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NFL draft winners and losers: Jon Gruden's surprising pick makes it harder to justify Khalil Mack trade

Oakland Raiders fans said critics needed to wait until their team made all the draft picks from the Khalil Mack trade to judge the deal.

The Raiders, who are now the Las Vegas Raiders, didn’t make a pick many liked with the final major piece of the controversial trade.

There were few questionable selections in the first half of Round 1 on Thursday night. The first pick that caught everyone by surprise came when the Raiders took Ohio State cornerback Damon Arnette at No. 19 overall. That pick came from the Chicago Bears in the Mack deal.