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Draft Selections
Bo Nix Head Shot
PICK: 13 RND: 1 (LV)
Bo Nix
QB Oregon
Devontez Walker Head Shot
PICK: 44 RND: 2 (LV)
Devontez Walker
WR North Carolina
Christian Haynes Head Shot
PICK: 77 RND: 3 (LV)
Christian Haynes
OG Connecticut
Khyree Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 108 RND: 4 (LV)
Khyree Jackson
CB Oregon
Mohamed Kamara Head Shot
PICK: 112 RND: 4 (LV)
Mohamed Kamara
DL-EDGE Colorado State
Sincere Haynesworth Head Shot
PICK: 150 RND: 5 (LV)
Sincere Haynesworth
C Tulane
Andru Phillips Head Shot
PICK: 159 RND: 5 (LV)
Andru Phillips
CB Kentucky
Jaylan Ford Head Shot
PICK: 174 RND: 5 (LV)
Jaylan Ford
LB Texas
De'Corian Clark Head Shot
PICK: 190 RND: 6 (LV)
De'Corian Clark
WR UTSA
Donovan Jennings Head Shot
PICK: 234 RND: 7 (LV)
Donovan Jennings
OT USF
Draft Picks Received
Khyree Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 108 RND: 4 (MIN)
Khyree Jackson
CB Oregon
Andru Phillips Head Shot
PICK: 159 RND: 5 (MIA)
Andru Phillips
CB Kentucky
Jaylan Ford Head Shot
PICK: 174 RND: 5 (DAL)
Jaylan Ford
LB Texas
Players traded away
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Hunter Renfrow
WR
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Jermaine Eluemunor
OG
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Jimmy Garoppolo
QB
Draft Grade — Raiders
Overall D-
ValueC+ NeedB+ TradesF FutureB-
The Raiders bet the future on Nix. The board says D-.

The Raiders lost the trade war and it was not close, handing partners the better end again and again.

Whatever Bo Nix becomes, the front office has tied its fortunes to the answer. If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through running back.

The cost of the Nix reach is exactly the players who went right after him. Edge rusher was the priority and it is no longer a question, which is most of the job.

Bottom line, they will need several of these picks to beat their grades just to break even, and running back is still a hole.

Pick Analysis
Pick13 Rnd1 Bo Nix
In the Round 1 slot they get the face of the franchise, even if it was a touch early. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick44 Rnd2 Devontez Walker
By-the-book stuff, Devontez Walker at slot 44 squarely in line with his ranking. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick77 Rnd3 Christian Haynes
No edge and no loss on Christian Haynes in the 77th pick; it is a wash and a sensible one. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick108 Rnd4 Khyree Jackson
A clean, defensible pick in pick 108 with a little surplus value in Khyree Jackson. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick112 Rnd4 Mohamed Kamara
They paid sticker price for Mohamed Kamara in No. 112, and that is fine. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick150 Rnd5 Sincere Haynesworth
A market-rate offensive lineman, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Sincere Haynesworth. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick159 Rnd5 Andru Phillips
A conviction pick on Andru Phillips at Round 5, Pick 23 that the board grades a round light. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick174 Rnd5 Jaylan Ford
Jaylan Ford at the 174th overall pick is right where the board had him, plain and simple. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick190 Rnd6 De'Corian Clark
De'Corian Clark in slot 190 is fair value, right on his grade. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick234 Rnd7 Donovan Jennings
A reach for Donovan Jennings in the 234th overall pick; a little patience would have been rewarded. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.