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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
Mendoza is the plan now, and the Raiders grade out a B.

The one hole that towered over the rest is filled. The Raiders spent their marquee pick on Fernando Mendoza, and for the first time in a while there is a real answer at quarterback.

Reaching for Harris left real value on the table behind him. Leaving wide receiver unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall. Golday falling to them is the kind of break a good board is built to catch.

All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but wide receiver.

Pick Analysis
Pick1 Rnd1 Fernando Mendoza
In the 1st overall pick they get the arm they will build around. A real need, handled.
Pick47 Rnd2 D'Angelo Ponds
By-the-book stuff, D'Angelo Ponds at pick No. 47 squarely in line with his ranking. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick67 Rnd3 Jake Golday
They let Jake Golday come to them and pounced at pick 67. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick102 Rnd4 Treydan Stukes
A quiet steal in Round 4, Pick 2: Treydan Stukes for less than the market said. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick120 Rnd4 Jalon Kilgore
Fair-plus on Jalon Kilgore, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick134 Rnd4 Bud Clark
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Bud Clark at No. 134 is the proof. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick154 Rnd5 Jalen Farmer
No edge and no loss on Jalen Farmer in the 154th pick; it is a wash and a sensible one. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick174 Rnd5 Lander Barton
A reach on Lander Barton in the Round 5 slot; the board had better options right there. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick180 Rnd6 Taylen Green
They took Taylen Green at par in the 180th pick, which is nothing to complain about. The roster fit checks out.
Pick183 Rnd6 VJ Payne
They liked VJ Payne enough to skip the value, taking him in No. 183. They doubled down on a strength rather than a need.
Pick199 Rnd6 Zxavian Harris
A wild overpay on Zxavian Harris in pick 199, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick219 Rnd7 Aiden Fisher
A reach for Aiden Fisher in pick No. 219; a little patience would have been rewarded. It is more luxury than necessity; they were already set here.
Pick254 Rnd7 Riley Nowakowski
Riley Nowakowski at the Round 7 slot is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.