tennessee
Donovan Edwards Head Shot
PICK: 213 RND: 6 (LV)
Donovan Edwards
RB Michigan
Jaydon Blue Head Shot
PICK: 215 RND: 6 (LV)
Jaydon Blue
RB Texas
Garrett Dellinger Head Shot
PICK: 222 RND: 7 (LV)
Garrett Dellinger
OG LSU
Draft Picks Received
Shedeur Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 12 RND: 1 (DAL)
Shedeur Sanders
QB Colorado
Josh Simmons Head Shot
PICK: 23 RND: 1 (GB)
Josh Simmons
OT Ohio State
Jihaad Campbell Head Shot
PICK: 39 RND: 2 (CHI)
Jihaad Campbell
LB Alabama
Aireontae Ersery Head Shot
PICK: 41 RND: 2 (CHI)
Aireontae Ersery
OT Minnesota
Cam Skattebo Head Shot
PICK: 87 RND: 3 (GB)
Cam Skattebo
RB Arizona State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (GB)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Ashton Jeanty Head Shot
PICK: 6 RND: 1 (DAL)
Ashton Jeanty
RB Boise State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (ARI)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
Players traded away
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Andre James
C
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Dylan Parham
OG
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Jack Jones
CB
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Zamir White
RB
Draft Grade — Raiders
Overall D
ValueB NeedB TradesF FutureD+
The Raiders left with their quarterback, and a D to match.

There is conviction, and then there is this. The Raiders took Jaydon Blue a full 101 picks ahead of where the board had him, an overdraft steep enough that it colors the whole weekend. A D that will need time and luck to look better.

The trades bled value they could not afford to lose. Whatever Shedeur Sanders becomes, the front office has tied its fortunes to the answer.

They punted on edge rusher, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest. If one pick saves this weekend, it is Belton.

They are betting the present roster is worth a lighter draft next spring.

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
Pick12 Rnd1 Shedeur Sanders
In No. 12 they get their quarterback of the future. A real need, handled.
Pick23 Rnd1 Josh Simmons
Fair-plus on Josh Simmons, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick37 Rnd2 Emeka Egbuka
They let Emeka Egbuka come to them and pounced at slot 37. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick39 Rnd2 Jihaad Campbell
A market-rate linebacker, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Jihaad Campbell. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick41 Rnd2 Aireontae Ersery
Aireontae Ersery at pick No. 41 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick68 Rnd3 Darien Porter
No edge and no loss on Darien Porter in pick 68; it is a wash and a sensible one. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick87 Rnd3 Cam Skattebo
They jumped the gun on Cam Skattebo, taking him earlier than his grade liked. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick108 Rnd4 Andrew Mukuba
Andrew Mukuba at the 108th pick is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick143 Rnd5 Anthony Belton
They robbed the room for Anthony Belton here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick180 Rnd6 Dont'e Thornton Jr.
Dont'e Thornton Jr. in the Round 6 slot is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick213 Rnd6 Donovan Edwards
Somehow Donovan Edwards was still sitting there in Round 6, Pick 37, and they pounced on premier running back value. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick215 Rnd6 Jaydon Blue
Jaydon Blue at the 215th overall pick is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick222 Rnd7 Garrett Dellinger
Garrett Dellinger in pick 222 is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.