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Draft Selections
Fernando Mendoza Head Shot
PICK: 1 RND: 1 (LV)
Fernando Mendoza
QB Indiana
Omar Cooper Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 36 RND: 2 (LV)
Omar Cooper Jr.
WR Indiana
D'Angelo Ponds Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (LV)
D'Angelo Ponds
CB Indiana
Darrell Jackson Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 102 RND: 4 (LV)
Darrell Jackson Jr.
DT Florida State
Genesis Smith Head Shot
PICK: 117 RND: 4 (LV)
Genesis Smith
S Arizona
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
VJ Payne Head Shot
PICK: 185 RND: 6 (LV)
VJ Payne
S Kansas State
Riley Nowakowski Head Shot
PICK: 208 RND: 6 (LV)
Riley Nowakowski
TE Indiana
Roman Hemby Head Shot
PICK: 219 RND: 7 (LV)
Roman Hemby
RB Indiana
Draft Grade — Raiders
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Raiders answered their biggest question with Mendoza. Grade: B-.

When the story of this class is written, it opens with Roman Hemby at the Round 7 slot, a reach of 135 spots that the board flatly disagrees with.

Everything downstream of Fernando Mendoza depends on Fernando Mendoza, and the building knows it. A whole weekend of picks and edge rusher is somehow still a want. Ponds at that cost is the sort of edge that compounds over a roster.

A workmanlike haul that should hold up just fine.

Pick Analysis
Pick1 Rnd1 Fernando Mendoza
No edge and no loss on Fernando Mendoza in the 1st overall pick; it is a wash and a sensible one. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick36 Rnd2 Omar Cooper Jr.
They paid sticker price for Omar Cooper Jr. in Round 2, Pick 4, and that is fine. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick67 Rnd3 D'Angelo Ponds
D'Angelo Ponds at No. 67 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick102 Rnd4 Darrell Jackson Jr.
Darrell Jackson Jr. in the Round 4 slot is fair value, right on his grade. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick117 Rnd4 Genesis Smith
Genesis Smith at slot 117 is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick134 Rnd4 Dametrious Crownover
The board had cheaper options than Dametrious Crownover at pick 134, and it noticed. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick175 Rnd5 Taylen Green
A conviction pick on Taylen Green at the 175th pick that the board grades a round light. The roster fit checks out.
Pick185 Rnd6 VJ Payne
By-the-book stuff, VJ Payne at the 185th overall pick squarely in line with his ranking. Nice player, but the depth chart did not need him here.
Pick208 Rnd6 Riley Nowakowski
Riley Nowakowski at pick 208 is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick219 Rnd7 Roman Hemby
Roman Hemby at slot 219 is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.