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RUN ON FEB 18, 2026

Raiders 2026

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Draft Selections
Fernando Mendoza Head Shot
PICK: 1 RND: 1 (LV)
Fernando Mendoza
QB Indiana
CJ Allen Head Shot
PICK: 47 RND: 2 (LV)
CJ Allen
LB Georgia
Gennings Dunker Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (LV)
Gennings Dunker
OG Iowa
Jake Golday Head Shot
PICK: 78 RND: 3 (LV)
Jake Golday
OLB Cincinnati
Daylen Everette Head Shot
PICK: 117 RND: 4 (LV)
Daylen Everette
CB Georgia
Tacario Davis Head Shot
PICK: 134 RND: 4 (LV)
Tacario Davis
CB Washington
Ted Hurst Head Shot
PICK: 174 RND: 5 (LV)
Ted Hurst
WR Georgia State
Bryce Boettcher Head Shot
PICK: 180 RND: 6 (LV)
Bryce Boettcher
LB Oregon
Febechi Nwaiwu Head Shot
PICK: 183 RND: 6 (LV)
Febechi Nwaiwu
OG Oklahoma
Zxavian Harris Head Shot
PICK: 219 RND: 7 (LV)
Zxavian Harris
DT Ole Miss
Jimmy Rolder Head Shot
PICK: 230 RND: 7 (LV)
Jimmy Rolder
LB Michigan
Draft Picks Received
CJ Allen Head Shot
PICK: 47 RND: 2 (IND)
CJ Allen
LB Georgia
Jake Golday Head Shot
PICK: 78 RND: 3 (IND)
Jake Golday
OLB Cincinnati
Jimmy Rolder Head Shot
PICK: 230 RND: 7 (IND)
Jimmy Rolder
LB Michigan
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (IND)
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Draft Picks Traded
Brandon Cisse Head Shot
PICK: 36 RND: 2 (IND)
Brandon Cisse
CB South Carolina
Max Llewellyn Head Shot
PICK: 102 RND: 4 (BAL)
Max Llewellyn
DE-EDGE Iowa
Players Gained
Head Shot
Ronnie Stanley
OT
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Jalen Travis
OT
Draft Grade — Raiders
Overall B+
ValueB NeedB TradesA+ FutureB-
The Raiders drew a line under the quarterback search with Mendoza: B+.

The one hole that towered over the rest is filled. The Raiders spent their marquee pick on Fernando Mendoza, and for the first time in a while there is a real answer at quarterback. No fireworks, but a solid B+.

The trade ledger is the best part of the whole weekend. The Davis pick is the one they will point to when this weekend is judged. Leaving running back unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall.

The Raiders clearly valued win-now help, adding bodies who have done it before.

All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but running back.

Pick Analysis
Pick1 Rnd1 Fernando Mendoza
In pick 1 they get their guy under center for the next decade. A real need, handled.
Pick47 Rnd2 CJ Allen
CJ Allen in Round 2, Pick 15 is a bargain the rest of the room will envy. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick67 Rnd3 Gennings Dunker
Gennings Dunker slipping to the 67th overall pick is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick78 Rnd3 Jake Golday
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Jake Golday in pick No. 78. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick117 Rnd4 Daylen Everette
A top-tier cornerback at a bargain, Daylen Everette in the 117th pick, plain and simple. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick134 Rnd4 Tacario Davis
Circle this one: Tacario Davis at the Round 4 slot is a fall that decides a draft. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick174 Rnd5 Ted Hurst
They will replay Ted Hurst at slot 174 for years; that is how good the value is. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick180 Rnd6 Bryce Boettcher
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Bryce Boettcher at No. 180 is the proof. A want more than a need, though you can never have too many.
Pick183 Rnd6 Febechi Nwaiwu
Nice patience on Febechi Nwaiwu, who had no business lasting to Round 6, Pick 4. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick219 Rnd7 Zxavian Harris
Zxavian Harris in the Round 7 slot is exactly on the number, no argument either way. It fills a real need, too.
Pick230 Rnd7 Jimmy Rolder
Jimmy Rolder at pick No. 230 is money in the bank, a linebacker taken below his worth. A want dressed up as a pick, at a spot they had covered.