B-
Las Vegas Raiders
The Raiders bet the future on Mendoza. The board says B-.
by Tyler1141tg!!! ·
2026 NFL Draft
· 3 picks
· 0 steals
· 0 reaches
After circling the position for what felt like forever, the Raiders committed. Fernando Mendoza is the quarterback now, and the roster gets built to his timeline. It nets out to a B-, which feels about right.
If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through edge rusher. They left with cornerback solved and the rest of the wish list mostly ticked off.
All told, a draft that does its job without fuss, and there is real value in that.
Pick-by-Pick
In slot 1 they get the face of the franchise. A clean fit for the roster.
Chris Johnson in the 36th pick is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
No edge and no loss on Zachariah Branch in No. 67; it is a wash and a sensible one. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
