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Draft Selections
Shedeur Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 6 RND: 1 (LV)
Shedeur Sanders
QB Colorado
Tyler Booker Head Shot
PICK: 37 RND: 2 (LV)
Tyler Booker
OG Alabama
Omarion Hampton Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (LV)
Omarion Hampton
RB North Carolina
Andrew Mukuba Head Shot
PICK: 73 RND: 3 (LV)
Andrew Mukuba
S Texas
Oluwafemi Oladejo Head Shot
PICK: 106 RND: 4 (LV)
Oluwafemi Oladejo
LB-EDGE UCLA
Dont'e Thornton Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 142 RND: 5 (LV)
Dont'e Thornton Jr.
WR Tennessee
Billy Bowman Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 178 RND: 6 (LV)
Billy Bowman Jr.
S Oklahoma
Cody Simon Head Shot
PICK: 212 RND: 6 (LV)
Cody Simon
LB Ohio State
Hunter Wohler Head Shot
PICK: 216 RND: 6 (LV)
Hunter Wohler
S Wisconsin
Jay Higgins Head Shot
PICK: 222 RND: 7 (LV)
Jay Higgins
LB Iowa
Draft Grade — Raiders
Overall B-
ValueB NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Raiders answered their biggest question with Sanders. Grade: B-.

The Raiders treated their own grade as gospel and everyone else's as noise, spending the 106th overall pick on Oluwafemi Oladejo a full 122 spots early. More right than wrong, and a B- to match.

The Higgins pick alone nudges the whole weekend up a notch. Shedeur Sanders gives the offense a face and a plan, and the grade leans heavily on whether he hits. The cornerback spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at.

They left with edge rusher solved and the rest of the wish list mostly ticked off.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick6 Rnd1 Shedeur Sanders
In Round 1, Pick 6 they get the arm they will build around. A real need, handled.
Pick37 Rnd2 Tyler Booker
A market-rate offensive lineman, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Tyler Booker. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick68 Rnd3 Omarion Hampton
You do not let a running back like Omarion Hampton reach No. 68 and blink. They did not. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick73 Rnd3 Andrew Mukuba
A tidy little value on Andrew Mukuba in the 73rd pick, a step better than break-even. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick106 Rnd4 Oluwafemi Oladejo
They reached a country mile for Oluwafemi Oladejo at pick No. 106, and the board is aghast. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick142 Rnd5 Dont'e Thornton Jr.
Dont'e Thornton Jr. at pick 142 is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick178 Rnd6 Billy Bowman Jr.
Somehow Billy Bowman Jr. was still sitting there in Round 6, Pick 3, and they pounced on premier safety value. A luxury on a unit that was already in good shape.
Pick212 Rnd6 Cody Simon
Cody Simon in No. 212 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick216 Rnd6 Hunter Wohler
They talked themselves into Hunter Wohler at pick No. 216, and the board did not agree. Stacking talent where they were already deep.
Pick222 Rnd7 Jay Higgins
Jay Higgins at the 222nd overall pick is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. Insurance at a position that did not really ask for it.