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VegasBorn17'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON JUL 31, 2025

Vegas 2026

  • VegasBorn17 DRAFTING FOR THE
    Raiders
Draft Selections
Anthony Hill Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 21 RND: 1 (LV)
Anthony Hill Jr.
LB Texas
Zachariah Branch Head Shot
PICK: 39 RND: 2 (LV)
Zachariah Branch
WR Georgia
Jeremiyah Love Head Shot
PICK: 53 RND: 2 (LV)
Jeremiyah Love
RB Notre Dame
Harold Perkins Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 71 RND: 3 (LV)
Harold Perkins Jr.
LB LSU
Raylen Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 107 RND: 4 (LV)
Raylen Wilson
LB Georgia
Xavier Nwankpa Head Shot
PICK: 135 RND: 4 (LV)
Xavier Nwankpa
S Iowa
Earnest Greene III Head Shot
PICK: 146 RND: 5 (LV)
Earnest Greene III
OT Georgia
Jackson Arnold Head Shot
PICK: 160 RND: 5 (LV)
Jackson Arnold
QB Auburn
Jalen Catalon Head Shot
PICK: 185 RND: 6 (LV)
Jalen Catalon
S UNLV
Jalen Hale Head Shot
PICK: 220 RND: 7 (LV)
Jalen Hale
WR Alabama
Draft Picks Received
Anthony Hill Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 21 RND: 1 (GB)
Anthony Hill Jr.
LB Texas
Jeremiyah Love Head Shot
PICK: 53 RND: 2 (GB)
Jeremiyah Love
RB Notre Dame
Jackson Arnold Head Shot
PICK: 160 RND: 5 (GB)
Jackson Arnold
QB Auburn
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (GB)
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Draft Picks Traded
Blake Miller Head Shot
PICK: 7 RND: 1 (GB)
Blake Miller
OT Clemson
Draft Grade — Raiders
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB- TradesD+ FutureA
Larceny in Round 2, Pick 21 lands the Raiders a B-, Love and all.

This is the pick they will still be bragging about in July: Jeremiyah Love, the No. 12 name on the board, stolen at No. 53.

They will need Nwankpa to outplay his draft slot in a hurry to justify it. Spending an early pick on linebacker with edge rusher, cornerback and other spots open is the decision the grade keeps circling back to.

For all the activity, edge rusher went untouched, which is hard to explain.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick21 Rnd1 Anthony Hill Jr.
In No. 21 they get a green-dot type in the middle at a price that makes it sweeter. Need was not the driver here.
Pick39 Rnd2 Zachariah Branch
Zachariah Branch at the Round 2 slot is a clear overpay, with better names still on the board. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick53 Rnd2 Jeremiyah Love
The board fumbled Jeremiyah Love all the way to pick 53, and they scooped it up. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick71 Rnd3 Harold Perkins Jr.
The eyebrow-raiser of the weekend. They went linebacker with Harold Perkins Jr. while clear needs at edge rusher, cornerback and other spots sat open.
Pick107 Rnd4 Raylen Wilson
Of all the spots to shop, they chose linebacker. Raylen Wilson in slot 107 leaves edge rusher, cornerback and other spots for later.
Pick135 Rnd4 Xavier Nwankpa
This one needs a full-page explanation: Xavier Nwankpa in the 135th overall pick, miles early. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick146 Rnd5 Earnest Greene III
Earnest Greene III at the 146th pick is right where the board had him, plain and simple. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick160 Rnd5 Jackson Arnold
A straight-up fair deal on Jackson Arnold at Round 5, Pick 22, value and slot in agreement. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick185 Rnd6 Jalen Catalon
A big swing on Jalen Catalon at the 185th pick, well ahead of any board in the building. A want more than a need, though you can never have too many.
Pick220 Rnd7 Jalen Hale
By-the-book stuff, Jalen Hale at the Round 7 slot squarely in line with his ranking. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.