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The Raiders aren’t going to make national headlines with their draft class, but it was clear they had a plan and executed it by identifying versatility and elite traits.
Here are the 11 players selected by the Raiders in the NFL draft, with analysis, grades and potential roles for each one during his rookie season.
The Raiders wrapped up their first NFL draft under John Spytek and Pete Carroll with an 11-player class, including quarterback Cam Miller of North Dakota State.
There are still plenty of good players left for the Raiders to sort through on the final day of the NFL draft on Saturday.
Raiders general manager John Spytek, when asked Friday about drafting a quarterback, said: “So far, it hasn’t fallen our way with the evaluations we’ve had.”
The Raiders drafted TCU wide receiver Jack Bech, whose brother, Tiger, was among 14 people killed in a terrorist attack early on New Year’s Day in New Orleans.
Running back Ashton Jeanty arrived in Las Vegas on Friday for the first time as a member of the Raiders, who took him with the sixth pick in the NFL draft.
Shedeur Sanders was not selected in the first round of the NFL draft, and he still could be available when the Raiders pick in the second round Friday.
Ashton Jeanty is a phenomenal player whose character might be more impressive than the highlight reels he created at Boise State. But none of that means he was the right pick for the Raiders on Thursday.
The Raiders, for the second straight year, bucked conventional wisdom in the first round of the NFL draft. They can only hope they get the last laugh again.
