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Jahdae Barron Head Shot
PICK: 21 RND: 1 (LV)
Jahdae Barron
CB Texas
Jihaad Campbell Head Shot
PICK: 33 RND: 2 (LV)
Jihaad Campbell
LB Alabama
Emeka Egbuka Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (LV)
Emeka Egbuka
WR Ohio State
Xavier Watts Head Shot
PICK: 37 RND: 2 (LV)
Xavier Watts
S Notre Dame
Aireontae Ersery Head Shot
PICK: 44 RND: 2 (LV)
Aireontae Ersery
OT Minnesota
TreVeyon Henderson Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (LV)
TreVeyon Henderson
RB Ohio State
Isaiah Bond Head Shot
PICK: 108 RND: 4 (LV)
Isaiah Bond
WR Texas
Bhayshul Tuten Head Shot
PICK: 143 RND: 5 (LV)
Bhayshul Tuten
RB Virginia Tech
Raheim Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 180 RND: 6 (LV)
Raheim Sanders
RB South Carolina
Dont'e Thornton Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 213 RND: 6 (LV)
Dont'e Thornton Jr.
WR Tennessee
JJ Pegues Head Shot
PICK: 215 RND: 6 (LV)
JJ Pegues
DT Ole Miss
Draft Picks Received
Jahdae Barron Head Shot
PICK: 21 RND: 1 (PIT)
Jahdae Barron
CB Texas
Jihaad Campbell Head Shot
PICK: 33 RND: 2 (CLE)
Jihaad Campbell
LB Alabama
Emeka Egbuka Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (NYG)
Emeka Egbuka
WR Ohio State
Aireontae Ersery Head Shot
PICK: 44 RND: 2 (DAL)
Aireontae Ersery
OT Minnesota
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (DAL)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (NYG)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (DAL)
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Draft Picks Traded
Ashton Jeanty Head Shot
PICK: 6 RND: 1 (DAL)
Ashton Jeanty
RB Boise State
Kitan Crawford Head Shot
PICK: 222 RND: 7 (PIT)
Kitan Crawford
S Nevada
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (ARI)
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Players Gained
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Caelen Carson
CB
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Jalin Hyatt
WR
Players traded away
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Andre James
C
Draft Grade — Raiders
Overall B+
ValueB NeedB TradesA+ FutureC+
The Raiders cashed the board's mistake on Thornton Jr.: B+.

You could see the war room lean forward. Dont'e Thornton Jr. at the Round 6 slot is the sort of fall that does not happen, except it just did.

The phones were where this weekend was really won. That edge rusher hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall.

The veteran additions, Caelen Carson chief among them, give the class a floor the rookies alone would not. They will need Watts to outplay his draft slot in a hurry to justify it.

Not a headline-grabber, but a perfectly good weekend's work.

Pick Analysis
Pick21 Rnd1 Jahdae Barron
In the Round 1 slot they get a potential shutdown corner, and a steal at that. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick33 Rnd2 Jihaad Campbell
Jihaad Campbell at the 33rd overall pick is a clear overpay, with better names still on the board. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick34 Rnd2 Emeka Egbuka
Value with a capital V on Emeka Egbuka in pick No. 34, a genuine coup. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick37 Rnd2 Xavier Watts
A reach on Xavier Watts in slot 37; the board had better options right there. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick44 Rnd2 Aireontae Ersery
No drama and no debate, Aireontae Ersery went about where he belonged in Round 2, Pick 12. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick68 Rnd3 TreVeyon Henderson
TreVeyon Henderson at No. 68 is money in the bank, a running back taken below his worth. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick108 Rnd4 Isaiah Bond
Circle this one: Isaiah Bond at pick 108 is a fall that decides a draft. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick143 Rnd5 Bhayshul Tuten
They paid a round early for Bhayshul Tuten in the 143rd pick, more than the board wanted. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick180 Rnd6 Raheim Sanders
Taking Raheim Sanders in pick 180 is close to grand larceny; a running back that good had no business lasting this long. It fills a real need, too.
Pick213 Rnd6 Dont'e Thornton Jr.
The board fumbled Dont'e Thornton Jr. all the way to the Round 6 slot, and they scooped it up. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick215 Rnd6 JJ Pegues
JJ Pegues in slot 215 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. It patches a soft spot without any drama.