RAIDERS MOCK DRAFT GRADE B-

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Just the Needs B-

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Las Vegas Raiders

A passer of the future in Mendoza, and a B-, for the Raiders.

by Grumzy · 2026 NFL Draft · 12 picks · 3 steals · 5 reaches
Value B-
Need B
Trades B-
Future B-

Nobody else had Roman Hemby anywhere near Round 7, Pick 3. The Raiders did, by 134 spots, and that gap is the whole story. They moved the roster forward and banked a B- for it.

Whatever Fernando Mendoza becomes, the front office has tied its fortunes to the answer. If one pick saves this weekend, it is Everette. The edge rusher hole is the one line item this class does not answer.

Add it up and it is a good, unfussy class.

Pick-by-Pick

R1.1 · Pick 1 · Fernando Mendoza · QB · rank 4
In slot 1 they get a passer to set the clock by at fair value.
R2.4 · Pick 36 · Denzel Boston · WR · rank 30
They did well to land Denzel Boston in Round 2, Pick 4, just ahead of his grade. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
R3.3 · Pick 67 · Emmanuel McNeil-Warren · S · rank 51
Emmanuel McNeil-Warren slid further than he should have, and the Round 3 slot is lovely value for the safety. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
R4.8 · Pick 108 · Daylen Everette · CB · rank 81
Steal is underselling it; Daylen Everette at the 108th pick is a heist with the alarm still ringing. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
R4.17 · Pick 117 · Treydan Stukes · CB · rank 96
Treydan Stukes at pick 117 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
R4.34 · Pick 134 · DeMonte Capehart · DT · rank 138
DeMonte Capehart at No. 134 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
R5.30 · Pick 170 · Taylen Green · QB · rank 188
Value said wait; Taylen Green in the 170th overall pick says they were not listening. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
R5.35 · Pick 175 · Dominic Zvada · PK · rank 301
Dominic Zvada at Round 5, Pick 35 is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. Stacking talent where they were already deep.
R6.8 · Pick 189 · Riley Nowakowski · TE · rank 216
They talked themselves into Riley Nowakowski at the Round 6 slot, and the board did not agree. It fills a real need, too.
R6.27 · Pick 208 · Kaelon Black · RB · rank 217
Kaelon Black at the 208th pick jumps the queue by a touch more than is comfortable. The roster fit checks out.
R7.3 · Pick 219 · Roman Hemby · RB · rank 353
A big swing on Roman Hemby at No. 219, well ahead of any board in the building. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
R7.10 · Pick 226 · Keyshaun Elliott · LB · rank 219
Keyshaun Elliott in pick No. 226 lands just on the right side of the ledger. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
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