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Draft Selections
Fernando Mendoza Head Shot
PICK: 1 RND: 1 (LV)
Fernando Mendoza
QB Indiana
D'Angelo Ponds Head Shot
PICK: 47 RND: 2 (LV)
D'Angelo Ponds
CB Indiana
Jake Golday Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (LV)
Jake Golday
OLB Cincinnati
Treydan Stukes Head Shot
PICK: 102 RND: 4 (LV)
Treydan Stukes
CB Arizona
Jalon Kilgore Head Shot
PICK: 120 RND: 4 (LV)
Jalon Kilgore
CB South Carolina
Bud Clark Head Shot
PICK: 134 RND: 4 (LV)
Bud Clark
S TCU
Jalen Farmer Head Shot
PICK: 154 RND: 5 (LV)
Jalen Farmer
OG Kentucky
Lander Barton Head Shot
PICK: 174 RND: 5 (LV)
Lander Barton
LB Utah
Taylen Green Head Shot
PICK: 180 RND: 6 (LV)
Taylen Green
QB Arkansas
VJ Payne Head Shot
PICK: 183 RND: 6 (LV)
VJ Payne
S Kansas State
Zxavian Harris Head Shot
PICK: 199 RND: 6 (LV)
Zxavian Harris
DT Ole Miss
Aiden Fisher Head Shot
PICK: 219 RND: 7 (LV)
Aiden Fisher
LB Indiana
Riley Nowakowski Head Shot
PICK: 254 RND: 7 (LV)
Riley Nowakowski
TE Indiana
Draft Picks Received
D'Angelo Ponds Head Shot
PICK: 47 RND: 2 (IND)
D'Angelo Ponds
CB Indiana
Jalon Kilgore Head Shot
PICK: 120 RND: 4 (GB)
Jalon Kilgore
CB South Carolina
Jalen Farmer Head Shot
PICK: 154 RND: 5 (IND)
Jalen Farmer
OG Kentucky
Zxavian Harris Head Shot
PICK: 199 RND: 6 (GB)
Zxavian Harris
DT Ole Miss
Riley Nowakowski Head Shot
PICK: 254 RND: 7 (GB)
Riley Nowakowski
TE Indiana
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (CIN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (IND)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (CIN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (IND)
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Draft Picks Traded
Lee Hunter Head Shot
PICK: 36 RND: 2 (CIN)
Lee Hunter
DT Texas Tech
Malik Muhammad Head Shot
PICK: 117 RND: 4 (GB)
Malik Muhammad
CB Texas
Players Gained
Head Shot
LaDarius Henderson
OT
Head Shot
Antwaun Powell-Ryland Jr.
LB
Draft Grade — Raiders
Overall B
ValueB- NeedB TradesA- FutureB
The Raiders left with their quarterback, and a B to match.

After circling the position for what felt like forever, the Raiders committed. Fernando Mendoza is the quarterback now, and the roster gets built to his timeline. A dependable weekend that grades out a B.

Leaving wide receiver unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall. They are betting Harris proves the room right and everyone else wrong.

The Golday value carries more weight than any single miss elsewhere.

Good work on the whole, with wide receiver the one box left unchecked.

Pick Analysis
Pick1 Rnd1 Fernando Mendoza
In pick No. 1 they get their guy under center for the next decade. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick47 Rnd2 D'Angelo Ponds
A straight-up fair deal on D'Angelo Ponds at No. 47, value and slot in agreement. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick67 Rnd3 Jake Golday
They read the board right and Jake Golday was the payoff at pick 67. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick102 Rnd4 Treydan Stukes
Treydan Stukes at the 102nd overall pick is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick120 Rnd4 Jalon Kilgore
Jalon Kilgore in Round 4, Pick 20 is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick134 Rnd4 Bud Clark
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Bud Clark at the 134th pick is the proof. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick154 Rnd5 Jalen Farmer
Jalen Farmer in slot 154 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick174 Rnd5 Lander Barton
They went early on Lander Barton in the Round 5 slot, and the value did not follow. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick180 Rnd6 Taylen Green
They took Taylen Green at par in the Round 6 slot, which is nothing to complain about. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick183 Rnd6 VJ Payne
A reach on VJ Payne in the 183rd pick; the board had better options right there. They added to a strength when a need was still open elsewhere.
Pick199 Rnd6 Zxavian Harris
They reached a country mile for Zxavian Harris at No. 199, and the board is aghast. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick219 Rnd7 Aiden Fisher
A conviction pick on Aiden Fisher at slot 219 that the board grades a round light. A want more than a need, though you can never have too many.
Pick254 Rnd7 Riley Nowakowski
They reached into another round for Riley Nowakowski, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.