robckeller'S MOCK DRAFT
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robckeller'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON FEB 18, 2026

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  • robckeller DRAFTING FOR THE
    Raiders
Draft Selections
Rueben Bain Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 1 RND: 1 (LV)
Rueben Bain Jr.
DE-EDGE Miami
Garrett Nussmeier Head Shot
PICK: 36 RND: 2 (LV)
Garrett Nussmeier
QB LSU
Drew Shelton Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (LV)
Drew Shelton
OT Penn State
Chandler Rivers Head Shot
PICK: 102 RND: 4 (LV)
Chandler Rivers
CB Duke
Jaishawn Barham Head Shot
PICK: 117 RND: 4 (LV)
Jaishawn Barham
LB Michigan
Malik Benson Head Shot
PICK: 134 RND: 4 (LV)
Malik Benson
WR Oregon
Tanner Koziol Head Shot
PICK: 174 RND: 5 (LV)
Tanner Koziol
TE Houston
Matt Gulbin Head Shot
PICK: 180 RND: 6 (LV)
Matt Gulbin
C Michigan State
Taylen Green Head Shot
PICK: 183 RND: 6 (LV)
Taylen Green
QB Arkansas
Jalen Huskey Head Shot
PICK: 219 RND: 7 (LV)
Jalen Huskey
S Maryland
Draft Grade — Raiders
Overall B
ValueB- NeedA- TradesB- FutureB-
More right than wrong for the Raiders, and a B to prove it.

The Raiders did not so much draft Garrett Nussmeier as overpay for him, 38 picks clear of his grade. It sets an uneasy tone for the weekend. More right than wrong, and a B to match.

On value alone, Koziol makes the weekend a net positive. The running back hole is the one line item this class does not answer. Edge rusher was the priority and it is no longer a question, which is most of the job.

Good work on the whole, with running back the one box left unchecked.

Pick Analysis
Pick1 Rnd1 Rueben Bain Jr.
In the 1st pick they get a premier pass rusher. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick36 Rnd2 Garrett Nussmeier
Garrett Nussmeier in slot 36 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick67 Rnd3 Drew Shelton
They left a pile of value on the table to take Drew Shelton this early at pick 67. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick102 Rnd4 Chandler Rivers
A quiet steal in No. 102: Chandler Rivers for less than the market said. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick117 Rnd4 Jaishawn Barham
Jaishawn Barham at pick No. 117 is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick134 Rnd4 Malik Benson
They took Malik Benson at par in Round 4, Pick 34, which is nothing to complain about. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick174 Rnd5 Tanner Koziol
Tanner Koziol at the Round 5 slot is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick180 Rnd6 Matt Gulbin
Fair-plus on Matt Gulbin, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick183 Rnd6 Taylen Green
Taylen Green in pick 183 is fair value, right on his grade. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick219 Rnd7 Jalen Huskey
A straight-up fair deal on Jalen Huskey at the 219th overall pick, value and slot in agreement. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.