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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
Trey Amos Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (LV)
Trey Amos
CB Ole Miss
TreVeyon Henderson Head Shot
PICK: 73 RND: 3 (LV)
TreVeyon Henderson
RB Ohio State
Quinshon Judkins Head Shot
PICK: 106 RND: 4 (LV)
Quinshon Judkins
RB Ohio State
Danny Stutsman Head Shot
PICK: 142 RND: 5 (LV)
Danny Stutsman
LB Oklahoma
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
Will Sheppard Head Shot
PICK: 222 RND: 7 (LV)
Will Sheppard
WR Colorado
Draft Grade — Raiders
Overall B-
ValueB NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
Sanders is the Raiders' new face under center. Grade: B-.

Somewhere a scout is still blinking. The Raiders spent the Round 6 slot on Jimmy Horn Jr., a name the board had a full 92 spots lower.

The whole projection now runs through Shedeur Sanders; hit there and everything else looks smarter. That is a linebacker worth more than the slot they spent on him, plainly. If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through edge rusher.

The roster is better shaped than it was, with cornerback chief among the fixes.

In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the edge rusher spot they never got to.

Pick Analysis
Pick6 Rnd1 Shedeur Sanders
In the Round 1 slot they get the face of the franchise. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick37 Rnd2 Jalon Walker
Jalon Walker is a better player than Round 2, Pick 5 suggests; smart patience, rewarded. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick68 Rnd3 Trey Amos
They robbed the room for Trey Amos here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick73 Rnd3 TreVeyon Henderson
TreVeyon Henderson at slot 73 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. The roster fit checks out.
Pick106 Rnd4 Quinshon Judkins
Quinshon Judkins at the 106th pick is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick142 Rnd5 Danny Stutsman
Circle this one: Danny Stutsman at pick 142 is a fall that decides a draft. A luxury on a unit that was already in good shape.
Pick178 Rnd6 Oronde Gadsden II
Oronde Gadsden II in the 178th pick is a gift, value that borders on unfair. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick212 Rnd6 Shilo Sanders
A real head-scratcher, Shilo Sanders in the Round 6 slot is miles ahead of his ranking. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick216 Rnd6 Jimmy Horn Jr.
Jimmy Horn Jr. in slot 216 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.
Pick222 Rnd7 Will Sheppard
They talked themselves into Will Sheppard at the 222nd overall pick, and the board did not agree. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.