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RUN ON APR 6, 2026

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Raiders 2026 I

  • otterpop777 DRAFTING FOR THE
    Raiders
Draft Selections
Fernando Mendoza Head Shot
PICK: 1 RND: 1 (LV)
Fernando Mendoza
QB Indiana
D'Angelo Ponds Head Shot
PICK: 47 RND: 2 (LV)
D'Angelo Ponds
CB Indiana
Zachariah Branch Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (LV)
Zachariah Branch
WR Georgia
Zakee Wheatley Head Shot
PICK: 92 RND: 3 (LV)
Zakee Wheatley
S Penn State
Jake Slaughter Head Shot
PICK: 102 RND: 4 (LV)
Jake Slaughter
C Florida
Jadarian Price Head Shot
PICK: 112 RND: 4 (LV)
Jadarian Price
RB Notre Dame
Bryce Lance Head Shot
PICK: 117 RND: 4 (LV)
Bryce Lance
WR North Dakota State
Bishop Fitzgerald Head Shot
PICK: 134 RND: 4 (LV)
Bishop Fitzgerald
S USC
Keagen Trost Head Shot
PICK: 152 RND: 5 (LV)
Keagen Trost
OT Missouri
Kaleb Elarms-Orr Head Shot
PICK: 175 RND: 5 (LV)
Kaleb Elarms-Orr
LB TCU
Cole Payton Head Shot
PICK: 185 RND: 6 (LV)
Cole Payton
QB North Dakota State
Bobby Jamison-Travis Head Shot
PICK: 208 RND: 6 (LV)
Bobby Jamison-Travis
DT Auburn
Dae'Quan Wright Head Shot
PICK: 219 RND: 7 (LV)
Dae'Quan Wright
TE Ole Miss
Draft Picks Received
D'Angelo Ponds Head Shot
PICK: 47 RND: 2 (IND)
D'Angelo Ponds
CB Indiana
Zakee Wheatley Head Shot
PICK: 92 RND: 3 (DAL)
Zakee Wheatley
S Penn State
Jadarian Price Head Shot
PICK: 112 RND: 4 (DAL)
Jadarian Price
RB Notre Dame
Keagen Trost Head Shot
PICK: 152 RND: 5 (DAL)
Keagen Trost
OT Missouri
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (IND)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (DAL)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (IND)
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Draft Picks Traded
CJ Allen Head Shot
PICK: 36 RND: 2 (TB)
CJ Allen
LB Georgia
Players Gained
Head Shot
Cameron Mitchell
CB
Draft Grade — Raiders
Overall B
ValueB NeedB TradesA FutureB-
Quarterback settled, Mendoza in the fold, and a B for the Raiders.

The search is over. The Raiders handed the keys to Fernando Mendoza, and the whole operation now runs on his development. More right than wrong, and a B to match.

Whatever else happened, they won the night they took Slaughter. They will regret leaving edge rusher for another day if the season turns on it. The Fitzgerald pick is fine in a vacuum, less so with edge rusher still on the board.

Reaching for Trost left real value on the table behind him.

In short, they left a little better than they arrived, which is the whole idea.

Pick Analysis
Pick1 Rnd1 Fernando Mendoza
In No. 1 they get their quarterback of the future. A real need, handled.
Pick47 Rnd2 D'Angelo Ponds
D'Angelo Ponds at the 47th pick is right where the board had him, plain and simple. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick67 Rnd3 Zachariah Branch
A tidy little value on Zachariah Branch in Round 3, Pick 3, a step better than break-even. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick92 Rnd3 Zakee Wheatley
A clean, defensible pick in the Round 3 slot with a little surplus value in Zakee Wheatley. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick102 Rnd4 Jake Slaughter
Jake Slaughter in slot 102 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick112 Rnd4 Jadarian Price
You do not let a running back like Jadarian Price reach pick No. 112 and blink. They did not. It fills a real need, too.
Pick117 Rnd4 Bryce Lance
Steal is underselling it; Bryce Lance at pick 117 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick134 Rnd4 Bishop Fitzgerald
A curious use of the 134th overall pick. Edge rusher needed the pick; a safety in Bishop Fitzgerald did not.
Pick152 Rnd5 Keagen Trost
A big swing on Keagen Trost at the 152nd overall pick, well ahead of any board in the building. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick175 Rnd5 Kaleb Elarms-Orr
A market-rate linebacker, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Kaleb Elarms-Orr. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick185 Rnd6 Cole Payton
They went early on Cole Payton in slot 185, and the value did not follow. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick208 Rnd6 Bobby Jamison-Travis
No drama and no debate, Bobby Jamison-Travis went about where he belonged in the 208th pick. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick219 Rnd7 Dae'Quan Wright
Taking Dae'Quan Wright in pick No. 219 is close to grand larceny; a tight end that good had no business lasting this long. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.