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Draft Selections
Fernando Mendoza Head Shot
PICK: 1 RND: 1 (LV)
Fernando Mendoza
QB Indiana
Dillon Thieneman Head Shot
PICK: 36 RND: 2 (LV)
Dillon Thieneman
S Oregon
Zachariah Branch Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (LV)
Zachariah Branch
WR Georgia
Zakee Wheatley Head Shot
PICK: 102 RND: 4 (LV)
Zakee Wheatley
S Penn State
Bud Clark Head Shot
PICK: 117 RND: 4 (LV)
Bud Clark
S TCU
Gracen Halton Head Shot
PICK: 134 RND: 4 (LV)
Gracen Halton
DL Oklahoma
Taylen Green Head Shot
PICK: 175 RND: 5 (LV)
Taylen Green
QB Arkansas
Ephesians Prysock Head Shot
PICK: 185 RND: 6 (LV)
Ephesians Prysock
CB Washington
Riley Nowakowski Head Shot
PICK: 208 RND: 6 (LV)
Riley Nowakowski
TE Indiana
Kaelon Black Head Shot
PICK: 219 RND: 7 (LV)
Kaelon Black
RB Indiana
Draft Grade — Raiders
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
Mendoza is the plan now, and the Raiders grade out a B-.

Start where it matters. The Raiders took Fernando Mendoza to run the offense for the next decade, and every other decision this weekend bends around that one. Solid and sensible more than spectacular: a B-.

Spending an early pick on safety with edge rusher and offensive lineman open is the decision the grade keeps circling back to. That edge rusher hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall.

Every board in the league had Green lower, and that gap is the story.

A competent weekend that does not make headlines and does not need to.

Pick Analysis
Pick1 Rnd1 Fernando Mendoza
In Round 1, Pick 1 they get a long-term answer under center at fair value. A real need, handled.
Pick36 Rnd2 Dillon Thieneman
Dillon Thieneman is a better player than pick 36 suggests; smart patience, rewarded. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick67 Rnd3 Zachariah Branch
No drama and no debate, Zachariah Branch went about where he belonged in pick No. 67. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick102 Rnd4 Zakee Wheatley
They zigged when the board said zag, taking Zakee Wheatley at safety with edge rusher and offensive lineman open.
Pick117 Rnd4 Bud Clark
The needs board was loud and they turned it down, spending the 117th overall pick on Bud Clark with edge rusher and offensive lineman unsolved.
Pick134 Rnd4 Gracen Halton
Gracen Halton at the 134th pick is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick175 Rnd5 Taylen Green
A reach for Taylen Green in the Round 5 slot; a little patience would have been rewarded. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick185 Rnd6 Ephesians Prysock
Ephesians Prysock at slot 185 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick208 Rnd6 Riley Nowakowski
They liked Riley Nowakowski enough to skip the value, taking him in pick 208. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick219 Rnd7 Kaelon Black
They took Kaelon Black at par in Round 7, Pick 3, which is nothing to complain about. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.