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Draft Selections
Jayden Daniels Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (LV)
Jayden Daniels
QB LSU
Edgerrin Cooper Head Shot
PICK: 59 RND: 2 (LV)
Edgerrin Cooper
LB Texas A&M
Jalen McMillan Head Shot
PICK: 85 RND: 3 (LV)
Jalen McMillan
WR Washington
Cooper Beebe Head Shot
PICK: 88 RND: 3 (LV)
Cooper Beebe
OG Kansas State
Mohamed Kamara Head Shot
PICK: 112 RND: 4 (LV)
Mohamed Kamara
DL-EDGE Colorado State
Johnny Dixon Head Shot
PICK: 136 RND: 4 (LV)
Johnny Dixon
CB Penn State
James Williams Head Shot
PICK: 148 RND: 5 (LV)
James Williams
S Miami (FL)
Jaylen Wright Head Shot
PICK: 154 RND: 5 (LV)
Jaylen Wright
RB Tennessee
Trey Knox Head Shot
PICK: 190 RND: 6 (LV)
Trey Knox
TE South Carolina
Draft Picks Received
Jayden Daniels Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (ARI)
Jayden Daniels
QB LSU
Edgerrin Cooper Head Shot
PICK: 59 RND: 2 (PHI)
Edgerrin Cooper
LB Texas A&M
Jalen McMillan Head Shot
PICK: 85 RND: 3 (PIT)
Jalen McMillan
WR Washington
Cooper Beebe Head Shot
PICK: 88 RND: 3 (GB)
Cooper Beebe
OG Kansas State
Johnny Dixon Head Shot
PICK: 136 RND: 4 (NO)
Johnny Dixon
CB Penn State
James Williams Head Shot
PICK: 148 RND: 5 (MIN)
James Williams
S Miami (FL)
Jaylen Wright Head Shot
PICK: 154 RND: 5 (SEA)
Jaylen Wright
RB Tennessee
Draft Picks Traded
Cooper DeJean Head Shot
PICK: 13 RND: 1 (ARI)
Cooper DeJean
CB Iowa
J.J. McCarthy Head Shot
PICK: 44 RND: 2 (ARI)
J.J. McCarthy
QB Michigan
Blake Corum Head Shot
PICK: 77 RND: 3 (PHI)
Blake Corum
RB Michigan
Layden Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 150 RND: 5 (BUF)
Layden Robinson
OG Texas A&M
Austin Stogner Head Shot
PICK: 234 RND: 7 (SEA)
Austin Stogner
TE Oklahoma
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (MIA)
NEXT YEAR (2025)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (MIA)
NEXT YEAR (2025)
 
Players traded away
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Austin Hooper
TE
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Brandon Bolden
RB
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Brandon Facyson
CB
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Brittain Brown
RB
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DeAndre Carter
WR
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Greg Van Roten
OG
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Hunter Renfrow
WR
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Jimmy Garoppolo
QB
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Keelan Cole Sr.
WR
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Marcus Epps
S
Draft Grade — Raiders
Overall F
ValueB- NeedB TradesF FutureD-
The Raiders left with their quarterback, and a F to match.

Somebody took the Raiders to the cleaners. The deals they made bled real value, and the whole class wears it.

Jayden Daniels gives the offense a face and a plan, and the grade leans heavily on whether he hits. The interior defensive lineman spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at. Reaching for Kamara left real value on the table behind him.

It is a win-now wager, and the future is the stake.

There is no soft landing here: they fought the board and left interior defensive lineman open, and the grade is the bill.

Pick Analysis
Pick4 Rnd1 Jayden Daniels
In Round 1, Pick 4 they get the face of the franchise. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick59 Rnd2 Edgerrin Cooper
They paid sticker price for Edgerrin Cooper in slot 59, and that is fine. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick85 Rnd3 Jalen McMillan
No edge and no loss on Jalen McMillan in the Round 3 slot; it is a wash and a sensible one. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick88 Rnd3 Cooper Beebe
A tidy little value on Cooper Beebe in the 88th overall pick, a step better than break-even. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick112 Rnd4 Mohamed Kamara
A reach on Mohamed Kamara in pick 112; the board had better options right there. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick136 Rnd4 Johnny Dixon
A reasonable price with a little left over, Johnny Dixon in No. 136. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick148 Rnd5 James Williams
A quiet steal in pick No. 148: James Williams for less than the market said. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick154 Rnd5 Jaylen Wright
Jaylen Wright in the 154th pick is exactly on the number, no argument either way. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick190 Rnd6 Trey Knox
Trey Knox at the Round 6 slot is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. The roster fit checks out.