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raiderstace'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON APR 4, 2026

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  • raiderstace DRAFTING FOR THE
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Draft Selections
Fernando Mendoza Head Shot
PICK: 1 RND: 1 (LV)
Fernando Mendoza
QB Indiana
Emmanuel Pregnon Head Shot
PICK: 47 RND: 2 (LV)
Emmanuel Pregnon
OG Oregon
Lee Hunter Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (LV)
Lee Hunter
DT Texas Tech
Keionte Scott Head Shot
PICK: 78 RND: 3 (LV)
Keionte Scott
CB Miami
Deion Burks Head Shot
PICK: 102 RND: 4 (LV)
Deion Burks
WR Oklahoma
Jude Bowry Head Shot
PICK: 117 RND: 4 (LV)
Jude Bowry
OT Boston College
Will Lee III Head Shot
PICK: 134 RND: 4 (LV)
Will Lee III
CB Texas A&M
Aamil Wagner Head Shot
PICK: 175 RND: 5 (LV)
Aamil Wagner
OT Notre Dame
J'Mari Taylor Head Shot
PICK: 185 RND: 6 (LV)
J'Mari Taylor
RB Virginia
Jeff Caldwell Head Shot
PICK: 208 RND: 6 (LV)
Jeff Caldwell
WR Cincinnati
Keyshaun Elliott Head Shot
PICK: 219 RND: 7 (LV)
Keyshaun Elliott
LB Arizona State
Draft Picks Received
Emmanuel Pregnon Head Shot
PICK: 47 RND: 2 (IND)
Emmanuel Pregnon
OG Oregon
Keionte Scott Head Shot
PICK: 78 RND: 3 (IND)
Keionte Scott
CB Miami
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (IND)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (IND)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Brandon Cisse Head Shot
PICK: 36 RND: 2 (IND)
Brandon Cisse
CB South Carolina
Players Gained
Head Shot
Justin Walley
CB
Draft Grade — Raiders
Overall B
ValueB NeedB TradesA FutureB-
The Raiders bet the future on Mendoza. The board says B.

The Raiders spent the pick that matters most on Fernando Mendoza, and a roster that has been waiting on a passer can start to take shape.

That edge rusher hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall. The Hunter pick is the one they will point to when this weekend is judged. The trade work was a quiet net positive.

They will need Bowry to outplay his draft slot in a hurry to justify it.

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 a passer to set the clock by. A real need, handled.
Pick47 Rnd2 Emmanuel Pregnon
They read the board right and Emmanuel Pregnon was the payoff at Round 2, Pick 15. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick67 Rnd3 Lee Hunter
They robbed the room for Lee Hunter here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick78 Rnd3 Keionte Scott
Keionte Scott is a better player than slot 78 suggests; smart patience, rewarded. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick102 Rnd4 Deion Burks
Deion Burks at pick No. 102 is money in the bank, a wide receiver taken below his worth. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick117 Rnd4 Jude Bowry
Jude Bowry in the 117th overall pick is early enough to raise a brow, if not a full objection. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick134 Rnd4 Will Lee III
Will Lee III at the 134th pick is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick175 Rnd5 Aamil Wagner
No drama and no debate, Aamil Wagner went about where he belonged in pick 175. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick185 Rnd6 J'Mari Taylor
J'Mari Taylor in the Round 6 slot is fair value, right on his grade. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick208 Rnd6 Jeff Caldwell
The board fumbled Jeff Caldwell all the way to the 208th pick, and they scooped it up. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick219 Rnd7 Keyshaun Elliott
Keyshaun Elliott in slot 219 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.