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Draft Selections
Fernando Mendoza Head Shot
PICK: 1 RND: 1 (LV)
Fernando Mendoza
QB Indiana
Denzel Boston Head Shot
PICK: 36 RND: 2 (LV)
Denzel Boston
WR Washington
Domonique Orange Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (LV)
Domonique Orange
DT Iowa State
Bud Clark Head Shot
PICK: 102 RND: 4 (LV)
Bud Clark
S TCU
Genesis Smith Head Shot
PICK: 117 RND: 4 (LV)
Genesis Smith
S Arizona
Will Lee III Head Shot
PICK: 134 RND: 4 (LV)
Will Lee III
CB Texas A&M
Kaelon Black Head Shot
PICK: 175 RND: 5 (LV)
Kaelon Black
RB Indiana
Anez Cooper Head Shot
PICK: 185 RND: 6 (LV)
Anez Cooper
OG Miami
Taylen Green Head Shot
PICK: 208 RND: 6 (LV)
Taylen Green
QB Arkansas
Riley Nowakowski Head Shot
PICK: 219 RND: 7 (LV)
Riley Nowakowski
TE Indiana
Draft Grade — Raiders
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
A franchise passer in Mendoza headlines a B- weekend for the Raiders.

The search is over. The Raiders handed the keys to Fernando Mendoza, and the whole operation now runs on his development.

Reaching for Black left real value on the table behind him. They covered a lot of ground and still skipped edge rusher, which is a strange place to end up.

That is a quarterback worth more than the slot they spent on him, plainly. They will answer for taking safety early while edge rusher went begging.

All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but edge rusher.

Pick Analysis
Pick1 Rnd1 Fernando Mendoza
In No. 1 they get the face of the franchise. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick36 Rnd2 Denzel Boston
Good price on Denzel Boston in the 36th overall pick, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick67 Rnd3 Domonique Orange
A straight-up fair deal on Domonique Orange at Round 3, Pick 3, value and slot in agreement. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick102 Rnd4 Bud Clark
A market-rate safety, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Bud Clark. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick117 Rnd4 Genesis Smith
Of all the spots to shop, they chose safety. Genesis Smith in pick No. 117 leaves edge rusher for later.
Pick134 Rnd4 Will Lee III
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Will Lee III at slot 134. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick175 Rnd5 Kaelon Black
They talked themselves into Kaelon Black at pick 175, and the board did not agree. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick185 Rnd6 Anez Cooper
Anez Cooper at the 185th pick is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the offensive lineman. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick208 Rnd6 Taylen Green
They let Taylen Green come to them and pounced at the 208th pick. The roster fit checks out.
Pick219 Rnd7 Riley Nowakowski
Riley Nowakowski at the Round 7 slot is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. It fills a real need, too.