The Raiders turned heads with their first and last picks in the 2019 NFL Draft.
The Silver and Black selected Clemson edge rusher Clelin Ferrell -- whom they say they rated just as highly as No. 2 pick Nick Bosa -- No. 4 overall, with defensive players such as Josh Allen and Ed Oliver still on the board. Then, with their ninth and final selection, Oakland drafted another defensive end: Prairie View A&M's Quinton Bell. The seventh round of a draft is littered with guys few outside of a scouting department have heard of, but Bell managed to be obscure enough that Mayock's old colleagues at NFL Network didn't have tape on him for their draft show.
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The Raiders lacked pass-rushing prowess last season, and addressed it this year with Ferrell, Bell and fifth-round pick Maxx Crosby (defensive end). But how did the rest of their draft turn out?
Here's a list of each of the Raiders' picks, and grades for their 2019 draft class from writers around the country.
2019 Raiders draft picks
First round (No. 4 overall): Clelin Ferrell, Clemson, DE
First round (No. 24 overall): Josh Jacobs, Alabama, RB
First round (No. 27 overall): Johnathan Abram, Mississippi State, Safety
Second round (No. 40 overall): Trayvon Mullen, Clemson, CB
Fourth round (No. 106 overall): Maxx Crosby, Eastern Michigan, DE
Fourth round (No. 129 overall): Isaiah Johnson, Houston CB
Fourth round (No. 137 overall): Foster Moreau, LSU, TE
Fifth round (No. 149 overall): Hunter Renfrow, Clemson, WR
Seventh round (No. 230 overall): Quinton Bell, Prairie View A&M, DE
NFL
Grades
Sporting News
Grade: A
What they're saying: "Turns out Jon Gruden's championship experience and Mike Mayock's years of ace draft analysis work pretty well together in rebuilding a roster. They went right down the line in filling key holes and finding good value with Ferrell, Jacobs, Abram, Mullen, Moreau and Renfrow."
Touchdown Wire
Grade: A
What they're saying: "I think the Raiders added a ton of necessary talent in this draft—but with the capital they had, that’s to be expected. Again, the question is whether they could have done even more."
NFL.com
Grade: B+
What they're saying: "Ferrell was the next best pure front-four pass rusher on the board after No. 2 overall pick Nick Bosa, but he came off the board well before most people expected."
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USA Today
Grade: B-
What they're saying: "So why just a B-? Welp, it's not Mayock's fault ... but at the end of the day, these players must still prove they're worth the divorces from Mack and Cooper — and maybe the additional first-rounder waiting in the 2020 draft will better make the justification."
NJ.com
Grade: B-
What they're saying: "Ferrell is a risky pick, as the Raiders passed on Josh Allen. Abram is definitely the best safety in this draft. And Jacobs is a legit running back. But that Ferrell pick ..."
Washington Post
Grade: C-
What they're saying: "The Raiders’ roster is better than it was before the draft. But it remains worse than it was before they traded Khalil Mack and Amari Cooper."