RAIDERS MOCK DRAFT GRADE B-

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Las Vegas Raiders

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

by Raiderstace · 2026 NFL Draft · 10 picks · 1 steals · 1 reaches
Value B-
Need B
Trades B-
Future B-

Start where it matters. The Raiders took Fernando Mendoza to run the offense for the next decade, and every other decision this weekend bends around that one.

Burks falling to them is the kind of break a good board is built to catch. That edge rusher hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall. The Crownover reach is the anchor dragging on the value grade.

Cornerback is handled and the depth chart looks a good deal healthier for it.

All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but edge rusher.

Pick-by-Pick

R1.1 · Pick 1 · Fernando Mendoza · QB · rank 4
Fernando Mendoza at pick No. 1 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. It fills a real need, too.
R2.4 · Pick 36 · Emmanuel Pregnon · OG · rank 39
Emmanuel Pregnon in the Round 2 slot is fair value, right on his grade. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
R3.3 · Pick 67 · Keionte Scott · CB · rank 60
A reasonable price with a little left over, Keionte Scott in slot 67. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
R4.2 · Pick 102 · Darrell Jackson Jr. · DT · rank 103
Darrell Jackson Jr. at the 102nd overall pick is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
R4.17 · Pick 117 · Deion Burks · WR · rank 85
Taking Deion Burks in Round 4, Pick 17 is close to grand larceny; a wide receiver that good had no business lasting this long. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
R4.34 · Pick 134 · Dametrious Crownover · OT · rank 143
A reach on Dametrious Crownover in No. 134; the board had better options right there. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
R5.35 · Pick 175 · Aamil Wagner · OT · rank 171
A tidy little value on Aamil Wagner in the 175th pick, a step better than break-even. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
R6.4 · Pick 185 · Jeff Caldwell · WR · rank 187
Jeff Caldwell in pick 185 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
R6.27 · Pick 208 · Kaelon Black · RB · rank 215
No drama and no debate, Kaelon Black went about where he belonged in Round 6, Pick 27. The roster fit checks out.
R7.3 · Pick 219 · Thaddeus Dixon · CB · rank 218
A market-rate cornerback, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Thaddeus Dixon. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
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