BeastOnTheGrid'S MOCK DRAFT
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BeastOnTheGrid'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON OCT 9, 2025

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  • BeastOnTheGrid DRAFTING FOR THE
    Raiders
Draft Selections
Fernando Mendoza Head Shot
PICK: 29 RND: 1 (LV)
Fernando Mendoza
QB Indiana
Carnell Tate Head Shot
PICK: 37 RND: 2 (LV)
Carnell Tate
WR Ohio State
Jake Slaughter Head Shot
PICK: 38 RND: 2 (LV)
Jake Slaughter
C Florida
Kenyatta Jackson Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (LV)
Kenyatta Jackson Jr.
DE-EDGE Ohio State
Jaishawn Barham Head Shot
PICK: 111 RND: 4 (LV)
Jaishawn Barham
LB Michigan
Davison Igbinosun Head Shot
PICK: 133 RND: 4 (LV)
Davison Igbinosun
CB Ohio State
Aamil Wagner Head Shot
PICK: 162 RND: 5 (LV)
Aamil Wagner
OT Notre Dame
Xavier Nwankpa Head Shot
PICK: 174 RND: 5 (LV)
Xavier Nwankpa
S Iowa
Trey Zuhn III Head Shot
PICK: 191 RND: 6 (LV)
Trey Zuhn III
OT Texas A&M
Jordan Castell Head Shot
PICK: 225 RND: 7 (LV)
Jordan Castell
S Florida
Lawson Luckie Head Shot
PICK: 230 RND: 7 (LV)
Lawson Luckie
TE Georgia
Draft Picks Received
Fernando Mendoza Head Shot
PICK: 29 RND: 1 (BUF)
Fernando Mendoza
QB Indiana
Jake Slaughter Head Shot
PICK: 38 RND: 2 (TEN)
Jake Slaughter
C Florida
Kenyatta Jackson Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (PIT)
Kenyatta Jackson Jr.
DE-EDGE Ohio State
Jaishawn Barham Head Shot
PICK: 111 RND: 4 (CAR)
Jaishawn Barham
LB Michigan
Aamil Wagner Head Shot
PICK: 162 RND: 5 (CAR)
Aamil Wagner
OT Notre Dame
Lawson Luckie Head Shot
PICK: 230 RND: 7 (CAR)
Lawson Luckie
TE Georgia
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (BUF)
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Draft Picks Traded
Peter Woods Head Shot
PICK: 6 RND: 1 (BUF)
Peter Woods
DL-EDGE Clemson
Xavier Chaplin Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (TEN)
Xavier Chaplin
OT Auburn
Zachariah Branch Head Shot
PICK: 103 RND: 4 (CAR)
Zachariah Branch
WR Georgia
Players traded away
Head Shot
Jakobi Meyers
WR
Draft Grade — Raiders
Overall C
ValueB NeedB TradesF FutureA
A passer of the future in Mendoza, and a C, for the Raiders.

Start where it matters. The Raiders took Fernando Mendoza to run the offense for the next decade, and every other decision this weekend bends around that one. It lands right in the middle: a C, no more, no less.

The trade table is where this weekend went wrong. Jackson Jr. has a lot of ground to make up just to look fairly priced.

The running back spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at. That Tate pick is the receipt they will wave around later.

So much rides on Fernando Mendoza that the real verdict is a season or two away.

Pick Analysis
Pick29 Rnd1 Fernando Mendoza
In Round 1, Pick 29 they get a long-term answer under center at a price that makes it sweeter.
Pick37 Rnd2 Carnell Tate
They will replay Carnell Tate at slot 37 for years; that is how good the value is. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick38 Rnd2 Jake Slaughter
Jake Slaughter at the Round 2 slot is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick89 Rnd3 Kenyatta Jackson Jr.
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Kenyatta Jackson Jr.. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick111 Rnd4 Jaishawn Barham
By-the-book stuff, Jaishawn Barham at pick No. 111 squarely in line with his ranking. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick133 Rnd4 Davison Igbinosun
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Davison Igbinosun well ahead of where he belonged. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick162 Rnd5 Aamil Wagner
Aamil Wagner at No. 162 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick174 Rnd5 Xavier Nwankpa
Fair-plus on Xavier Nwankpa, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick191 Rnd6 Trey Zuhn III
Trey Zuhn III in the Round 6 slot is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick225 Rnd7 Jordan Castell
Nice patience on Jordan Castell, who had no business lasting to the 225th pick. Pure best-available; the position was not exactly begging.
Pick230 Rnd7 Lawson Luckie
They paid up for Lawson Luckie at the 230th overall pick when waiting would have done the job. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.