RAIDERS MOCK DRAFT GRADE B-

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Las Vegas Raiders

Mendoza is the plan now, and the Raiders grade out a B-.

by Grumzy · 2026 NFL Draft · 10 picks · 4 steals · 3 reaches
Value B-
Need B
Trades B-
Future B-

After circling the position for what felt like forever, the Raiders committed. Fernando Mendoza is the quarterback now, and the roster gets built to his timeline.

The cost of the Black reach is exactly the players who went right after him. That is a cornerback worth more than the slot they spent on him, plainly. With edge rusher and offensive lineman unsolved, spending premium capital on safety is the choice that costs them.

They covered a lot of ground and still skipped edge rusher, which is a strange place to end up.

A competent weekend that does not make headlines and does not need to.

Pick-by-Pick

R1.1 · Pick 1 · Fernando Mendoza · QB · rank 4
In the Round 1 slot they get the arm they will build around. A clean fit for the roster.
R2.4 · Pick 36 · Denzel Boston · WR · rank 31
They did well to land Denzel Boston in the 36th overall pick, just ahead of his grade. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
R3.3 · Pick 67 · Domonique Orange · DT · rank 73
They paid sticker price for Domonique Orange in No. 67, and that is fine. The roster fit checks out.
R4.2 · Pick 102 · Zakee Wheatley · S · rank 90
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Zakee Wheatley at Round 4, Pick 2. It adds depth where they could use a little.
R4.17 · Pick 117 · Genesis Smith · S · rank 107
Hard to square with the roster. With positions of obvious need still on the board, Genesis Smith adds a safety and leaves edge rusher and offensive lineman untouched.
R4.34 · Pick 134 · Will Lee III · CB · rank 126
Will Lee III is a better player than pick 134 suggests; smart patience, rewarded. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
R5.35 · Pick 175 · J'Mari Taylor · RB · rank 194
A wild overpay on J'Mari Taylor in pick No. 175, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
R6.4 · Pick 185 · Kaelon Black · RB · rank 226
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Kaelon Black. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
R6.27 · Pick 208 · Riley Nowakowski · TE · rank 224
A premium they did not need to pay, Riley Nowakowski a notch or two before his time. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
R7.3 · Pick 219 · Ephesians Prysock · CB · rank 191
Ephesians Prysock in the 219th pick should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
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