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 Cuda21 · 2026 NFL Draft · 11 picks · 0 steals · 3 reaches
Value B-
Need B
Trades B-
Future B-

The Raiders spent the pick that matters most on Fernando Mendoza, and a roster that has been waiting on a passer can start to take shape. Solid and sensible more than spectacular: a B-.

The Kelly pick is the one the value grade keeps tripping over. If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through edge rusher.

Job largely done: cornerback settled and 5 of 8 of the wish list covered. Almost all the early capital went to that side of the ball.

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
No drama and no debate, Fernando Mendoza went about where he belonged in No. 1. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
R2.4 · Pick 36 · Christen Miller · DL · rank 37
Christen Miller in the 36th overall pick is exactly on the number, no argument either way. The roster fit checks out.
R3.3 · Pick 67 · Zachariah Branch · WR · rank 60
A tidy little value on Zachariah Branch in the 67th pick, a step better than break-even. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
R4.2 · Pick 102 · Keylan Rutledge · OG · rank 106
Keylan Rutledge at pick 102 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
R4.17 · Pick 117 · Bryce Lance · WR · rank 122
A market-rate wide receiver, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Bryce Lance. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
R4.34 · Pick 134 · DeMonte Capehart · DT · rank 131
DeMonte Capehart at Round 4, Pick 34 nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
R5.35 · Pick 175 · Aamil Wagner · OT · rank 169
Aamil Wagner at the Round 5 slot is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
R6.1 · Pick 182 · VJ Payne · S · rank 191
VJ Payne at pick No. 182 is a conviction pick that outran the value. It adds depth where they could use a little.
R6.4 · Pick 185 · Ephesians Prysock · CB · rank 186
Ephesians Prysock at the Round 6 slot is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
R6.27 · Pick 208 · Trey Zuhn III · OT · rank 239
Trey Zuhn III at the 208th overall pick is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
R7.3 · Pick 219 · Jack Kelly · LB · rank 253
A big swing on Jack Kelly at pick 219, well ahead of any board in the building. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
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