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Draft Selections
Will Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 6 RND: 1 (LV)
Will Johnson
CB Michigan
Kenneth Grant Head Shot
PICK: 41 RND: 2 (LV)
Kenneth Grant
DT Michigan
Omarion Hampton Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (LV)
Omarion Hampton
RB North Carolina
Jihaad Campbell Head Shot
PICK: 73 RND: 3 (LV)
Jihaad Campbell
LB Alabama
Savion Williams Head Shot
PICK: 106 RND: 4 (LV)
Savion Williams
WR TCU
Barrett Carter Head Shot
PICK: 142 RND: 5 (LV)
Barrett Carter
LB Clemson
Lathan Ransom Head Shot
PICK: 178 RND: 6 (LV)
Lathan Ransom
S Ohio State
Dont'e Thornton Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 212 RND: 6 (LV)
Dont'e Thornton Jr.
WR Tennessee
Oronde Gadsden II Head Shot
PICK: 216 RND: 6 (LV)
Oronde Gadsden II
TE Syracuse
Tommy Mellott Head Shot
PICK: 222 RND: 7 (LV)
Tommy Mellott
QB Montana State
Draft Picks Received
Kenneth Grant Head Shot
PICK: 41 RND: 2 (CHI)
Kenneth Grant
DT Michigan
Draft Picks Traded
Marcus Mbow Head Shot
PICK: 37 RND: 2 (SF)
Marcus Mbow
OT Purdue
Draft Grade — Raiders
Overall B
ValueB+ NeedB+ TradesC+ FutureB-
Nothing loud, just a tidy B for the Raiders.

There was a run on nobody at that position, and the Raiders started one anyway for Tommy Mellott, 115 picks ahead of schedule.

They banked enough surplus on Gadsden II to cover a lot of smaller sins. The edge rusher hole is the one line item this class does not answer.

Cornerback was the priority and it is no longer a question, which is most of the job. The back end got a real overhaul.

All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but edge rusher.

Pick Analysis
Pick6 Rnd1 Will Johnson
In slot 6 they get a lockdown presence outside. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick41 Rnd2 Kenneth Grant
Kenneth Grant at the 41st pick is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick68 Rnd3 Omarion Hampton
A running back of that caliber at the 68th overall pick is the definition of value, full stop. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick73 Rnd3 Jihaad Campbell
They robbed the room for Jihaad Campbell here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick106 Rnd4 Savion Williams
A tidy bit of business in Round 4, Pick 5, where Savion Williams graded well above the range. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick142 Rnd5 Barrett Carter
A top-tier linebacker at a bargain, Barrett Carter in the Round 5 slot, plain and simple. Insurance at a position that did not really ask for it.
Pick178 Rnd6 Lathan Ransom
Somehow Lathan Ransom was still sitting there in Round 6, Pick 3, and they pounced on premier safety value. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick212 Rnd6 Dont'e Thornton Jr.
Steal is underselling it; Dont'e Thornton Jr. at the 212th overall pick is a heist with the alarm still ringing. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick216 Rnd6 Oronde Gadsden II
Oronde Gadsden II in No. 216 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick222 Rnd7 Tommy Mellott
They reached into another round for Tommy Mellott, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.