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 Grumzy · 2026 NFL Draft · 12 picks · 2 steals · 6 reaches
Value C+
Need B
Trades C+
Future B-

The Raiders looked at the value chart, folded it up, and took Roman Hemby at Round 7, Pick 3 regardless, 135 picks early. Good, not great, and the B- says as much.

The whole projection now runs through Fernando Mendoza; hit there and everything else looks smarter. Landing Golday that late papers over a lot of smaller sins.

In sum, a sensible class that nudges the roster the right way.

Pick-by-Pick

R1.1 · Pick 1 · Fernando Mendoza · QB · rank 4
In pick No. 1 they get their quarterback of the future. A real need, handled.
R2.4 · Pick 36 · Dillon Thieneman · S · rank 35
Dillon Thieneman at the 36th overall pick is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. A minor need, but a need all the same.
R3.3 · Pick 67 · Elijah Sarratt · WR · rank 75
A reach on Elijah Sarratt in slot 67; the board had better options right there. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
R4.15 · Pick 115 · Jalon Kilgore · CB · rank 119
They paid sticker price for Jalon Kilgore in Round 4, Pick 15, and that is fine. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
R4.17 · Pick 117 · Jake Golday · OLB · rank 58
You do not let an edge rusher like Jake Golday reach No. 117 and blink. They did not. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
R4.34 · Pick 134 · Chris McClellan · DT · rank 137
Chris McClellan at pick 134 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. It fills a real need, too.
R5.35 · Pick 175 · Taylen Green · QB · rank 185
They jumped the gun on Taylen Green, taking him earlier than his grade liked. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
R6.1 · Pick 182 · VJ Payne · S · rank 191
VJ Payne at the 182nd pick is a conviction pick that outran the value. Depth on depth, at a spot that was hardly crying out.
R6.4 · Pick 185 · Logan Fano · DE-EDGE · rank 255
This one needs a full-page explanation: Logan Fano in the Round 6 slot, miles early. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
R6.27 · Pick 208 · Riley Nowakowski · TE · rank 269
Riley Nowakowski at the 208th overall pick is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. The roster fit checks out.
R7.3 · Pick 219 · Roman Hemby · RB · rank 354
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Roman Hemby well ahead of where he belonged. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
R7.37 · Pick 253 · Trey Zuhn III · OT · rank 239
Value with a capital V on Trey Zuhn III in pick No. 253, a genuine coup. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
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