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Draft Selections
Shedeur Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 2 RND: 1 (LV)
Shedeur Sanders
QB Colorado
Omarion Hampton Head Shot
PICK: 33 RND: 2 (LV)
Omarion Hampton
RB North Carolina
Tyler Booker Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (LV)
Tyler Booker
OG Alabama
Malachi Moore Head Shot
PICK: 71 RND: 3 (LV)
Malachi Moore
S Alabama
Jayden Higgins Head Shot
PICK: 103 RND: 4 (LV)
Jayden Higgins
WR Iowa State
Nazir Stackhouse Head Shot
PICK: 139 RND: 5 (LV)
Nazir Stackhouse
DL Georgia
Jalon Walker Head Shot
PICK: 179 RND: 6 (LV)
Jalon Walker
LB Georgia
Shilo Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 212 RND: 6 (LV)
Shilo Sanders
S Colorado
Cody Simon Head Shot
PICK: 216 RND: 7 (LV)
Cody Simon
LB Ohio State
Giles Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 218 RND: 7 (LV)
Giles Jackson
WR Washington
Draft Grade — Raiders
Overall B-
ValueB NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
A passer of the future in Sanders, and a B-, for the Raiders.

When a board-topper like Cody Simon slides to the Round 7 slot, you do not overthink it, and the Raiders did not.

Reaching for Jackson left real value on the table behind him. Everything downstream of Shedeur Sanders depends on Shedeur Sanders, and the building knows it.

The edge rusher spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at. Job largely done: wide receiver settled and 5 of 8 of the wish list covered.

In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the edge rusher spot they never got to.

Pick Analysis
Pick2 Rnd1 Shedeur Sanders
In pick No. 2 they get a franchise quarterback at fair value. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick33 Rnd2 Omarion Hampton
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Omarion Hampton at slot 33 is the proof. It fills a real need, too.
Pick67 Rnd3 Tyler Booker
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Tyler Booker in pick 67. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick71 Rnd3 Malachi Moore
Malachi Moore at Round 3, Pick 7 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick103 Rnd4 Jayden Higgins
Jayden Higgins in No. 103 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick139 Rnd5 Nazir Stackhouse
Nazir Stackhouse in pick No. 139 is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. The roster fit checks out.
Pick179 Rnd6 Jalon Walker
They barely believed it either: Jalon Walker still on the board at the 179th overall pick. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick212 Rnd6 Shilo Sanders
Shilo Sanders at the Round 6 slot is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. A luxury on a unit that was already in good shape.
Pick216 Rnd7 Cody Simon
Cody Simon in the 216th pick is a gift, value that borders on unfair. They doubled down on a strength rather than a need.
Pick218 Rnd7 Giles Jackson
They left a pile of value on the table to take Giles Jackson this early at slot 218. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.