SilverLining'S MOCK DRAFT
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SilverLining'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON MAR 18, 2026

First Try

  • SilverLining 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
Jacob Rodriguez Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (LV)
Jacob Rodriguez
LB Texas Tech
Darrell Jackson Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 102 RND: 4 (LV)
Darrell Jackson Jr.
DT Florida State
Jalon Kilgore Head Shot
PICK: 117 RND: 4 (LV)
Jalon Kilgore
CB South Carolina
Isaiah World Head Shot
PICK: 134 RND: 4 (LV)
Isaiah World
OT Oregon
Jaydn Ott Head Shot
PICK: 175 RND: 5 (LV)
Jaydn Ott
RB Oklahoma
Zxavian Harris Head Shot
PICK: 182 RND: 6 (LV)
Zxavian Harris
DT Ole Miss
Justin Jefferson Head Shot
PICK: 185 RND: 6 (LV)
Justin Jefferson
LB Alabama
Dominic Zvada Head Shot
PICK: 208 RND: 6 (LV)
Dominic Zvada
PK Michigan
Thaddeus Dixon Head Shot
PICK: 219 RND: 7 (LV)
Thaddeus Dixon
CB North Carolina
Draft Grade — Raiders
Overall B-
ValueC+ NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Raiders finally solved quarterback, and it carried them to a B-.

Nobody had Dominic Zvada this high, and it is not close. The Raiders reached 96 spots to get him at Round 6, Pick 27.

Fernando Mendoza gives the offense a face and a plan, and the grade leans heavily on whether he hits. They punted on edge rusher, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest. Cornerback was the priority and it is no longer a question, which is most of the job.

Good work on the whole, with edge rusher the one box left unchecked.

Pick Analysis
Pick1 Rnd1 Fernando Mendoza
In No. 1 they get a long-term answer under center. A real need, handled.
Pick36 Rnd2 Omar Cooper Jr.
They reached a country mile for Omar Cooper Jr. at the Round 2 slot, and the board is aghast. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick67 Rnd3 Jacob Rodriguez
A conviction pick on Jacob Rodriguez at Round 3, Pick 3 that the board grades a round light. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick102 Rnd4 Darrell Jackson Jr.
Darrell Jackson Jr. at pick No. 102 is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick117 Rnd4 Jalon Kilgore
No edge and no loss on Jalon Kilgore in the 117th pick; it is a wash and a sensible one. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick134 Rnd4 Isaiah World
They paid sticker price for Isaiah World in the 134th overall pick, and that is fine. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick175 Rnd5 Jaydn Ott
They took Jaydn Ott at par in pick 175, which is nothing to complain about. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick182 Rnd6 Zxavian Harris
Value said wait; Zxavian Harris in the 182nd pick says they were not listening. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick185 Rnd6 Justin Jefferson
They paid up for Justin Jefferson at pick No. 185 when waiting would have done the job. Depth on depth, at a spot that was hardly crying out.
Pick208 Rnd6 Dominic Zvada
They reached into another round for Dominic Zvada, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. A want dressed up as a pick, at a spot they had covered.
Pick219 Rnd7 Thaddeus Dixon
Nothing to complain about; Thaddeus Dixon went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.