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Draft Selections
Fernando Mendoza Head Shot
PICK: 1 RND: 1 (LV)
Fernando Mendoza
QB Indiana
Dillon Thieneman Head Shot
PICK: 36 RND: 2 (LV)
Dillon Thieneman
S Oregon
Lee Hunter Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (LV)
Lee Hunter
DT Texas Tech
Daylen Everette Head Shot
PICK: 108 RND: 4 (LV)
Daylen Everette
CB Georgia
Bud Clark Head Shot
PICK: 117 RND: 4 (LV)
Bud Clark
S TCU
Dametrious Crownover Head Shot
PICK: 134 RND: 4 (LV)
Dametrious Crownover
OT Texas A&M
Taylen Green Head Shot
PICK: 170 RND: 5 (LV)
Taylen Green
QB Arkansas
Kevin Coleman Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 175 RND: 5 (LV)
Kevin Coleman Jr.
WR Missouri
VJ Payne Head Shot
PICK: 185 RND: 6 (LV)
VJ Payne
S Kansas State
Riley Nowakowski Head Shot
PICK: 208 RND: 6 (LV)
Riley Nowakowski
TE Indiana
Kaelon Black Head Shot
PICK: 219 RND: 7 (LV)
Kaelon Black
RB Indiana
Eli Heidenreich Head Shot
PICK: 246 RND: 7 (LV)
Eli Heidenreich
WR Navy
Deven Eastern Head Shot
PICK: 257 RND: 7 (LV)
Deven Eastern
DL Minnesota
Draft Picks Received
Daylen Everette Head Shot
PICK: 108 RND: 4 (DEN)
Daylen Everette
CB Georgia
Taylen Green Head Shot
PICK: 170 RND: 5 (DEN)
Taylen Green
QB Arkansas
Eli Heidenreich Head Shot
PICK: 246 RND: 7 (DEN)
Eli Heidenreich
WR Navy
Deven Eastern Head Shot
PICK: 257 RND: 7 (DEN)
Deven Eastern
DL Minnesota
Draft Picks Traded
Sam Roush Head Shot
PICK: 102 RND: 4 (DEN)
Sam Roush
TE Stanford
Draft Grade — Raiders
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Raiders bet the future on Mendoza. The board says B-.

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

They banked enough surplus on Everette to cover a lot of smaller sins. If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through edge rusher. It is not that Clark is a bad player; it is that the Raiders had louder needs to answer first.

The Eastern pick is the one the value grade keeps tripping over.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick1 Rnd1 Fernando Mendoza
In pick 1 they get their quarterback of the future. A real need, handled.
Pick36 Rnd2 Dillon Thieneman
No edge and no loss on Dillon Thieneman in slot 36; it is a wash and a sensible one. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick67 Rnd3 Lee Hunter
Lee Hunter at Round 3, Pick 3 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick108 Rnd4 Daylen Everette
The board fumbled Daylen Everette all the way to pick No. 108, and they scooped it up. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick117 Rnd4 Bud Clark
They zigged when the board said zag, taking Bud Clark at safety with edge rusher open.
Pick134 Rnd4 Dametrious Crownover
A premium they did not need to pay, Dametrious Crownover a notch or two before his time. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick170 Rnd5 Taylen Green
They reached a country mile for Taylen Green at the 170th pick, and the board is aghast. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick175 Rnd5 Kevin Coleman Jr.
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Kevin Coleman Jr. in the Round 5 slot. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick185 Rnd6 VJ Payne
A reach on VJ Payne in slot 185; the board had better options right there. A want more than a need, though you can never have too many.
Pick208 Rnd6 Riley Nowakowski
The board had cheaper options than Riley Nowakowski at pick No. 208, and it noticed. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick219 Rnd7 Kaelon Black
A market-rate running back, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Kaelon Black. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick246 Rnd7 Eli Heidenreich
A tidy little value on Eli Heidenreich in the 246th overall pick, a step better than break-even. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick257 Rnd7 Deven Eastern
Deven Eastern at the 257th pick is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.