AF1'S MOCK DRAFT
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AF1'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON MAR 16, 2026

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Draft Selections
Fernando Mendoza Head Shot
PICK: 1 RND: 1 (LV)
Fernando Mendoza
QB Indiana
Emmanuel Pregnon Head Shot
PICK: 36 RND: 2 (LV)
Emmanuel Pregnon
OG Oregon
Emmanuel McNeil-Warren Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (LV)
Emmanuel McNeil-Warren
S Toledo
Devin Moore Head Shot
PICK: 102 RND: 4 (LV)
Devin Moore
CB Florida
Isaiah World Head Shot
PICK: 117 RND: 4 (LV)
Isaiah World
OT Oregon
Bryce Lance Head Shot
PICK: 134 RND: 4 (LV)
Bryce Lance
WR North Dakota State
Bryce Boettcher Head Shot
PICK: 175 RND: 5 (LV)
Bryce Boettcher
LB Oregon
Domani Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 182 RND: 6 (LV)
Domani Jackson
CB Alabama
Jaydn Ott Head Shot
PICK: 185 RND: 6 (LV)
Jaydn Ott
RB Oklahoma
Dane Key Head Shot
PICK: 219 RND: 7 (LV)
Dane Key
WR Nebraska
Draft Grade — Raiders
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
A franchise passer in Mendoza headlines a B- weekend for the Raiders.

They finally answered the question that shadows every other one. Fernando Mendoza is the Raiders' quarterback, full stop.

They punted on edge rusher, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest. World has a lot of ground to make up just to look fairly priced.

McNeil-Warren at that cost is the sort of edge that compounds over a roster. Almost all the early capital went to that side of the ball.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick1 Rnd1 Fernando Mendoza
Fernando Mendoza at the 1st pick is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick36 Rnd2 Emmanuel Pregnon
Emmanuel Pregnon in pick 36 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick67 Rnd3 Emmanuel McNeil-Warren
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Emmanuel McNeil-Warren at the 67th overall pick. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick102 Rnd4 Devin Moore
Devin Moore at Round 4, Pick 2 is money in the bank, a cornerback taken below his worth. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick117 Rnd4 Isaiah World
Isaiah World in slot 117 is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick134 Rnd4 Bryce Lance
A slide stopped in the Round 4 slot, with Bryce Lance worth more than the price. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick175 Rnd5 Bryce Boettcher
The board had Bryce Boettcher higher than No. 175, and the linebacker fell to them anyway. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick182 Rnd6 Domani Jackson
Domani Jackson is a better player than pick No. 182 suggests; smart patience, rewarded. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick185 Rnd6 Jaydn Ott
They let Jaydn Ott come to them and pounced at the 185th overall pick. It fills a real need, too.
Pick219 Rnd7 Dane Key
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Dane Key in pick 219. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.