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Draft Selections
J.J. McCarthy Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (LV)
J.J. McCarthy
QB Michigan
Kamari Lassiter Head Shot
PICK: 44 RND: 2 (LV)
Kamari Lassiter
CB Georgia
Bralen Trice Head Shot
PICK: 58 RND: 2 (LV)
Bralen Trice
DE-EDGE Washington
Bucky Irving Head Shot
PICK: 87 RND: 3 (LV)
Bucky Irving
RB Oregon
Matt Goncalves Head Shot
PICK: 112 RND: 4 (LV)
Matt Goncalves
OT Pittsburgh
Trevor Keegan Head Shot
PICK: 139 RND: 5 (LV)
Trevor Keegan
OG Michigan
Tykee Smith Head Shot
PICK: 174 RND: 5 (LV)
Tykee Smith
S Georgia
Jaylan Ford Head Shot
PICK: 208 RND: 6 (LV)
Jaylan Ford
LB Texas
Bub Means Head Shot
PICK: 223 RND: 7 (LV)
Bub Means
WR Pittsburgh
Draft Picks Received
J.J. McCarthy Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (GB)
J.J. McCarthy
QB Michigan
Bralen Trice Head Shot
PICK: 58 RND: 2 (GB)
Bralen Trice
DE-EDGE Washington
Bucky Irving Head Shot
PICK: 87 RND: 3 (DAL)
Bucky Irving
RB Oregon
Trevor Keegan Head Shot
PICK: 139 RND: 5 (WSH)
Trevor Keegan
OG Michigan
Tykee Smith Head Shot
PICK: 174 RND: 5 (DAL)
Tykee Smith
S Georgia
Draft Picks Traded
Laiatu Latu Head Shot
PICK: 13 RND: 1 (GB)
Laiatu Latu
DL-EDGE UCLA
Dominick Puni Head Shot
PICK: 77 RND: 3 (DAL)
Dominick Puni
OT Kansas
Isaiah Adams Head Shot
PICK: 148 RND: 5 (WSH)
Isaiah Adams
OT Illinois
Tatum Bethune Head Shot
PICK: 229 RND: 7 (WSH)
Tatum Bethune
LB Florida State
Draft Grade — Raiders
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesC FutureB-
The Raiders answered their biggest question with McCarthy. Grade: B-.

Start where it matters. The Raiders took J.J. McCarthy to run the offense for the next decade, and every other decision this weekend bends around that one.

Means has a lot of ground to make up just to look fairly priced. The tight end spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at. That Smith pick is the receipt they will wave around later.

In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the tight end spot they never got to.

Pick Analysis
Pick25 Rnd1 J.J. McCarthy
In the 25th pick they get the face of the franchise. A real need, handled.
Pick44 Rnd2 Kamari Lassiter
Kamari Lassiter in Round 2, Pick 12 is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick58 Rnd2 Bralen Trice
A straight-up fair deal on Bralen Trice at the 58th overall pick, value and slot in agreement. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick87 Rnd3 Bucky Irving
Bucky Irving at pick No. 87 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick112 Rnd4 Matt Goncalves
Matt Goncalves at No. 112 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick139 Rnd5 Trevor Keegan
A market-rate offensive lineman, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Trevor Keegan. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick174 Rnd5 Tykee Smith
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Tykee Smith at slot 174 is the proof. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick208 Rnd6 Jaylan Ford
They took Jaylan Ford at par in pick 208, which is nothing to complain about. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick223 Rnd7 Bub Means
Bub Means in pick 223 is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.