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Fernando Mendoza Head Shot
PICK: 1 RND: 1 (LV)
Fernando Mendoza
QB Indiana
Elijah Sarratt Head Shot
PICK: 36 RND: 2 (LV)
Elijah Sarratt
WR Indiana
David Bailey Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (LV)
David Bailey
LB-EDGE Texas Tech
Carnell Tate Head Shot
PICK: 102 RND: 4 (LV)
Carnell Tate
WR Ohio State
Kenyon Sadiq Head Shot
PICK: 117 RND: 4 (LV)
Kenyon Sadiq
TE Oregon
Cashius Howell Head Shot
PICK: 134 RND: 4 (LV)
Cashius Howell
DE-EDGE Texas A&M
Kayden McDonald Head Shot
PICK: 174 RND: 5 (LV)
Kayden McDonald
DL Ohio State
Jake Slaughter Head Shot
PICK: 180 RND: 6 (LV)
Jake Slaughter
C Florida
Diego Pavia Head Shot
PICK: 183 RND: 6 (LV)
Diego Pavia
QB Vanderbilt
Roman Hemby Head Shot
PICK: 219 RND: 7 (LV)
Roman Hemby
RB Indiana
Draft Grade — Raiders
Overall B
ValueB NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
Mendoza is the Raiders' new face under center. Grade: B.

The value of the weekend has a name and a slot: Kayden McDonald, pick 174, roughly 149 picks past where he belonged. A dependable weekend that grades out a B.

The whole projection now runs through Fernando Mendoza; hit there and everything else looks smarter. The cost of the Hemby reach is exactly the players who went right after him.

A whole weekend of picks and cornerback is somehow still a want.

A workmanlike haul that should hold up just fine.

Pick Analysis
Pick1 Rnd1 Fernando Mendoza
In pick No. 1 they get a passer to set the clock by. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick36 Rnd2 Elijah Sarratt
They paid sticker price for Elijah Sarratt in No. 36, and that is fine. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick67 Rnd3 David Bailey
A top-tier edge rusher at a bargain, David Bailey in pick 67, plain and simple. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick102 Rnd4 Carnell Tate
You do not let a wide receiver like Carnell Tate reach slot 102 and blink. They did not. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick117 Rnd4 Kenyon Sadiq
They barely believed it either: Kenyon Sadiq still on the board at the 117th pick. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick134 Rnd4 Cashius Howell
They robbed the room for Cashius Howell here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick174 Rnd5 Kayden McDonald
They will replay Kayden McDonald at Round 5, Pick 36 for years; that is how good the value is. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick180 Rnd6 Jake Slaughter
A offensive lineman of that caliber at pick No. 180 is the definition of value, full stop. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick183 Rnd6 Diego Pavia
Taking Diego Pavia in the 183rd overall pick is close to grand larceny; a quarterback that good had no business lasting this long. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick219 Rnd7 Roman Hemby
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Roman Hemby well ahead of where he belonged. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.