Mel Kiper:
Oakland Raiders: B
Top needs: WR, DE, CB, S
I said it after Day 1: I don't know if a team hit a bigger home run early in the draft than the Raiders did with Amari Cooper. Last year, they knocked it out of the park with Khalil Mack, a versatile defender with a high floor because he does everything well. Cooper is in some ways a pass-catching version of Mack -- he does everything well. If you're being honest as a Raiders fan, you know the jury is still out on Derek Carr in regard to "franchise QB" status, but you really can't have a fair trial unless Carr has a player such as Cooper on the roster. Give the Raiders credit for taking the best value at a clear need and passing on tempting options such as Kevin White and Leonard Williams. If I'm critiquing, it's probably in Round 2, where I thought Mario Edwards was a bit of a reach as my 61st-ranked player. Edwards was a need, but this team has plenty of them and I had a couple dozen players rated higher there. I do like the Clive Walford pick as another matchup weapon for Carr; he has a great catch radius and will see the field early. Jon Feliciano could help at guard, though value there was just OK. I do really like Ben Heeney's chance to compete for a starting role at middle linebacker at some point. Max Valles was a pretty good value in the sixth round. I had a couple question marks, starting with Edwards, but for me, you couldn't do any better than Cooper at No. 4, and almost alone that makes it another good draft for Oakland.
ROUND/PICK NAME POS COLLEGE
1/4 Amari Cooper WR Alabama
2/35 Mario Edwards Jr. DE Florida St
3/68 Clive Walford TE Miami (FL)
4/128 Jon Feliciano G Miami (FL)
5/140 Ben Heeney ILB Kansas
5/161 Neiron Ball OLB Florida
6/179 Max Valles ILB Virginia
7/218 Anthony Morris OT Tennessee St
7/221 Andre Debose WR Florida
7/242 Dexter McDonald CB Kansas