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Las Vegas Raiders

The Raiders finally solved quarterback, and it carried them to a B.

by Grumzy · 2026 NFL Draft · 11 picks · 4 steals · 3 reaches
Value B-
Need B
Trades B-
Future B-

There is reaching, and then there is Roman Hemby at Round 6, Pick 27. The Raiders jumped the board by 145 and dared it to prove them wrong. Call it a sensible B, earned the boring way.

The whole projection now runs through Fernando Mendoza; hit there and everything else looks smarter. On value alone, Wheatley makes the weekend a net positive. That edge rusher hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall.

Good work on the whole, with edge rusher the one box left unchecked.

Pick-by-Pick

R1.1 · Pick 1 · Fernando Mendoza · QB · rank 4
In the Round 1 slot they get the face of the franchise. A clean fit for the roster.
R2.15 · Pick 47 · D'Angelo Ponds · CB · rank 47
A straight-up fair deal on D'Angelo Ponds at pick No. 47, value and slot in agreement. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
R3.3 · Pick 67 · Christen Miller · DL · rank 56
A slide stopped in pick 67, with Christen Miller worth more than the price. A need, and now a little less of one.
R3.20 · Pick 84 · Zachariah Branch · WR · rank 60
They barely believed it either: Zachariah Branch still on the board at slot 84. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
R4.2 · Pick 102 · Domonique Orange · DT · rank 76
Domonique Orange at Round 4, Pick 2 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
R4.17 · Pick 117 · Zakee Wheatley · S · rank 85
Circle this one: Zakee Wheatley at the 117th pick is a fall that decides a draft. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
R4.34 · Pick 134 · J.C. Davis · OT · rank 139
J.C. Davis in the Round 4 slot is exactly on the number, no argument either way. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
R5.35 · Pick 175 · Taylen Green · QB · rank 188
The board had cheaper options than Taylen Green at Round 5, Pick 35, and it noticed. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
R6.4 · Pick 185 · Riley Nowakowski · TE · rank 216
A wild overpay on Riley Nowakowski in the 185th overall pick, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
R6.27 · Pick 208 · Roman Hemby · RB · rank 353
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Roman Hemby well ahead of where he belonged. It fills a real need, too.
R7.3 · Pick 219 · Jimmy Rolder · LB · rank 221
Jimmy Rolder at pick No. 219 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
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