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Draft Selections
Arvell Reese Head Shot
PICK: 10 RND: 1 (LV)
Arvell Reese
LB Ohio State
Caleb Banks Head Shot
PICK: 36 RND: 2 (LV)
Caleb Banks
DE Florida
Jayden Maiava Head Shot
PICK: 40 RND: 2 (LV)
Jayden Maiava
QB USC
Omar Cooper Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 93 RND: 3 (LV)
Omar Cooper Jr.
WR Indiana
Nicholas Singleton Head Shot
PICK: 105 RND: 4 (LV)
Nicholas Singleton
RB Penn State
Zachariah Branch Head Shot
PICK: 134 RND: 4 (LV)
Zachariah Branch
WR Georgia
Jacob Rodriguez Head Shot
PICK: 173 RND: 5 (LV)
Jacob Rodriguez
LB Texas Tech
Monroe Mills Head Shot
PICK: 183 RND: 6 (LV)
Monroe Mills
OT Virginia
Earnest Greene III Head Shot
PICK: 185 RND: 6 (LV)
Earnest Greene III
OT Georgia
Dominic Zvada Head Shot
PICK: 220 RND: 7 (LV)
Dominic Zvada
PK Michigan
Draft Picks Received
Arvell Reese Head Shot
PICK: 10 RND: 1 (MIA)
Arvell Reese
LB Ohio State
Jayden Maiava Head Shot
PICK: 40 RND: 2 (ARI)
Jayden Maiava
QB USC
Omar Cooper Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 93 RND: 3 (MIA)
Omar Cooper Jr.
WR Indiana
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (MIA)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (MIA)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Francis Mauigoa Head Shot
PICK: 5 RND: 1 (MIA)
Francis Mauigoa
OT Miami
Connor Lew Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (ARI)
Connor Lew
C Auburn
C.J. Fite Head Shot
PICK: 112 RND: 4 (ARI)
C.J. Fite
DT Arizona State
Players Gained
Head Shot
Jaelan Phillips
LB
Draft Grade — Raiders
Overall A-
ValueB- NeedB TradesA+ FutureA
Nobody dealt better than the Raiders this weekend: A-.

The move everyone will second-guess came early. The Raiders reached some 68 spots for Dominic Zvada, and value like that does not grow back. Just about everything broke right, and the A- follows.

The dealing alone would carry a lesser class. The cornerback hole is the one line item this class does not answer.

If one pick saves this weekend, it is Branch.

Trust the process, because this time the process plainly worked.

Pick Analysis
Pick10 Rnd1 Arvell Reese
In the Round 1 slot they get a coverage-and-run second-level piece. More want than need.
Pick36 Rnd2 Caleb Banks
Caleb Banks in the 36th pick is a bargain the rest of the room will envy. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick40 Rnd2 Jayden Maiava
Jayden Maiava in pick 40 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick93 Rnd3 Omar Cooper Jr.
They paid sticker price for Omar Cooper Jr. in No. 93, and that is fine. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick105 Rnd4 Nicholas Singleton
Nicholas Singleton at the 105th overall pick is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick134 Rnd4 Zachariah Branch
Zachariah Branch slipping to slot 134 is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick173 Rnd5 Jacob Rodriguez
A slide stopped in the 173rd overall pick, with Jacob Rodriguez worth more than the price. Pure best-available; the position was not exactly begging.
Pick183 Rnd6 Monroe Mills
A market-rate offensive lineman, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Monroe Mills. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick185 Rnd6 Earnest Greene III
Earnest Greene III in Round 6, Pick 5 is fair value, right on his grade. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick220 Rnd7 Dominic Zvada
They left a pile of value on the table to take Dominic Zvada this early at No. 220. A want more than a need, though you can never have too many.