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Draft Selections
Shedeur Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 1 RND: 1 (LV)
Shedeur Sanders
QB Colorado
Kenneth Grant Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (LV)
Kenneth Grant
DT Michigan
Kamari Ramsey Head Shot
PICK: 65 RND: 3 (LV)
Kamari Ramsey
S USC
Kaleb Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (LV)
Kaleb Johnson
RB Iowa
Luke Kandra Head Shot
PICK: 103 RND: 4 (LV)
Luke Kandra
OG Cincinnati
Barrett Carter Head Shot
PICK: 138 RND: 4 (LV)
Barrett Carter
LB Clemson
Antwane Wells Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 178 RND: 6 (LV)
Antwane Wells Jr.
WR Ole Miss
Bryce Foster Head Shot
PICK: 212 RND: 6 (LV)
Bryce Foster
C Kansas
Quincy Riley Head Shot
PICK: 216 RND: 7 (LV)
Quincy Riley
CB Louisville
Robert Spears-Jennings Head Shot
PICK: 217 RND: 7 (LV)
Robert Spears-Jennings
S Oklahoma
Draft Grade — Raiders
Overall B-
ValueB NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
Sanders is the plan now, and the Raiders grade out a B-.

You could see the war room lean forward. Robert Spears-Jennings at pick 217 is the sort of fall that does not happen, except it just did. Solid and sensible more than spectacular: a B-.

Everything downstream of Shedeur Sanders depends on Shedeur Sanders, and the building knows it. They will regret leaving edge rusher for another day if the season turns on it. Every board in the league had Riley lower, and that gap is the story.

They went 6 of 8 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick1 Rnd1 Shedeur Sanders
No drama and no debate, Shedeur Sanders went about where he belonged in Round 1, Pick 1. The roster fit checks out.
Pick34 Rnd2 Kenneth Grant
A clean, defensible pick in the Round 2 slot with a little surplus value in Kenneth Grant. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick65 Rnd3 Kamari Ramsey
Kamari Ramsey in slot 65 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick69 Rnd3 Kaleb Johnson
You do not let a running back like Kaleb Johnson reach Round 3, Pick 5 and blink. They did not. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick103 Rnd4 Luke Kandra
Luke Kandra in pick 103 is the kind of reach that only looks good if he outplays it. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick138 Rnd4 Barrett Carter
Steal is underselling it; Barrett Carter at the 138th pick is a heist with the alarm still ringing. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick178 Rnd6 Antwane Wells Jr.
Antwane Wells Jr. at the Round 6 slot is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick212 Rnd6 Bryce Foster
Bryce Foster slipping to pick No. 212 is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick216 Rnd7 Quincy Riley
A conviction pick on Quincy Riley at No. 216 that the board grades a round light. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick217 Rnd7 Robert Spears-Jennings
They will replay Robert Spears-Jennings at the 217th overall pick for years; that is how good the value is. Insurance at a position that did not really ask for it.