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Kenneth Grant Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (LV)
Kenneth Grant
DT Michigan
Will Howard Head Shot
PICK: 31 RND: 1 (LV)
Will Howard
QB Ohio State
Jayden Higgins Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (LV)
Jayden Higgins
WR Iowa State
Malachi Moore Head Shot
PICK: 97 RND: 3 (LV)
Malachi Moore
S Alabama
Devin Neal Head Shot
PICK: 106 RND: 4 (LV)
Devin Neal
RB Kansas
Joshua Gray Head Shot
PICK: 142 RND: 5 (LV)
Joshua Gray
OG Oregon State
Jeffrey Bassa Head Shot
PICK: 182 RND: 6 (LV)
Jeffrey Bassa
LB Oregon
Jaylin Smith Head Shot
PICK: 212 RND: 6 (LV)
Jaylin Smith
CB USC
Cam Skattebo Head Shot
PICK: 222 RND: 7 (LV)
Cam Skattebo
RB Arizona State
Seth McLaughlin Head Shot
PICK: 254 RND: 7 (LV)
Seth McLaughlin
C Ohio State
Draft Picks Received
Kenneth Grant Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (MIN)
Kenneth Grant
DT Michigan
Will Howard Head Shot
PICK: 31 RND: 1 (KC)
Will Howard
QB Ohio State
Malachi Moore Head Shot
PICK: 97 RND: 3 (MIN)
Malachi Moore
S Alabama
Jeffrey Bassa Head Shot
PICK: 182 RND: 6 (NO)
Jeffrey Bassa
LB Oregon
Seth McLaughlin Head Shot
PICK: 254 RND: 7 (NO)
Seth McLaughlin
C Ohio State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (MIN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (MIN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (TB)
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Draft Picks Traded
Will Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 6 RND: 1 (MIN)
Will Johnson
CB Michigan
Shavon Revel Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 37 RND: 2 (KC)
Shavon Revel Jr.
CB East Carolina
Harold Fannin Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 73 RND: 3 (KC)
Harold Fannin Jr.
TE Bowling Green
Antwane Wells Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 178 RND: 6 (NO)
Antwane Wells Jr.
WR Ole Miss
Eli Stowers Head Shot
PICK: 216 RND: 6 (TB)
Eli Stowers
TE Vanderbilt
Draft Grade — Raiders
Overall C
ValueD+ NeedB TradesF FutureA
A franchise passer in Howard headlines a C weekend for the Raiders.

Call it larceny. Cam Skattebo sat on the board until slot 222, and the Raiders did not need to be asked twice.

Every board in the league had Howard lower, and that gap is the story. Whatever Will Howard becomes, the front office has tied its fortunes to the answer.

If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through edge rusher. The trade table is where this weekend went wrong.

Bottom line, the swing picks will decide whether this ages well.

Pick Analysis
Pick24 Rnd1 Kenneth Grant
No drama and no debate, Kenneth Grant went about where he belonged in the 24th pick. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick31 Rnd1 Will Howard
In pick 31 they get a long-term answer under center, though the board says they badly overpaid.
Pick68 Rnd3 Jayden Higgins
The board had cheaper options than Jayden Higgins at the 68th pick, and it noticed. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick97 Rnd3 Malachi Moore
You do not let a safety like Malachi Moore reach slot 97 and blink. They did not. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick106 Rnd4 Devin Neal
A running back of that caliber at No. 106 is the definition of value, full stop. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick142 Rnd5 Joshua Gray
Joshua Gray at the 142nd overall pick is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick182 Rnd6 Jeffrey Bassa
Taking Jeffrey Bassa in the Round 6 slot is close to grand larceny; a linebacker that good had no business lasting this long. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick212 Rnd6 Jaylin Smith
A big swing on Jaylin Smith at pick 212, well ahead of any board in the building. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick222 Rnd7 Cam Skattebo
Circle this one: Cam Skattebo at pick No. 222 is a fall that decides a draft. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick254 Rnd7 Seth McLaughlin
Seth McLaughlin in Round 7, Pick 38 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.