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April 13 2026

  • skaarman DRAFTING FOR THE
    Raiders
Draft Selections
Fernando Mendoza Head Shot
PICK: 1 RND: 1 (LV)
Fernando Mendoza
QB Indiana
Omar Cooper Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 36 RND: 2 (LV)
Omar Cooper Jr.
WR Indiana
Lee Hunter Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (LV)
Lee Hunter
DT Texas Tech
Kamari Ramsey Head Shot
PICK: 102 RND: 4 (LV)
Kamari Ramsey
S USC
Malik Muhammad Head Shot
PICK: 117 RND: 4 (LV)
Malik Muhammad
CB Texas
Trey Zuhn III Head Shot
PICK: 134 RND: 4 (LV)
Trey Zuhn III
C Texas A&M
VJ Payne Head Shot
PICK: 175 RND: 5 (LV)
VJ Payne
S Kansas State
Kaleb Elarms-Orr Head Shot
PICK: 185 RND: 6 (LV)
Kaleb Elarms-Orr
LB TCU
Kaelon Black Head Shot
PICK: 208 RND: 6 (LV)
Kaelon Black
RB Indiana
Dallen Bentley Head Shot
PICK: 219 RND: 7 (LV)
Dallen Bentley
TE Utah
Draft Grade — Raiders
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Raiders left with their quarterback, and a B- to match.

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.

Ramsey falling to them is the kind of break a good board is built to catch. They are betting Payne proves the room right and everyone else wrong. They will regret leaving edge rusher for another day if the season turns on it.

Solid rather than spectacular, and there is nothing wrong with that.

Pick Analysis
Pick1 Rnd1 Fernando Mendoza
Fernando Mendoza at Round 1, Pick 1 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick36 Rnd2 Omar Cooper Jr.
Omar Cooper Jr. at the Round 2 slot is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick67 Rnd3 Lee Hunter
A top-tier interior defensive lineman at a bargain, Lee Hunter in the 67th overall pick, plain and simple. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick102 Rnd4 Kamari Ramsey
They will replay Kamari Ramsey at slot 102 for years; that is how good the value is. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick117 Rnd4 Malik Muhammad
Malik Muhammad in pick 117 is a bargain the rest of the room will envy. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick134 Rnd4 Trey Zuhn III
Nothing to complain about; Trey Zuhn III went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick175 Rnd5 VJ Payne
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for VJ Payne. Stacking talent where they were already deep.
Pick185 Rnd6 Kaleb Elarms-Orr
A reasonable price with a little left over, Kaleb Elarms-Orr in pick No. 185. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick208 Rnd6 Kaelon Black
They left a pile of value on the table to take Kaelon Black this early at No. 208. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick219 Rnd7 Dallen Bentley
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Dallen Bentley in the Round 7 slot. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.