RAIDERS MOCK DRAFT GRADE B-

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Las Vegas Raiders

The Raiders answered their biggest question with Mendoza. Grade: 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. Nothing here to lose sleep over; call it a B-.

They will need Black to outplay his draft slot in a hurry to justify it. The Orange pick alone nudges the whole weekend up a notch.

The Raiders indulged a want in Smith while a need in edge rusher and offensive lineman stayed open. Leaving edge rusher unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall.

Bottom line, more hits than misses and a roster nudged the right way.

Pick-by-Pick

R1.1 · Pick 1 · Fernando Mendoza · QB · rank 4
In slot 1 they get their guy under center for the next decade at fair value. A clean fit for the roster.
R2.4 · Pick 36 · Dillon Thieneman · S · rank 27
Dillon Thieneman in the 36th pick is a bargain the rest of the room will envy. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
R3.3 · Pick 67 · Germie Bernard · WR · rank 63
Germie Bernard at the Round 3 slot nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
R4.2 · Pick 102 · Domonique Orange · DT · rank 73
The board fumbled Domonique Orange all the way to pick No. 102, and they scooped it up. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
R4.17 · Pick 117 · Genesis Smith · S · rank 106
Of all the spots to shop, they chose safety. Genesis Smith in the 117th overall pick leaves edge rusher and offensive lineman for later.
R4.34 · Pick 134 · Will Lee III · CB · rank 126
Nice patience on Will Lee III, who had no business lasting to pick 134. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
R5.35 · Pick 175 · Bryce Boettcher · LB · rank 175
Bryce Boettcher at No. 175 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. It adds depth where they could use a little.
R6.4 · Pick 185 · Kaelon Black · RB · rank 226
They reached a country mile for Kaelon Black at Round 6, Pick 4, and the board is aghast. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
R6.27 · Pick 208 · Riley Nowakowski · TE · rank 224
Riley Nowakowski at Round 6, Pick 27 is a clear overpay, with better names still on the board. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
R7.3 · Pick 219 · Eli Heidenreich · WR · rank 249
They talked themselves into Eli Heidenreich at the Round 7 slot, and the board did not agree. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
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