RAIDERS MOCK DRAFT GRADE B-

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Las Vegas Raiders

A franchise passer in Mendoza headlines a B- weekend for the Raiders.

by justray122 · 2026 NFL Draft · 10 picks · 5 steals · 2 reaches
Value B-
Need B
Trades B-
Future B-

There is conviction, and then there is this. The Raiders took Kaelon Black a full 77 picks ahead of where the board had him, an overdraft steep enough that it colors the whole weekend.

They have staked the next five years on Fernando Mendoza, which is the only story that really matters here. Landing McNeil-Warren that late papers over a lot of smaller sins. Leaving edge rusher unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall.

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

In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the edge rusher spot they never got to.

Pick-by-Pick

R1.1 · Pick 1 · Fernando Mendoza · QB · rank 4
In slot 1 they get a long-term answer under center. A real need, handled.
R2.4 · Pick 36 · Emmanuel Pregnon · OG · rank 39
A straight-up fair deal on Emmanuel Pregnon at the 36th overall pick, value and slot in agreement. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
R3.3 · Pick 67 · Christen Miller · DL · rank 56
The board had Christen Miller higher than pick No. 67, and the interior defensive lineman fell to them anyway. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
R4.2 · Pick 102 · Emmanuel McNeil-Warren · S · rank 51
The board fumbled Emmanuel McNeil-Warren all the way to Round 4, Pick 2, and they scooped it up. It adds depth where they could use a little.
R4.17 · Pick 117 · CJ Daniels · WR · rank 142
CJ Daniels at the 117th pick is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
R4.34 · Pick 134 · Kaelon Black · RB · rank 211
A big swing on Kaelon Black at No. 134, well ahead of any board in the building. The roster fit checks out.
R5.35 · Pick 175 · Ar'maj Reed-Adams · OG · rank 169
Nothing to complain about; Ar'maj Reed-Adams went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
R6.4 · Pick 185 · Domani Jackson · CB · rank 174
They let Domani Jackson come to them and pounced at No. 185. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
R6.27 · Pick 208 · Josh Cameron · WR · rank 184
They robbed the room for Josh Cameron here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
R7.3 · Pick 219 · Jadon Canady · CB · rank 209
Jadon Canady in the Round 7 slot is a bargain the rest of the room will envy. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
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