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JC Latham Head Shot
PICK: 14 RND: 1 (LV)
JC Latham
OT Alabama
Cooper Beebe Head Shot
PICK: 46 RND: 2 (LV)
Cooper Beebe
OG Kansas State
Barrett Carter Head Shot
PICK: 78 RND: 3 (LV)
Barrett Carter
LB Clemson
Cameron Ward Head Shot
PICK: 114 RND: 4 (LV)
Cameron Ward
QB Washington State
Drake Nugent Head Shot
PICK: 151 RND: 5 (LV)
Drake Nugent
C Michigan
Zy Alexander Head Shot
PICK: 192 RND: 6 (LV)
Zy Alexander
CB LSU
Roman Hemby Head Shot
PICK: 235 RND: 7 (LV)
Roman Hemby
RB Maryland
Draft Grade — Raiders
Overall B-
ValueC+ NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
Nothing loud, just a tidy B- for the Raiders.

The tape said wait; the Raiders did not. Roman Hemby went at the 235th pick, a good 41 picks before the board was ready.

They covered a lot of ground and still skipped edge rusher, which is a strange place to end up. Cornerback is handled and the depth chart looks a good deal healthier for it. Building through the lines is a philosophy, and they stuck to it.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick14 Rnd1 JC Latham
In pick No. 14 they get a blindside protector. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick46 Rnd2 Cooper Beebe
A market-rate offensive lineman, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Cooper Beebe. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick78 Rnd3 Barrett Carter
Barrett Carter at pick 78 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick114 Rnd4 Cameron Ward
They talked themselves into Cameron Ward at slot 114, and the board did not agree. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick151 Rnd5 Drake Nugent
Drake Nugent at Round 5, Pick 15 is a conviction pick that outran the value. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick192 Rnd6 Zy Alexander
Zy Alexander at the Round 6 slot is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick235 Rnd7 Roman Hemby
Roman Hemby at the 235th pick is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.