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BrianC'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON APR 18, 2026

Raiders-2026

  • BrianC DRAFTING FOR THE
    Raiders
Draft Selections
Arvell Reese Head Shot
PICK: 12 RND: 1 (LV)
Arvell Reese
LB Ohio State
Olaivavega Ioane Head Shot
PICK: 20 RND: 1 (LV)
Olaivavega Ioane
OG Penn State
Chris Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 36 RND: 2 (LV)
Chris Johnson
CB San Diego State
Lee Hunter Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (LV)
Lee Hunter
DT Texas Tech
Kamari Ramsey Head Shot
PICK: 102 RND: 4 (LV)
Kamari Ramsey
S USC
Jude Bowry Head Shot
PICK: 117 RND: 4 (LV)
Jude Bowry
OT Boston College
Drew Allar Head Shot
PICK: 134 RND: 4 (LV)
Drew Allar
QB Penn State
Marlin Klein Head Shot
PICK: 175 RND: 5 (LV)
Marlin Klein
TE Michigan
Reggie Virgil Head Shot
PICK: 185 RND: 6 (LV)
Reggie Virgil
WR Texas Tech
Sawyer Robertson Head Shot
PICK: 208 RND: 6 (LV)
Sawyer Robertson
QB Baylor
Draft Picks Received
Arvell Reese Head Shot
PICK: 12 RND: 1 (DAL)
Arvell Reese
LB Ohio State
Olaivavega Ioane Head Shot
PICK: 20 RND: 1 (DAL)
Olaivavega Ioane
OG Penn State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (DAL)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (DAL)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Rueben Bain Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 1 RND: 1 (DAL)
Rueben Bain Jr.
DE-EDGE Miami
Players Gained
Head Shot
Tyler Smith
OT
Draft Grade — Raiders
Overall A-
ValueB NeedB TradesA+ FutureA+
The steal of the weekend belongs to the Raiders and Ramsey: A-.

The trade table was a mismatch, and the Raiders were on the right end of it, hauling in a fortune in surplus value. The board rewarded a patient, disciplined weekend with a A-.

The Ramsey pick is the one they will point to when this weekend is judged. They are betting Allar proves the room right and everyone else wrong.

A whole weekend of picks and edge rusher is somehow still a want. The Tyler Smith pickup adds a known quantity to a class of unknowns.

The kind of weekend a front office frames and hangs on the wall.

Pick Analysis
Pick12 Rnd1 Arvell Reese
In Round 1, Pick 12 they get a coverage-and-run second-level piece. Need was not the driver here.
Pick20 Rnd1 Olaivavega Ioane
In pick No. 20 they get protection for the quarterback at fair value. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick36 Rnd2 Chris Johnson
Chris Johnson at the 36th pick nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick67 Rnd3 Lee Hunter
Taking Lee Hunter in pick 67 is close to grand larceny; an interior defensive lineman that good had no business lasting this long. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick102 Rnd4 Kamari Ramsey
They barely believed it either: Kamari Ramsey still on the board at No. 102. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick117 Rnd4 Jude Bowry
A reach for Jude Bowry in the Round 4 slot; a little patience would have been rewarded. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick134 Rnd4 Drew Allar
Value said wait; Drew Allar in the 134th pick says they were not listening. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick175 Rnd5 Marlin Klein
The board had Marlin Klein higher than slot 175, and the tight end fell to them anyway. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick185 Rnd6 Reggie Virgil
Reggie Virgil at pick No. 185 is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick208 Rnd6 Sawyer Robertson
They liked Sawyer Robertson enough to skip the value, taking him in the Round 6 slot. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.