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Las Vegas Raiders

The Raiders drew a line under the quarterback search with Mendoza: C-.

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

They finally answered the question that shadows every other one. Fernando Mendoza is the Raiders' quarterback, full stop.

The dealing is the wound this class cannot quite close. They will need Moore to outplay his draft slot in a hurry to justify it.

It nets out as a middle-of-the-pack haul that neither helps nor hurts much.

Pick-by-Pick

R1.1 · Pick 1 · Fernando Mendoza · QB · rank 4
In pick No. 1 they get their guy under center for the next decade. A real need, handled.
R1.12 · Pick 12 · Mansoor Delane · CB · rank 8
In Round 1, Pick 12 they get a ballhawk on the outside at fair value. Exactly the need they had to hit.
R1.16 · Pick 16 · Avieon Terrell · CB · rank 16
In No. 16 they get a press-man option on the boundary. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
R1.18 · Pick 18 · Makai Lemon · WR · rank 10
In the 18th pick they get a home-run threat at receiver, outstanding value to boot. The biggest hole, addressed.
R1.20 · Pick 20 · Olaivavega Ioane · OG · rank 21
In slot 20 they get a long-term starter on the line. The biggest hole, addressed.
R2.1 · Pick 33 · Omar Cooper Jr. · WR · rank 34
By-the-book stuff, Omar Cooper Jr. at pick 33 squarely in line with his ranking. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
R2.4 · Pick 36 · Derrick Moore · DE-EDGE · rank 62
A big swing on Derrick Moore at the Round 2 slot, well ahead of any board in the building. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
R3.3 · Pick 67 · Kamari Ramsey · S · rank 76
A conviction pick on Kamari Ramsey at the 67th overall pick that the board grades a round light. It adds depth where they could use a little.
R4.2 · Pick 102 · Gracen Halton · DL · rank 126
A real head-scratcher, Gracen Halton in Round 4, Pick 2 is miles ahead of his ranking. A need, and now a little less of one.
R4.17 · Pick 117 · Nicholas Singleton · RB · rank 108
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Nicholas Singleton at pick No. 117. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
R5.35 · Pick 175 · Keagen Trost · OT · rank 184
They liked Keagen Trost enough to skip the value, taking him in No. 175. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
R5.39 · Pick 179 · Aaron Anderson · WR · rank 177
Aaron Anderson in the Round 5 slot is fair value, right on his grade. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
R6.4 · Pick 185 · VJ Payne · S · rank 196
The board had cheaper options than VJ Payne at pick 185, and it noticed. Stacking talent where they were already deep.
R6.27 · Pick 208 · Riley Nowakowski · TE · rank 216
They paid a round early for Riley Nowakowski in slot 208, more than the board wanted. The roster fit checks out.
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