ezekiel'S MOCK DRAFT
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ezekiel'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON APR 4, 2026

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  • ezekiel DRAFTING FOR THE
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Draft Selections
Fernando Mendoza Head Shot
PICK: 1 RND: 1 (LV)
Fernando Mendoza
QB Indiana
Emmanuel McNeil-Warren Head Shot
PICK: 36 RND: 2 (LV)
Emmanuel McNeil-Warren
S Toledo
Germie Bernard Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (LV)
Germie Bernard
WR Alabama
Malik Muhammad Head Shot
PICK: 102 RND: 4 (LV)
Malik Muhammad
CB Texas
Gracen Halton Head Shot
PICK: 117 RND: 4 (LV)
Gracen Halton
DL Oklahoma
Beau Stephens Head Shot
PICK: 134 RND: 4 (LV)
Beau Stephens
OG Iowa
Riley Nowakowski Head Shot
PICK: 175 RND: 5 (LV)
Riley Nowakowski
TE Indiana
Aamil Wagner Head Shot
PICK: 185 RND: 6 (LV)
Aamil Wagner
OT Notre Dame
Jaydn Ott Head Shot
PICK: 208 RND: 6 (LV)
Jaydn Ott
RB Oklahoma
Eric Gentry Head Shot
PICK: 219 RND: 7 (LV)
Eric Gentry
LB USC
Draft Grade — Raiders
Overall B-
ValueC+ NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
Quarterback settled, Mendoza in the fold, and a B- for the Raiders.

The Raiders clearly saw something nobody else did in Eric Gentry, taking him 133 picks ahead of his grade. The board is not convinced. They moved the roster forward and banked a B- for it.

They have staked the next five years on Fernando Mendoza, which is the only story that really matters here. That edge rusher hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall.

Getting Wagner where they did is the sort of value that quietly makes a class.

Nothing here to lose sleep over, and plenty to feel decent about.

Pick Analysis
Pick1 Rnd1 Fernando Mendoza
No edge and no loss on Fernando Mendoza in the 1st pick; it is a wash and a sensible one. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick36 Rnd2 Emmanuel McNeil-Warren
Emmanuel McNeil-Warren at pick No. 36 is a conviction pick that outran the value. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick67 Rnd3 Germie Bernard
Germie Bernard slipping to slot 67 is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick102 Rnd4 Malik Muhammad
Good price on Malik Muhammad in pick 102, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick117 Rnd4 Gracen Halton
A reach on Gracen Halton in Round 4, Pick 17; the board had better options right there. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick134 Rnd4 Beau Stephens
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Beau Stephens. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick175 Rnd5 Riley Nowakowski
Riley Nowakowski at No. 175 is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. The roster fit checks out.
Pick185 Rnd6 Aamil Wagner
Nice patience on Aamil Wagner, who had no business lasting to Round 6, Pick 4. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick208 Rnd6 Jaydn Ott
Jaydn Ott at the 208th pick is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick219 Rnd7 Eric Gentry
A real head-scratcher, Eric Gentry in the 219th overall pick is miles ahead of his ranking. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.