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Draft Selections
Ashton Jeanty Head Shot
PICK: 15 RND: 1 (LV)
Ashton Jeanty
RB Boise State
Emeka Egbuka Head Shot
PICK: 21 RND: 1 (LV)
Emeka Egbuka
WR Ohio State
Shavon Revel Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 30 RND: 1 (LV)
Shavon Revel Jr.
CB East Carolina
Walter Nolen Head Shot
PICK: 33 RND: 2 (LV)
Walter Nolen
DT Ole Miss
Aireontae Ersery Head Shot
PICK: 37 RND: 2 (LV)
Aireontae Ersery
OT Minnesota
Jihaad Campbell Head Shot
PICK: 46 RND: 2 (LV)
Jihaad Campbell
LB Alabama
Darien Porter Head Shot
PICK: 58 RND: 2 (LV)
Darien Porter
CB Iowa State
TreVeyon Henderson Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (LV)
TreVeyon Henderson
RB Ohio State
Jayden Higgins Head Shot
PICK: 90 RND: 3 (LV)
Jayden Higgins
WR Iowa State
Danny Stutsman Head Shot
PICK: 107 RND: 4 (LV)
Danny Stutsman
LB Oklahoma
Jalen Milroe Head Shot
PICK: 108 RND: 4 (LV)
Jalen Milroe
QB Alabama
Brashard Smith Head Shot
PICK: 131 RND: 4 (LV)
Brashard Smith
RB SMU
Anthony Belton Head Shot
PICK: 144 RND: 5 (LV)
Anthony Belton
OT NC State
Oronde Gadsden II Head Shot
PICK: 182 RND: 6 (LV)
Oronde Gadsden II
TE Syracuse
Dont'e Thornton Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 204 RND: 6 (LV)
Dont'e Thornton Jr.
WR Tennessee
Ajani Cornelius Head Shot
PICK: 208 RND: 6 (LV)
Ajani Cornelius
OT Oregon
Jordan Hancock Head Shot
PICK: 214 RND: 6 (LV)
Jordan Hancock
S Ohio State
Nick Martin Head Shot
PICK: 218 RND: 6 (LV)
Nick Martin
LB Oklahoma State
Draft Picks Received
Ashton Jeanty Head Shot
PICK: 15 RND: 1 (ATL)
Ashton Jeanty
RB Boise State
Emeka Egbuka Head Shot
PICK: 21 RND: 1 (PIT)
Emeka Egbuka
WR Ohio State
Shavon Revel Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 30 RND: 1 (BUF)
Shavon Revel Jr.
CB East Carolina
Walter Nolen Head Shot
PICK: 33 RND: 2 (CLE)
Walter Nolen
DT Ole Miss
Jihaad Campbell Head Shot
PICK: 46 RND: 2 (ATL)
Jihaad Campbell
LB Alabama
Darien Porter Head Shot
PICK: 58 RND: 2 (HOU)
Darien Porter
CB Iowa State
Jayden Higgins Head Shot
PICK: 90 RND: 3 (LAR)
Jayden Higgins
WR Iowa State
Jalen Milroe Head Shot
PICK: 108 RND: 4 (BUF)
Jalen Milroe
QB Alabama
Brashard Smith Head Shot
PICK: 131 RND: 4 (BUF)
Brashard Smith
RB SMU
Dont'e Thornton Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 204 RND: 6 (LAR)
Dont'e Thornton Jr.
WR Tennessee
Ajani Cornelius Head Shot
PICK: 208 RND: 6 (BUF)
Ajani Cornelius
OT Oregon
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (ATL)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (BUF)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (HOU)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (LAR)
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Draft Picks Traded
Landon Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 6 RND: 1 (ATL)
Landon Jackson
DL-EDGE Arkansas
Kyle Monangai Head Shot
PICK: 224 RND: 7 (PIT)
Kyle Monangai
RB Rutgers
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (ARI)
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Players Gained
Head Shot
Darnell Mooney
WR
Draft Grade — Raiders
Overall B+
ValueB NeedB TradesA+ FutureC+
The Raiders won the weekend at the trade table. Grade: B+.

The Raiders went off the board in a big way for Nick Martin, 47 picks early. Conviction is one thing; this is another. The bottom line is a respectable B+.

Cornelius falling to them is the kind of break a good board is built to catch. The trade ledger is the best part of the whole weekend.

They covered a lot of ground and still skipped edge rusher, which is a strange place to end up. It is not that Stutsman is a bad player; it is that the Raiders had louder needs to answer first.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick15 Rnd1 Ashton Jeanty
In the 15th pick they get a centerpiece for the ground game at a price that makes it sweeter.
Pick21 Rnd1 Emeka Egbuka
In the 21st overall pick they get a matchup problem out wide at fair value. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick30 Rnd1 Shavon Revel Jr.
In pick 30 they get a sticky cover corner. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick33 Rnd2 Walter Nolen
A tidy bit of business in the Round 2 slot, where Walter Nolen graded well above the range. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick37 Rnd2 Aireontae Ersery
Aireontae Ersery at slot 37 jumps the queue by a touch more than is comfortable. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick46 Rnd2 Jihaad Campbell
Jihaad Campbell at Round 2, Pick 14 is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the linebacker. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick58 Rnd2 Darien Porter
A wild overpay on Darien Porter in Round 2, Pick 26, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick68 Rnd3 TreVeyon Henderson
Nice patience on TreVeyon Henderson, who had no business lasting to slot 68. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick90 Rnd3 Jayden Higgins
They robbed the room for Jayden Higgins here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick107 Rnd4 Danny Stutsman
A curious use of the 107th pick. Edge rusher needed the pick; a linebacker in Danny Stutsman did not.
Pick108 Rnd4 Jalen Milroe
Value with a capital V on Jalen Milroe in pick No. 108, a genuine coup. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick131 Rnd4 Brashard Smith
Brashard Smith in the 131st overall pick is a gift, value that borders on unfair. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick144 Rnd5 Anthony Belton
Anthony Belton at the Round 5 slot is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick182 Rnd6 Oronde Gadsden II
Oronde Gadsden II at No. 182 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. It fills a real need, too.
Pick204 Rnd6 Dont'e Thornton Jr.
Steal is underselling it; Dont'e Thornton Jr. at the 204th pick is a heist with the alarm still ringing. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick208 Rnd6 Ajani Cornelius
Taking Ajani Cornelius in pick 208 is close to grand larceny; an offensive lineman that good had no business lasting this long. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick214 Rnd6 Jordan Hancock
Jordan Hancock at pick No. 214 is money in the bank, a safety taken below his worth. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick218 Rnd6 Nick Martin
They talked themselves into Nick Martin at No. 218, and the board did not agree. Depth on depth, at a spot that was hardly crying out.