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BoJacksonRules wrote: Mon Apr 27, 2026 2:00 am Or maybe both turn out to be blue chip players. Both players were scheme fits. Just because they were selected lower than they were graded doesn’t mean there was something going on that the public wasn’t aware of. Plus we traded out of our pick and lost out on McDonald. Rebuilds are normally started with the offensive and defensive lines. Hopefully im wrong and the 2 Olineman and the NT we drafted last year are the answer.

Viper wrote: Mon Apr 27, 2026 3:35 am Not addressing a DT is really what sticks out to me but maybe they’ll look at a vet a bit later or they like what we have on roster, but I find that a reach. I know it’s water under the bridge but can you imagine if Wilkins had worked out for us? He fits the description of what we need imo. Our defensive front would have been really good, but that was a long ago yesterday.

KillerRaider30 wrote: Mon Apr 27, 2026 8:40 am Honestly after the Chiefs selected Peter Woods I didn't see one DT worth picking over the gigantic defensive backfield void we had.

I wanted gaurd myself but I get it now.

Maybe with the QBs coming out next year itll push them down the board and we can pick a 1st round DT.

BoJacksonRules wrote: Mon Apr 27, 2026 2:00 am Or maybe both turn out to be blue chip players. Both players were scheme fits. Just because they were selected lower than they were graded doesn’t mean there was something going on that the public wasn’t aware of. Plus we traded out of our pick and lost out on McDonald. Rebuilds are normally started with the offensive and defensive lines. Hopefully im wrong and the 2 Olineman and the NT we drafted last year are the answer.

KillerRaider30 wrote: Mon Apr 27, 2026 8:16 am Im very high on this pick.

6'7 is not to tall for a gaurd when your QB is 6'5. Kuhn is in the 97 percentile when it comes to pass blocking.
Easier in a phone booth?
The Raiders may up his weight for pure power DTs.

I have all the confidence he can block the zone as at LG as easily as he did at LT.
He hase elite athleticism.

Maybe im too old school so in my mind 1 of the 2 gaurds should be a power first zone second player but under Kubiak in Seattle, zone runs were the dominant scheme, accounting for roughly 78% of all rushing attempts compared to only 22% for power/gap runs.
Still id like one incognito type for that 4th and goal from the 1 playing next to Linderbaum.

ALLRAIDERWORLD21 wrote: Mon Apr 27, 2026 10:44 am The difference between this year’s draft and past years is the level of analysis, research, and resources, but most importantly, everyone was aligned when it came to making the picks. Brandon Yeargan, one of the Head Scouts, even said they put together around 3,900 reports for 10 picks. That tells you everything about the process. They still have to prove it on the field, but this level of prep and alignment gives you a much better shot at hitting on players, especially late in the draft.

In the past, you hoped for 1–2 hits early and maybe one late. This feels different. Feels like a shift where we can start getting real contributors throughout the draft.. and that’s how you build a winner.

BoJacksonRules wrote: Sun Apr 26, 2026 6:58 am B

They got good value for almost each pick. I understood the miss on a starting OT, as there was a run on them in Rd 1. Not getting a starting IDL, and passing on Pregnon and Dunker is why they don’t get an A grade. I love the McCoy pick, potential star, and if it doesn’t work out, it was only a 4th Rd pick.

Skullboy wrote: Mon Apr 27, 2026 11:08 am I'm giving the Draft an A-

For me everything begins and ends with Fernando. He is the future of the team and for once we were smart enough not to do something mind-bogglingly stupid.

We also added quality players throughout the draft and after years of horrible picks weren't putting up regular head-scratchers.

My only real complaint is that with our new QB the undoubted future of the team we are hanging everything on, I would have loved to give him more help. He can't play ragdoll and he needs to be developing chemistry with people to throw to... an A draft would have had us emerge with a more dominant offensive line and a stronger receiver room. Fernando needs a chance to grow with a strong offense around him. We have a lot of the pieces we need - RB, TE, LT but this was a chance to finish adding to that core. Picking up a great OL player in Zuhn that can play a little bit of everything and a strong RB2 undoubtedly helped. But we put a ton of our picks in defense.

No doubt our defense needed the love (and our secondary deservingly got a lot of it). But the defense could have been more of the priority next year when we weren't just beginning to develop the future of the franchise in our QB.

Still a draft that we come out of with a lot of great players and the future of the franchise. Have to love being a Raiders fan right now.