aechean'S MOCK DRAFT
  1. Home
  2. Simulator

aechean'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON APR 1, 2026

real raiders

  • aechean DRAFTING FOR THE
    Raiders
Draft Selections
Fernando Mendoza Head Shot
PICK: 2 RND: 1 (LV)
Fernando Mendoza
QB Indiana
Dillon Thieneman Head Shot
PICK: 36 RND: 2 (LV)
Dillon Thieneman
S Oregon
Nicholas Singleton Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (LV)
Nicholas Singleton
RB Penn State
Drew Allar Head Shot
PICK: 103 RND: 4 (LV)
Drew Allar
QB Penn State
Deion Burks Head Shot
PICK: 117 RND: 4 (LV)
Deion Burks
WR Oklahoma
Malik Muhammad Head Shot
PICK: 118 RND: 4 (LV)
Malik Muhammad
CB Texas
Parker Brailsford Head Shot
PICK: 134 RND: 4 (LV)
Parker Brailsford
C Alabama
Ar'maj Reed-Adams Head Shot
PICK: 175 RND: 5 (LV)
Ar'maj Reed-Adams
OG Texas A&M
Domani Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 185 RND: 6 (LV)
Domani Jackson
CB Alabama
Keagen Trost Head Shot
PICK: 208 RND: 6 (LV)
Keagen Trost
OT Missouri
Jeremiah Wright Head Shot
PICK: 219 RND: 7 (LV)
Jeremiah Wright
OG Auburn
Robert Spears-Jennings Head Shot
PICK: 222 RND: 7 (LV)
Robert Spears-Jennings
S Oklahoma
Draft Picks Received
Fernando Mendoza Head Shot
PICK: 2 RND: 1 (NYJ)
Fernando Mendoza
QB Indiana
Drew Allar Head Shot
PICK: 103 RND: 4 (NYJ)
Drew Allar
QB Penn State
Malik Muhammad Head Shot
PICK: 118 RND: 4 (DET)
Malik Muhammad
CB Texas
Robert Spears-Jennings Head Shot
PICK: 222 RND: 7 (DET)
Robert Spears-Jennings
S Oklahoma
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (NYJ)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (NYJ)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (NYJ)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (DET)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Rueben Bain Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 1 RND: 1 (NYJ)
Rueben Bain Jr.
DE-EDGE Miami
Markel Bell Head Shot
PICK: 102 RND: 4 (DET)
Markel Bell
OT Miami
Draft Grade — Raiders
Overall B
ValueB- NeedB TradesD+ FutureA+
The Raiders finally solved quarterback, and it carried them to a 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.

Reaching for Allar left real value on the table behind him. They banked enough surplus on Burks to cover a lot of smaller sins.

The edge rusher spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at. It is a bet on later, and a defensible one for a team playing the long game.

A workmanlike haul that should hold up just fine.

Pick Analysis
Pick2 Rnd1 Fernando Mendoza
By-the-book stuff, Fernando Mendoza at Round 1, Pick 2 squarely in line with his ranking. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick36 Rnd2 Dillon Thieneman
Dillon Thieneman at pick 36 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick67 Rnd3 Nicholas Singleton
Nicholas Singleton in the 67th overall pick is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick103 Rnd4 Drew Allar
A real head-scratcher, Drew Allar in the 103rd pick is miles ahead of his ranking. The roster fit checks out.
Pick117 Rnd4 Deion Burks
They barely believed it either: Deion Burks still on the board at slot 117. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick118 Rnd4 Malik Muhammad
Taking Malik Muhammad in No. 118 is close to grand larceny; a cornerback that good had no business lasting this long. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick134 Rnd4 Parker Brailsford
Parker Brailsford in pick No. 134 lands just on the right side of the ledger. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick175 Rnd5 Ar'maj Reed-Adams
Ar'maj Reed-Adams in the Round 5 slot is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick185 Rnd6 Domani Jackson
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Domani Jackson at No. 185 is the proof. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick208 Rnd6 Keagen Trost
They robbed the room for Keagen Trost here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick219 Rnd7 Jeremiah Wright
No edge and no loss on Jeremiah Wright in the 219th pick; it is a wash and a sensible one. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick222 Rnd7 Robert Spears-Jennings
A premium they did not need to pay, Robert Spears-Jennings a notch or two before his time. It is more luxury than necessity; they were already set here.