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Draft Selections
Nate Wiggins Head Shot
PICK: 22 RND: 1 (LV)
Nate Wiggins
CB Clemson
Zach Frazier Head Shot
PICK: 44 RND: 2 (LV)
Zach Frazier
C West Virginia
J.J. McCarthy Head Shot
PICK: 50 RND: 2 (LV)
J.J. McCarthy
QB Michigan
Kiran Amegadjie Head Shot
PICK: 77 RND: 3 (LV)
Kiran Amegadjie
OT Yale
Zak Zinter Head Shot
PICK: 97 RND: 3 (LV)
Zak Zinter
OG Michigan
Trey Benson Head Shot
PICK: 111 RND: 4 (LV)
Trey Benson
RB Florida State
Cedric Gray Head Shot
PICK: 147 RND: 5 (LV)
Cedric Gray
LB North Carolina
Kitan Oladapo Head Shot
PICK: 174 RND: 5 (LV)
Kitan Oladapo
S Oregon State
Cornelius Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 207 RND: 6 (LV)
Cornelius Johnson
WR Michigan
Logan Lee Head Shot
PICK: 223 RND: 7 (LV)
Logan Lee
DL Iowa
Michael Barrett Head Shot
PICK: 229 RND: 7 (LV)
Michael Barrett
LB Michigan
KT Leveston Head Shot
PICK: 239 RND: 7 (LV)
KT Leveston
OT Kansas State
Draft Picks Received
Nate Wiggins Head Shot
PICK: 22 RND: 1 (PHI)
Nate Wiggins
CB Clemson
J.J. McCarthy Head Shot
PICK: 50 RND: 2 (PHI)
J.J. McCarthy
QB Michigan
Zak Zinter Head Shot
PICK: 97 RND: 3 (PHI)
Zak Zinter
OG Michigan
Kitan Oladapo Head Shot
PICK: 174 RND: 5 (NO)
Kitan Oladapo
S Oregon State
KT Leveston Head Shot
PICK: 239 RND: 7 (NO)
KT Leveston
OT Kansas State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (NO)
NEXT YEAR (2025)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Taliese Fuaga Head Shot
PICK: 13 RND: 1 (NO)
Taliese Fuaga
OT Oregon State
Players Gained
Head Shot
Khalen Saunders
DT
Draft Grade — Raiders
Overall B+
ValueB NeedB TradesA+ FutureB
The Raiders let Gray fall into their laps, and walked away with a B+.

The real work happened on the phones. The Raiders fleeced their trade partners, turning their picks into a noticeably bigger pile than they started with. Call it a sensible B+, earned the boring way.

However the rest shakes out, Gray at that price is a win they earned. A whole weekend of picks and edge rusher is somehow still a want. The Lee pick is the one the value grade keeps tripping over.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick22 Rnd1 Nate Wiggins
In the Round 1 slot they get a sticky cover corner. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick44 Rnd2 Zach Frazier
They paid up for Zach Frazier at the 44th pick when waiting would have done the job. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick50 Rnd2 J.J. McCarthy
Good price on J.J. McCarthy in the 50th overall pick, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick77 Rnd3 Kiran Amegadjie
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Kiran Amegadjie at pick No. 77 is the proof. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick97 Rnd3 Zak Zinter
By-the-book stuff, Zak Zinter at Round 3, Pick 34 squarely in line with his ranking. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick111 Rnd4 Trey Benson
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Trey Benson in No. 111. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick147 Rnd5 Cedric Gray
Cedric Gray at the Round 5 slot is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick174 Rnd5 Kitan Oladapo
Taking Kitan Oladapo in pick No. 174 is close to grand larceny; a safety that good had no business lasting this long. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick207 Rnd6 Cornelius Johnson
The board fumbled Cornelius Johnson all the way to slot 207, and they scooped it up. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick223 Rnd7 Logan Lee
Logan Lee in pick 223 is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick229 Rnd7 Michael Barrett
A quiet steal in Round 7, Pick 9: Michael Barrett for less than the market said. Nice player, but the depth chart did not need him here.
Pick239 Rnd7 KT Leveston
They took KT Leveston at par in No. 239, which is nothing to complain about. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.