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RUN ON APR 3, 2026

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  • pj_doucette DRAFTING FOR THE
    Raiders
Draft Selections
Fernando Mendoza Head Shot
PICK: 1 RND: 1 (LV)
Fernando Mendoza
QB Indiana
Max Iheanachor Head Shot
PICK: 36 RND: 2 (LV)
Max Iheanachor
OT Arizona State
Josiah Trotter Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (LV)
Josiah Trotter
LB Missouri
Jalon Kilgore Head Shot
PICK: 102 RND: 4 (LV)
Jalon Kilgore
CB South Carolina
Bryce Lance Head Shot
PICK: 117 RND: 4 (LV)
Bryce Lance
WR North Dakota State
Joe Royer Head Shot
PICK: 134 RND: 4 (LV)
Joe Royer
TE Cincinnati
Febechi Nwaiwu Head Shot
PICK: 175 RND: 5 (LV)
Febechi Nwaiwu
OG Oklahoma
Seth McGowan Head Shot
PICK: 185 RND: 6 (LV)
Seth McGowan
RB Kentucky
VJ Payne Head Shot
PICK: 208 RND: 6 (LV)
VJ Payne
S Kansas State
Diego Pavia Head Shot
PICK: 219 RND: 7 (LV)
Diego Pavia
QB Vanderbilt
Draft Grade — Raiders
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Raiders left with their quarterback, and a B- to match.

The Raiders spent the pick that matters most on Fernando Mendoza, and a roster that has been waiting on a passer can start to take shape. More right than wrong, and a B- to match.

Getting Lance where they did is the sort of value that quietly makes a class. For all the activity, edge rusher went untouched, which is hard to explain. The cost of the Pavia reach is exactly the players who went right after him.

On the needs board they went 6 of 8, with cornerback the one that mattered most.

Add it up and it is a good, unfussy class.

Pick Analysis
Pick1 Rnd1 Fernando Mendoza
In pick No. 1 they get a franchise quarterback. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick36 Rnd2 Max Iheanachor
The board had cheaper options than Max Iheanachor at the 36th pick, and it noticed. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick67 Rnd3 Josiah Trotter
Josiah Trotter slipping to the 67th overall pick is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick102 Rnd4 Jalon Kilgore
No drama and no debate, Jalon Kilgore went about where he belonged in Round 4, Pick 2. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick117 Rnd4 Bryce Lance
Steal is underselling it; Bryce Lance at pick 117 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick134 Rnd4 Joe Royer
They did well to land Joe Royer in slot 134, just ahead of his grade. The roster fit checks out.
Pick175 Rnd5 Febechi Nwaiwu
They paid sticker price for Febechi Nwaiwu in No. 175, and that is fine. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick185 Rnd6 Seth McGowan
By-the-book stuff, Seth McGowan at the Round 6 slot squarely in line with his ranking. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick208 Rnd6 VJ Payne
Value with a capital V on VJ Payne in pick 208, a genuine coup. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick219 Rnd7 Diego Pavia
They left a pile of value on the table to take Diego Pavia this early at No. 219. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.