RAIDERS MOCK DRAFT GRADE B-

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Las Vegas Raiders

A franchise passer in Mendoza headlines a B- weekend for the Raiders.

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

Boards are made to be trusted, and the Raiders shredded theirs for Roman Hemby. He came off 168 spots early, and the room will hear about it.

Fernando Mendoza is the bet, and the class will be judged on how it pays off. That is an interior defensive lineman worth more than the slot they spent on him, plainly. Leaving offensive lineman unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall.

Spending an early pick on safety with offensive lineman open is the decision the grade keeps circling back to.

All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but offensive lineman.

Pick-by-Pick

R1.1 · Pick 1 · Fernando Mendoza · QB · rank 4
Fernando Mendoza in slot 1 is fair value, right on his grade. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
R2.4 · Pick 36 · Chris Brazzell II · WR · rank 29
Chris Brazzell II at the 36th pick is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the wide receiver. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
R3.3 · Pick 67 · D'Angelo Ponds · CB · rank 47
D'Angelo Ponds in No. 67 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
R4.2 · Pick 102 · Domonique Orange · DT · rank 76
A top-tier interior defensive lineman at a bargain, Domonique Orange in Round 4, Pick 2, plain and simple. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
R4.17 · Pick 117 · Bud Clark · S · rank 103
Nice patience on Bud Clark, who had no business lasting to the 117th overall pick. A minor itch, scratched.
R4.34 · Pick 134 · Bishop Fitzgerald · S · rank 123
They zigged when the board said zag, taking Bishop Fitzgerald at safety with offensive lineman open.
R5.35 · Pick 175 · Riley Nowakowski · TE · rank 216
Riley Nowakowski at the 175th pick is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
R6.4 · Pick 185 · Roman Hemby · RB · rank 353
Roman Hemby in No. 185 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. A need, and now a little less of one.
R6.27 · Pick 208 · Kalil Alexander · LB-EDGE · rank 287
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Kalil Alexander well ahead of where he belonged. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
R7.3 · Pick 219 · Eli Heidenreich · WR · rank 242
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Eli Heidenreich. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
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