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Draft Selections
Ashton Jeanty Head Shot
PICK: 6 RND: 1 (LV)
Ashton Jeanty
RB Boise State
Omarion Hampton Head Shot
PICK: 37 RND: 2 (LV)
Omarion Hampton
RB North Carolina
Will Howard Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (LV)
Will Howard
QB Ohio State
Andres Borregales Head Shot
PICK: 108 RND: 4 (LV)
Andres Borregales
PK Miami
James Burnip Head Shot
PICK: 143 RND: 5 (LV)
James Burnip
P Alabama
JJ Pegues Head Shot
PICK: 180 RND: 6 (LV)
JJ Pegues
DT Ole Miss
Eric Gregory Head Shot
PICK: 213 RND: 6 (LV)
Eric Gregory
DL Arkansas
Antwane Wells Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 215 RND: 6 (LV)
Antwane Wells Jr.
WR Ole Miss
Kobe Hudson Head Shot
PICK: 222 RND: 7 (LV)
Kobe Hudson
WR UCF
Draft Grade — Raiders
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
A sensible, unshowy class lands the Raiders a B-.

The Raiders put a flag in the ground for Eric Gregory, 75 picks before anyone else would have, and the value took the hit. Call it a sensible B-, earned the boring way.

They will regret leaving edge rusher for another day if the season turns on it. They banked enough surplus on Wells Jr. to cover a lot of smaller sins.

Spending an early pick on specialist with edge rusher, cornerback and other spots open is the decision the grade keeps circling back to.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick6 Rnd1 Ashton Jeanty
In slot 6 they get a featured back at fair value. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick37 Rnd2 Omarion Hampton
Fair-plus on Omarion Hampton, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick68 Rnd3 Will Howard
Will Howard at the 68th pick is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick108 Rnd4 Andres Borregales
The needs board was loud and they turned it down, spending pick No. 108 on Andres Borregales with edge rusher, cornerback and other spots unsolved.
Pick143 Rnd5 James Burnip
A reach for James Burnip in No. 143; a little patience would have been rewarded. They doubled down on a strength rather than a need.
Pick180 Rnd6 JJ Pegues
JJ Pegues at the 180th overall pick is right where the board had him, plain and simple. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick213 Rnd6 Eric Gregory
They left a pile of value on the table to take Eric Gregory this early at the Round 6 slot. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick215 Rnd6 Antwane Wells Jr.
Somehow Antwane Wells Jr. was still sitting there in the 215th pick, and they pounced on premier wide receiver value. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick222 Rnd7 Kobe Hudson
The board had Kobe Hudson higher than slot 222, and the wide receiver fell to them anyway. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.