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Draft Selections
Jalen Milroe Head Shot
PICK: 5 RND: 1 (LV)
Jalen Milroe
QB Alabama
Dylan Sampson Head Shot
PICK: 36 RND: 2 (LV)
Dylan Sampson
RB Tennessee
Xavier Restrepo Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (LV)
Xavier Restrepo
WR Miami
Malachi Moore Head Shot
PICK: 70 RND: 3 (LV)
Malachi Moore
S Alabama
Parker Brailsford Head Shot
PICK: 106 RND: 4 (LV)
Parker Brailsford
C Alabama
Jaeden Roberts Head Shot
PICK: 142 RND: 5 (LV)
Jaeden Roberts
OG Alabama
Will Howard Head Shot
PICK: 179 RND: 6 (LV)
Will Howard
QB Ohio State
Tim Smith Head Shot
PICK: 212 RND: 6 (LV)
Tim Smith
DL Alabama
Shilo Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 215 RND: 7 (LV)
Shilo Sanders
S Colorado
Dasan McCullough Head Shot
PICK: 220 RND: 7 (LV)
Dasan McCullough
S Oklahoma
Draft Grade — Raiders
Overall C+
ValueD NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Raiders answered their biggest question with Milroe. Grade: C+.

The Raiders spent real capital to be 87 picks early on Tim Smith, and the board is going to hold them to it.

Jalen Milroe is the bet, and the class will be judged on how it pays off. On value alone, Moore makes the weekend a net positive.

They punted on edge rusher, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest.

A perfectly average weekend, for better and for worse.

Pick Analysis
Pick5 Rnd1 Jalen Milroe
In pick 5 they get their quarterback of the future, though the board says they badly overpaid. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick36 Rnd2 Dylan Sampson
A premium they did not need to pay, Dylan Sampson a notch or two before his time. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick67 Rnd3 Xavier Restrepo
Xavier Restrepo in Round 3, Pick 3 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick70 Rnd3 Malachi Moore
Taking Malachi Moore in No. 70 is close to grand larceny; a safety that good had no business lasting this long. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick106 Rnd4 Parker Brailsford
They reached a country mile for Parker Brailsford at pick No. 106, and the board is aghast. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick142 Rnd5 Jaeden Roberts
They took Jaeden Roberts at par in the Round 5 slot, which is nothing to complain about. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick179 Rnd6 Will Howard
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Will Howard well ahead of where he belonged. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick212 Rnd6 Tim Smith
Tim Smith at No. 212 is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick215 Rnd7 Shilo Sanders
Shilo Sanders in pick No. 215 is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. They doubled down on a strength rather than a need.
Pick220 Rnd7 Dasan McCullough
Dasan McCullough in pick 220 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. A luxury on a unit that was already in good shape.