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Draft Selections
Luther Burden III Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (LV)
Luther Burden III
WR Missouri
Nick Emmanwori Head Shot
PICK: 37 RND: 2 (LV)
Nick Emmanwori
S South Carolina
Jalon Walker Head Shot
PICK: 58 RND: 2 (LV)
Jalon Walker
LB Georgia
Omarion Hampton Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (LV)
Omarion Hampton
RB North Carolina
Jaxson Dart Head Shot
PICK: 73 RND: 3 (LV)
Jaxson Dart
QB Ole Miss
Xavier Watts Head Shot
PICK: 106 RND: 4 (LV)
Xavier Watts
S Notre Dame
Dont'e Thornton Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 142 RND: 5 (LV)
Dont'e Thornton Jr.
WR Tennessee
JJ Pegues Head Shot
PICK: 165 RND: 5 (LV)
JJ Pegues
DT Ole Miss
Smael Mondon Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 178 RND: 6 (LV)
Smael Mondon Jr.
LB Georgia
Lander Barton Head Shot
PICK: 212 RND: 6 (LV)
Lander Barton
LB Utah
Elijah Arroyo Head Shot
PICK: 216 RND: 6 (LV)
Elijah Arroyo
TE Miami
Ryan Fitzgerald Head Shot
PICK: 222 RND: 7 (LV)
Ryan Fitzgerald
PK Florida State
Draft Picks Received
Luther Burden III Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (HOU)
Luther Burden III
WR Missouri
Jalon Walker Head Shot
PICK: 58 RND: 2 (HOU)
Jalon Walker
LB Georgia
JJ Pegues Head Shot
PICK: 165 RND: 5 (HOU)
JJ Pegues
DT Ole Miss
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (HOU)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (HOU)
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Draft Picks Traded
Ashton Jeanty Head Shot
PICK: 6 RND: 1 (HOU)
Ashton Jeanty
RB Boise State
Players Gained
Head Shot
Jeff Okudah
CB
Draft Grade — Raiders
Overall A-
ValueA- NeedB- TradesA- FutureA+
The steal of the weekend belongs to the Raiders and Arroyo: A-.

You build a draft on nights like this. Elijah Arroyo had no business being available in the Round 6 slot, and the Raiders did the only sane thing and turned in the card. It holds up to a second look, which is why it earns the A-.

The Thornton Jr. pick is the one the value grade keeps tripping over. That edge rusher hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall. With edge rusher, cornerback and other spots unsolved, spending premium capital on safety is the choice that costs them.

Bottom line, they left the weekend a clearly better team, and they earned every bit of it.

Pick Analysis
Pick25 Rnd1 Luther Burden III
In pick 25 they get a true top target, outstanding value to boot. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick37 Rnd2 Nick Emmanwori
The board fumbled Nick Emmanwori all the way to slot 37, and they scooped it up. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick58 Rnd2 Jalon Walker
Jalon Walker in pick No. 58 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick68 Rnd3 Omarion Hampton
They robbed the room for Omarion Hampton here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick73 Rnd3 Jaxson Dart
A wild overpay on Jaxson Dart in No. 73, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick106 Rnd4 Xavier Watts
A want over a need in the Round 4 slot: Xavier Watts adds a safety while edge rusher, cornerback and other spots keeps waiting.
Pick142 Rnd5 Dont'e Thornton Jr.
Dont'e Thornton Jr. in the 142nd pick is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick165 Rnd5 JJ Pegues
The board had cheaper options than JJ Pegues at the 165th overall pick, and it noticed. The roster fit checks out.
Pick178 Rnd6 Smael Mondon Jr.
They will replay Smael Mondon Jr. at No. 178 for years; that is how good the value is. Pure best-available; the position was not exactly begging.
Pick212 Rnd6 Lander Barton
Lander Barton at the 212th overall pick is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. A want dressed up as a pick, at a spot they had covered.
Pick216 Rnd6 Elijah Arroyo
A tight end of that caliber at pick No. 216 is the definition of value, full stop. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick222 Rnd7 Ryan Fitzgerald
Steal is underselling it; Ryan Fitzgerald at Round 7, Pick 6 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. They doubled down on a strength rather than a need.