RAIDERS MOCK DRAFT GRADE B-

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The Raiders bet the future on Simpson. The board says B-.

by aechean · 2026 NFL Draft · 14 picks · 6 steals · 2 reaches
Value C+
Need B
Trades A+
Future F

The search is over. The Raiders handed the keys to Ty Simpson, and the whole operation now runs on his development. It does the job without flash, and the B- reflects it.

However the rest shakes out, Anderson at that price is a win they earned. The trade ledger is the best part of the whole weekend.

If Perkins Jr. pans out, nobody remembers the price. If not, this is the pick they hear about. 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

R1.2 · Pick 2 · Ty Simpson · QB · rank 15
In Round 1, Pick 2 they get a long-term answer under center, even if it was a touch early. A clean fit for the roster.
R1.16 · Pick 16 · Carnell Tate · WR · rank 12
A reasonable price with a little left over, Carnell Tate in the Round 1 slot. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
R1.21 · Pick 21 · Caleb Lomu · OT · rank 28
In pick 21 they get a building block for the line. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
R1.22 · Pick 22 · Olaivavega Ioane · OG · rank 22
In No. 22 they get a blindside protector at fair value. The biggest hole, addressed.
R3.3 · Pick 67 · Zachariah Branch · WR · rank 60
Zachariah Branch in the 67th overall pick lands just on the right side of the ledger. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
R4.2 · Pick 102 · Harold Perkins Jr. · LB · rank 132
Harold Perkins Jr. in pick No. 102 is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
R4.17 · Pick 117 · Nicholas Singleton · RB · rank 109
A tidy bit of business in the 117th pick, where Nicholas Singleton graded well above the range. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
R4.23 · Pick 123 · Malik Muhammad · CB · rank 99
They will replay Malik Muhammad at slot 123 for years; that is how good the value is. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
R4.34 · Pick 134 · Parker Brailsford · C · rank 129
Parker Brailsford at pick 134 is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the offensive lineman. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
R5.35 · Pick 175 · Febechi Nwaiwu · OG · rank 173
A market-rate offensive lineman, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Febechi Nwaiwu. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
R6.4 · Pick 185 · Aamil Wagner · OT · rank 171
Aamil Wagner at No. 185 is money in the bank, a offensive lineman taken below his worth. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
R6.23 · Pick 204 · Aaron Anderson · WR · rank 175
Aaron Anderson at the 204th pick is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
R6.27 · Pick 208 · Jeff Caldwell · WR · rank 186
Steal is underselling it; Jeff Caldwell at the Round 6 slot is a heist with the alarm still ringing. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
R7.3 · Pick 219 · Dallen Bentley · TE · rank 194
Somehow Dallen Bentley was still sitting there in the 219th overall pick, and they pounced on premier tight end value. The roster fit checks out.
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