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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
Michael Taaffe Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (LV)
Michael Taaffe
S Texas
Zachariah Branch Head Shot
PICK: 102 RND: 4 (LV)
Zachariah Branch
WR Georgia
Bud Clark Head Shot
PICK: 117 RND: 4 (LV)
Bud Clark
S TCU
Gracen Halton Head Shot
PICK: 134 RND: 4 (LV)
Gracen Halton
DL Oklahoma
Domani Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 175 RND: 5 (LV)
Domani Jackson
CB Alabama
Riley Nowakowski Head Shot
PICK: 185 RND: 6 (LV)
Riley Nowakowski
TE Indiana
Kaelon Black Head Shot
PICK: 208 RND: 6 (LV)
Kaelon Black
RB Indiana
Eli Heidenreich Head Shot
PICK: 219 RND: 7 (LV)
Eli Heidenreich
WR Navy
Draft Grade — Raiders
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
A passer of the future in Mendoza, and a B-, for the Raiders.

After circling the position for what felt like forever, the Raiders committed. Fernando Mendoza is the quarterback now, and the roster gets built to his timeline. It does the job without flash, and the B- reflects it.

Landing Branch that late papers over a lot of smaller sins. They are betting Nowakowski proves the room right and everyone else wrong.

The Clark pick reads as want over need, and the roster will feel it at edge rusher and offensive lineman. That edge rusher hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick1 Rnd1 Fernando Mendoza
In pick 1 they get the face of the franchise at fair value. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick36 Rnd2 Denzel Boston
Denzel Boston at the 36th pick is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick67 Rnd3 Michael Taaffe
They paid sticker price for Michael Taaffe in Round 3, Pick 3, and that is fine. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick102 Rnd4 Zachariah Branch
Somehow Zachariah Branch was still sitting there in the 102nd overall pick, and they pounced on premier wide receiver value. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick117 Rnd4 Bud Clark
A surprising call. With edge rusher and offensive lineman still to address, they spent slot 117 on Bud Clark, a safety they were not short of.
Pick134 Rnd4 Gracen Halton
They read the board right and Gracen Halton was the payoff at pick No. 134. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick175 Rnd5 Domani Jackson
By-the-book stuff, Domani Jackson at No. 175 squarely in line with his ranking. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick185 Rnd6 Riley Nowakowski
Riley Nowakowski at the Round 6 slot is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick208 Rnd6 Kaelon Black
Kaelon Black at the Round 6 slot is a conviction pick that outran the value. It fills a real need, too.
Pick219 Rnd7 Eli Heidenreich
A big swing on Eli Heidenreich at pick 219, well ahead of any board in the building. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.