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Southshield » Sat Apr 27, 2024 5:54 pm
Because you love them. From PFFSouthshield » Sat Apr 27, 2024 9:00 pm
KiperSold My Soul » Sat Apr 27, 2024 9:15 pm
Las Vegas RaidersSouthshield » Sat Apr 27, 2024 10:15 pm
Tristen Kuhnmiles_j20 » Sat Apr 27, 2024 10:31 pm
Based on this information, Raiders drafted a Super Bowl team.Southshield wrote Sat Apr 27, 2024 5:54 pm:Because you love them. From PFF
LAS VEGAS RAIDERS: B+
1 (13): TE Brock Bowers, Georgia
2 (44): C Jackson Powers-Johnson, Oregon
3 (77): T Delmar Glaze, Maryland
4 (112): CB Decamerion Richardson, Mississippi State
5 (148): LB Tommy Eichenberg, Ohio State
6 (208): RB Dylan Laube, New Hampshire
7 (223): S Trey Taylor, Air Force
7 (229): CB MJ Devonshire, Pittsburgh
Bowers — With the top six quarterbacks off the board, the Raiders go with a “best player available” approach despite taking tight end Michael Mayer in the second round of the 2023 NFL Draft. Bowers is a versatile offensive weapon and should be an immediate impact player thanks to what he can do with the ball in his hands. Bowers’ 689 receiving yards after contact during his college career at Georgia are more than any other tight end since PFF began charting college football in 2014.
Powers-Johnson — Powers-Johnson’s slide ends as the Raiders pick the interior offensive lineman with positional versatility. They struggled mightily at the guard positions in 2023, and current center Andre James was PFF’s ninth-highest-graded player at the position. Powers-Johnson allowed just one quarterback pressure on 481 pass-blocking snaps in 2023 and is PFF’s highest-graded college center since 2022 (91.5).
Glaze — The Raiders double down on the offensive line on Day 2, picking Maryland’s Delmar Glaze, a big reach compared to the PFF big board and consensus boards. Glaze graded well in 2023, posting an 83.6 pass-blocking grade, but his movement skills are a bit lacking for an NFL tackle, making him a better option on the interior.
Richardson — Richardson is a plus player against the run and earned a career-best 75.9 PFF run-defense grade in 2023. He missed just 3.9% of his tackle attempts last season.
Eichenberg — Eichenberg racked up an impressive 75 combined run stops in 2022 and 2023, the top mark among Big Ten linebackers. In that span, he also amassed 29 tackles for loss or no gain, which ranked third in the conference.
Laube — Laube should have a role on special teams and as a receiving threat out of the backfield for the Raiders. He tallied more than 700 receiving yards with 23 forced missed tackles after the catch in his final season at New Hampshire, and he cleared an 80.0 PFF receiving grade in each of the past three seasons.
Taylor — Taylor won the Jim Thorpe Award for the best defensive back in college football in 2023. He earned an 89.0 overall grade last year, fourth among all safeties. On 39 throws into his coverage, he allowed just 22 catches for 202 yards and one score.
Devonshire — Over his last two years at Pittsburgh, Devonshire forced 18 incompletions in coverage, the sixth-best mark among ACC cornerbacks. He also allowed only 45% of the passes thrown into his coverage to be caught, the sixth-best mark in the conference.
RunOverByHubbard » Sat Apr 27, 2024 10:53 pm
Sold my Soul: source or link?RI RAIDER » Sun Apr 28, 2024 6:55 am
I just put a list of grades out for my dogs. I had them take a shit next to a letter representing our grade. Their grades are as valuable as the grades these blowhards (ESPECIALLY KIPER) gave us. Its fun to talk about, but nothing else as time will tell. Have a great day.bulldozer63 » Sun Apr 28, 2024 6:56 am
missing on penix is a big knock, but they picked 2 probable all pros and a lot of athletic guys with upsidesignal » Sun Apr 28, 2024 7:11 am
Draft grades right after a draft are even less meaningful than power rankings in April.vtraider » Sun Apr 28, 2024 7:16 am
Can't hold it against them if they were never in a position to get himbulldozer63 wrote Sun Apr 28, 2024 6:56 am:missing on penix is a big knock, but they picked 2 probable all pros and a lot of athletic guys with upside
B+
Opoponax50 » Sun Apr 28, 2024 7:22 am
S for Satisfactory.chucker » Sun Apr 28, 2024 7:26 am
Once you get past the first couple of rounds you can easily find a draft "expert" who has a guy ranked way lower (or higher) than he was selected. As usual, the key is how we develop these guys and how they fit what we're trying to do.Rabid Raider » Sun Apr 28, 2024 7:35 am
Our 3rd and 4th picks probably went too early and there were other guys I liked but other than that it was a very good draft.