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RUN ON MAR 17, 2026

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Draft Selections
Fernando Mendoza Head Shot
PICK: 1 RND: 1 (LV)
Fernando Mendoza
QB Indiana
Kayden McDonald Head Shot
PICK: 21 RND: 1 (LV)
Kayden McDonald
DT Ohio State
Zachariah Branch Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (LV)
Zachariah Branch
WR Georgia
Treydan Stukes Head Shot
PICK: 102 RND: 4 (LV)
Treydan Stukes
CB Arizona
Bryce Lance Head Shot
PICK: 117 RND: 4 (LV)
Bryce Lance
WR North Dakota State
DeMonte Capehart Head Shot
PICK: 134 RND: 4 (LV)
DeMonte Capehart
DT Clemson
Kaleb Elarms-Orr Head Shot
PICK: 175 RND: 5 (LV)
Kaleb Elarms-Orr
LB TCU
Ephesians Prysock Head Shot
PICK: 182 RND: 6 (LV)
Ephesians Prysock
CB Washington
VJ Payne Head Shot
PICK: 185 RND: 6 (LV)
VJ Payne
S Kansas State
Trey Zuhn III Head Shot
PICK: 208 RND: 6 (LV)
Trey Zuhn III
OT Texas A&M
Bryce Foster Head Shot
PICK: 219 RND: 7 (LV)
Bryce Foster
C Kansas
Draft Picks Received
Kayden McDonald Head Shot
PICK: 21 RND: 1 (PIT)
Kayden McDonald
DT Ohio State
Draft Picks Traded
Max Iheanachor Head Shot
PICK: 36 RND: 2 (PIT)
Max Iheanachor
OT Arizona State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (LV)
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Albert Okwuegbunam
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Delmar Glaze
C
Draft Grade — Raiders
Overall C
ValueB- NeedB TradesF FutureC
A passer of the future in Mendoza, and a C, for the Raiders.

The Raiders spent the pick that matters most on Fernando Mendoza, and a roster that has been waiting on a passer can start to take shape. It nets out a thoroughly average C.

They are betting Zuhn III proves the room right and everyone else wrong. Overpaying at the table undid a lot of the good work elsewhere. They will regret leaving edge rusher for another day if the season turns on it.

Bottom line, the swing picks will decide whether this ages well.

Pick Analysis
Pick1 Rnd1 Fernando Mendoza
Fernando Mendoza in the 1st overall pick is exactly on the number, no argument either way. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick21 Rnd1 Kayden McDonald
In pick 21 they get an anchor for the defensive front. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick67 Rnd3 Zachariah Branch
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Zachariah Branch at No. 67 is the proof. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick102 Rnd4 Treydan Stukes
Nice patience on Treydan Stukes, who had no business lasting to the 102nd pick. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick117 Rnd4 Bryce Lance
They paid sticker price for Bryce Lance in pick No. 117, and that is fine. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick134 Rnd4 DeMonte Capehart
DeMonte Capehart at slot 134 is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick175 Rnd5 Kaleb Elarms-Orr
They did well to land Kaleb Elarms-Orr in Round 5, Pick 35, just ahead of his grade. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick182 Rnd6 Ephesians Prysock
A straight-up fair deal on Ephesians Prysock at the Round 6 slot, value and slot in agreement. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick185 Rnd6 VJ Payne
VJ Payne in Round 6, Pick 4 is fair value, right on his grade. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick208 Rnd6 Trey Zuhn III
Trey Zuhn III at pick 208 is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick219 Rnd7 Bryce Foster
This one needs a full-page explanation: Bryce Foster in No. 219, miles early. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.