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The Las Vegas Raiders have finished up their 2025 NFL Draft with a class that has some really good potential. There are some bad parts, or reaches, I would say, as well.

The Las Vegas Raiders 2025 NFL Draft is officially in the books, and what good is a draft without some instant reaction grades? After some significant offseason moves, the Raiders may have pushed themselves to a new level with a strong draft class on offense.

Grade: A+ Best Pick: RB Ashton Jeanty, No. 6 Overall What We Liked: The Raiders got a blue-chip guy at six, hard to argue with that. Jeanty is a big-time impact player for a team that never really had an offense that chugged.

The Las Vegas Raiders are finished with their 2025 NFL Draft. All of their picks have been made, and now they are looking forward to the 2025 NFL season, with training camp coming just before.

With the NFL Draft officially over, the Raiders now must sift through the remainder of the class as they continue to find depth pieces. Talent always manages to slip through the cracks, as quite a few undrafted players manage to stick on NFL rosters, if not become major contributors.

Stay up to date with every NFL team's undrafted free agent class following the 2025 NFL Draft.

PFF graded all 32 teams' 2025 NFL Draft classes after three days and seven rounds of selections.

The Las Vegas Raiders have finished their draft class, and there are some really good picks in it. But, there are also some bad picks, and some picks that we will have to wait and see how they pan out.

The Las Vegas Raiders have finished their 2025 NFL Draft Class, and the first draft class of this new regime. And, let's be honest, it's not too shabby.

Cam Miller | Photo by Steve Nurenberg/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Las Vegas goes low-profile at position The Las Vegas Raiders visited and scouted with most of the top quarterback prospects leading up the this weekend’s draft. They were expected to take on in the early rounds to groom behind new starter Geno Smith. But, in the end, it was clear that the Raiders agreed with the notion that it was a weak overall class, so they bypassed the higher profile names and went the developmental route in the sixth round by taking small-school stars. At No. 213, they took Montana State’s Tommy Mellott and at No. 215, they took North Dakota State’s Cam Miller. The two squared on if the FCS championship game last year. Mellott, the Walter Payton Award winner (FCS Player of the Year), is expected to move to wide receiver, although he can plays several positions and including Wildcat at the next level. Miller is expected to stick at quarterback. Like Mellott, he is dual threat. Miller threw for3,251 yards, 33 touchdowns and had four interceptions last season. He ran for 48 touchdowns in his career. He is no sure thing to make the 53-man roster, but he will compete with Aidan O’Connell (if he’s nor traded) and Carter Bradley in training camp. The Raiders visited with Miller and think he is worth getting into their program So, a high=profile draft process came and went with the Raiders opting for a little-known prospect. Thus, they will look to draft Smith’s eventual starter in a coming draft. The Raiders passed on Shedeur Sanders nine time (seven picks and two trades) before the Cleveland Browns finally ended his unreal slide in the fifth round. The Raiders had long been rumored to have interest in Sanders and he has a relationship with part owner Tom Brady. But, clearly Las Vegas had no interest. The Raiders also passed on Ohio State quarterback Will Howard. He was connected to the Raiders because he played for Chip Kelly in Columbus last season. He went to Pittsburgh in the sixth round. The Raiders visited with Texas’ Quinn Ewers, but decided against drafting him. Miami drafted him 16 picks after the Raiders drafted Miller, It was the 11th straight draft that the Raiders didn’t take a quarterback in the first three rounds, which, according to The Associated Press, is the second longest current streak in the league behind Dallas’ 25 drafts. The Raiders last top three-round quarterback? None of than Derek Carr, who was taken in the second round in 2014.

With their first pick of day three the Raiders get their second receiver in this draft, nabbing Tennessee WR Dont'e Thornton.

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John Spytek | Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images Keep up with all of Las Vegas’ UDFA additions The 2025 NFL draft is almost over, but don’t worry. That doesn’t mean the rookie player addition period is over. It’s about to get busy all over again. As soon as the draft is over, the race for undrafted free agents will begin for the 32 NFL teams. Really, it has already started. Teams are already discussing UDFA deals with players in case they are not drafted. The Las Vegas Raiders are, already talking to potential free-agent additions led by first-year general manager John Spytek and his staff. The actual signing process starts as soon as the draft is over and will continue for the next several days. While these players aren’t overly hyped, several undrafted free agents make impacts every year. So, this is an important part of the Raiders’ roster-building process. Below is our reported Raiders’ undrafted free agent tracker. It will be updated as the news comes in. Remember, nothing is official until the team announces it. Every year, a few players agree to terms with a team and then sign elsewhere because a better deal emerges: Check out odds at FanDuel Sportsbook.