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Fernando Mendoza Head Shot
PICK: 1 RND: 1 (LV)
Fernando Mendoza
QB Indiana
Elijah Sarratt Head Shot
PICK: 36 RND: 2 (LV)
Elijah Sarratt
WR Indiana
Jake Slaughter Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (LV)
Jake Slaughter
C Florida
Jake Golday Head Shot
PICK: 102 RND: 4 (LV)
Jake Golday
OLB Cincinnati
Daylen Everette Head Shot
PICK: 117 RND: 4 (LV)
Daylen Everette
CB Georgia
Kage Casey Head Shot
PICK: 135 RND: 4 (LV)
Kage Casey
OT Boise State
Kalil Alexander Head Shot
PICK: 176 RND: 5 (LV)
Kalil Alexander
LB-EDGE Texas State
Oscar Delp Head Shot
PICK: 181 RND: 6 (LV)
Oscar Delp
TE Georgia
Jermaine Mathews Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 184 RND: 6 (LV)
Jermaine Mathews Jr.
CB Ohio State
Roman Hemby Head Shot
PICK: 219 RND: 7 (LV)
Roman Hemby
RB Indiana
Draft Grade — Raiders
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The Raiders answered their biggest question with Mendoza. Grade: B-.

The Raiders spent real capital to be 69 picks early on Roman Hemby, and the board is going to hold them to it.

Whatever Fernando Mendoza becomes, the front office has tied its fortunes to the answer. Golday at that cost is the sort of edge that compounds over a roster.

Leaving interior defensive lineman unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall.

Bottom line, more hits than misses and a roster nudged the right way.

Pick Analysis
Pick1 Rnd1 Fernando Mendoza
In the 1st overall pick they get their quarterback of the future. A real need, handled.
Pick36 Rnd2 Elijah Sarratt
No drama and no debate, Elijah Sarratt went about where he belonged in No. 36. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick67 Rnd3 Jake Slaughter
Jake Slaughter at the Round 3 slot is money in the bank, a offensive lineman taken below his worth. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick102 Rnd4 Jake Golday
Jake Golday at the 102nd pick is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick117 Rnd4 Daylen Everette
Nice patience on Daylen Everette, who had no business lasting to Round 4, Pick 17. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick135 Rnd4 Kage Casey
A reach for Kage Casey in pick 135; a little patience would have been rewarded. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick176 Rnd5 Kalil Alexander
Kalil Alexander in slot 176 is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick181 Rnd6 Oscar Delp
Oscar Delp at the 181st pick is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the tight end. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick184 Rnd6 Jermaine Mathews Jr.
Taking Jermaine Mathews Jr. in No. 184 is close to grand larceny; a cornerback that good had no business lasting this long. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick219 Rnd7 Roman Hemby
A wild overpay on Roman Hemby in pick No. 219, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. It fills a real need, too.