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Draft Selections
Fernando Mendoza Head Shot
PICK: 1 RND: 1 (LV)
Fernando Mendoza
QB Indiana
Lee Hunter Head Shot
PICK: 36 RND: 2 (LV)
Lee Hunter
DT Texas Tech
Elijah Sarratt Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (LV)
Elijah Sarratt
WR Indiana
Jake Golday Head Shot
PICK: 102 RND: 4 (LV)
Jake Golday
OLB Cincinnati
Jalon Kilgore Head Shot
PICK: 118 RND: 4 (LV)
Jalon Kilgore
CB South Carolina
Dametrious Crownover Head Shot
PICK: 134 RND: 4 (LV)
Dametrious Crownover
OT Texas A&M
Taylen Green Head Shot
PICK: 175 RND: 5 (LV)
Taylen Green
QB Arkansas
Zxavian Harris Head Shot
PICK: 182 RND: 6 (LV)
Zxavian Harris
DT Ole Miss
Riley Nowakowski Head Shot
PICK: 185 RND: 6 (LV)
Riley Nowakowski
TE Indiana
Charles Demmings Head Shot
PICK: 219 RND: 7 (LV)
Charles Demmings
CB Stephen F. Austin
Draft Picks Received
Jalon Kilgore Head Shot
PICK: 118 RND: 4 (DET)
Jalon Kilgore
CB South Carolina
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (DET)
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Draft Picks Traded
J.C. Davis Head Shot
PICK: 117 RND: 4 (DET)
J.C. Davis
OT Illinois
Draft Grade — Raiders
Overall B-
ValueC+ NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
Quarterback settled, Mendoza in the fold, and a B- for the Raiders.

Nobody had Riley Nowakowski this high, and it is not close. The Raiders reached 88 spots to get him at the 185th pick. A dependable weekend that grades out a B-.

So much rides on Fernando Mendoza that the rest of the class almost grades on a curve behind him. The Golday pick is the one they will point to when this weekend is judged. They covered a lot of ground and still skipped running back, which is a strange place to end up.

A competent weekend that does not make headlines and does not need to.

Pick Analysis
Pick1 Rnd1 Fernando Mendoza
In slot 1 they get the arm they will build around at fair value. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick36 Rnd2 Lee Hunter
A reach on Lee Hunter in the 36th overall pick; the board had better options right there. The roster fit checks out.
Pick67 Rnd3 Elijah Sarratt
They paid sticker price for Elijah Sarratt in pick 67, and that is fine. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick102 Rnd4 Jake Golday
Steal is underselling it; Jake Golday at the Round 4 slot is a heist with the alarm still ringing. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick118 Rnd4 Jalon Kilgore
Jalon Kilgore in the 118th pick is fair value, right on his grade. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick134 Rnd4 Dametrious Crownover
A straight-up fair deal on Dametrious Crownover at pick No. 134, value and slot in agreement. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick175 Rnd5 Taylen Green
They jumped the gun on Taylen Green, taking him earlier than his grade liked. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick182 Rnd6 Zxavian Harris
They talked themselves into Zxavian Harris at the Round 6 slot, and the board did not agree. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick185 Rnd6 Riley Nowakowski
They left a pile of value on the table to take Riley Nowakowski this early at No. 185. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick219 Rnd7 Charles Demmings
Charles Demmings at the 219th pick is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.