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MDotBrink'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON FEB 14, 2026

Raiders V-Day Mock

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Draft Selections
Fernando Mendoza Head Shot
PICK: 1 RND: 1 (LV)
Fernando Mendoza
QB Indiana
Brandon Cisse Head Shot
PICK: 36 RND: 2 (LV)
Brandon Cisse
CB South Carolina
Gennings Dunker Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (LV)
Gennings Dunker
OG Iowa
Jacob Rodriguez Head Shot
PICK: 102 RND: 4 (LV)
Jacob Rodriguez
LB Texas Tech
Jude Bowry Head Shot
PICK: 117 RND: 4 (LV)
Jude Bowry
OT Boston College
Hezekiah Masses Head Shot
PICK: 134 RND: 4 (LV)
Hezekiah Masses
CB California
Eric McAlister Head Shot
PICK: 174 RND: 5 (LV)
Eric McAlister
WR TCU
Jaydn Ott Head Shot
PICK: 188 RND: 6 (LV)
Jaydn Ott
RB Oklahoma
Keyshaun Elliott Head Shot
PICK: 199 RND: 6 (LV)
Keyshaun Elliott
LB Arizona State
Jalen Catalon Head Shot
PICK: 219 RND: 7 (LV)
Jalen Catalon
S UNLV
Eric Gentry Head Shot
PICK: 223 RND: 7 (LV)
Eric Gentry
LB USC
Damari Brown Head Shot
PICK: 257 RND: 7 (LV)
Damari Brown
CB Miami
Draft Picks Received
Jaydn Ott Head Shot
PICK: 188 RND: 6 (NO)
Jaydn Ott
RB Oklahoma
Keyshaun Elliott Head Shot
PICK: 199 RND: 6 (GB)
Keyshaun Elliott
LB Arizona State
Eric Gentry Head Shot
PICK: 223 RND: 7 (WSH)
Eric Gentry
LB USC
Damari Brown Head Shot
PICK: 257 RND: 7 (GB)
Damari Brown
CB Miami
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (NO)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Sawyer Robertson Head Shot
PICK: 180 RND: 6 (NO)
Sawyer Robertson
QB Baylor
Isaiah Jatta Head Shot
PICK: 183 RND: 6 (WSH)
Isaiah Jatta
OT BYU
Draft Grade — Raiders
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Raiders finally solved quarterback, and it carried them to a B-.

They finally answered the question that shadows every other one. Fernando Mendoza is the Raiders' quarterback, full stop. Call it a sensible B-, earned the boring way.

Reaching for Gentry left real value on the table behind him. Getting Ott where they did is the sort of value that quietly makes a class.

If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through edge rusher.

Add it up and it is a good, unfussy class.

Pick Analysis
Pick1 Rnd1 Fernando Mendoza
In Round 1, Pick 1 they get the face of the franchise at fair value.
Pick36 Rnd2 Brandon Cisse
They paid sticker price for Brandon Cisse in the Round 2 slot, and that is fine. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick67 Rnd3 Gennings Dunker
Gennings Dunker slipping to pick No. 67 is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick102 Rnd4 Jacob Rodriguez
A tidy little value on Jacob Rodriguez in slot 102, a step better than break-even. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick117 Rnd4 Jude Bowry
A market-rate offensive lineman, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Jude Bowry. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick134 Rnd4 Hezekiah Masses
A clean, defensible pick in the 134th overall pick with a little surplus value in Hezekiah Masses. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick174 Rnd5 Eric McAlister
No edge and no loss on Eric McAlister in No. 174; it is a wash and a sensible one. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick188 Rnd6 Jaydn Ott
Jaydn Ott in the 188th pick should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick199 Rnd6 Keyshaun Elliott
They read the board right and Keyshaun Elliott was the payoff at Round 6, Pick 20. A luxury on a unit that was already in good shape.
Pick219 Rnd7 Jalen Catalon
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Jalen Catalon well ahead of where he belonged. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick223 Rnd7 Eric Gentry
This one needs a full-page explanation: Eric Gentry in the 223rd pick, miles early. Insurance at a position that did not really ask for it.
Pick257 Rnd7 Damari Brown
A reach for Damari Brown in pick 257; a little patience would have been rewarded. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.