BeastOnTheGrid'S MOCK DRAFT
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BeastOnTheGrid'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON FEB 13, 2026

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    Raiders
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
Deontae Lawson Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (LV)
Deontae Lawson
LB Alabama
Jake Golday Head Shot
PICK: 102 RND: 4 (LV)
Jake Golday
OLB Cincinnati
Keylan Rutledge Head Shot
PICK: 117 RND: 4 (LV)
Keylan Rutledge
OG Georgia Tech
Logan Jones Head Shot
PICK: 134 RND: 4 (LV)
Logan Jones
C Iowa
Bryce Boettcher Head Shot
PICK: 174 RND: 5 (LV)
Bryce Boettcher
LB Oregon
Jaydn Ott Head Shot
PICK: 175 RND: 5 (LV)
Jaydn Ott
RB Oklahoma
Earnest Greene III Head Shot
PICK: 180 RND: 6 (LV)
Earnest Greene III
OT Georgia
Oscar Delp Head Shot
PICK: 183 RND: 6 (LV)
Oscar Delp
TE Georgia
Raylen Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 192 RND: 6 (LV)
Raylen Wilson
LB Georgia
Peyton Bowen Head Shot
PICK: 218 RND: 7 (LV)
Peyton Bowen
S Oklahoma
Fernando Carmona Head Shot
PICK: 219 RND: 7 (LV)
Fernando Carmona
OT Arkansas
Draft Picks Received
Jaydn Ott Head Shot
PICK: 175 RND: 5 (NYJ)
Jaydn Ott
RB Oklahoma
Raylen Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 192 RND: 6 (NYJ)
Raylen Wilson
LB Georgia
Peyton Bowen Head Shot
PICK: 218 RND: 7 (NYJ)
Peyton Bowen
S Oklahoma
Players traded away
Head Shot
Geno Smith
QB
Draft Grade — Raiders
Overall C-
ValueB- NeedB TradesF FutureB-
Mendoza is the Raiders' new face under center. Grade: C-.

After circling the position for what felt like forever, the Raiders committed. Fernando Mendoza is the quarterback now, and the roster gets built to his timeline. A weekend of give and take that grades a C-.

The Golday steal is the beam this whole class leans on. They handed away value on the phones that the picks cannot earn back. The wide receiver hole is the one line item this class does not answer.

A perfectly average weekend, for better and for worse.

Pick Analysis
Pick1 Rnd1 Fernando Mendoza
In No. 1 they get a franchise quarterback. A real need, handled.
Pick36 Rnd2 Brandon Cisse
No edge and no loss on Brandon Cisse in Round 2, Pick 4; it is a wash and a sensible one. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick67 Rnd3 Deontae Lawson
A tidy bit of business in slot 67, where Deontae Lawson graded well above the range. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick102 Rnd4 Jake Golday
Circle this one: Jake Golday at the 102nd pick is a fall that decides a draft. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick117 Rnd4 Keylan Rutledge
A straight-up fair deal on Keylan Rutledge at pick No. 117, value and slot in agreement. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick134 Rnd4 Logan Jones
Logan Jones in the Round 4 slot is fair value, right on his grade. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick174 Rnd5 Bryce Boettcher
Bryce Boettcher at pick 174 is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. Stacking talent where they were already deep.
Pick175 Rnd5 Jaydn Ott
A tidy little value on Jaydn Ott in the 175th overall pick, a step better than break-even. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick180 Rnd6 Earnest Greene III
Fair-plus on Earnest Greene III, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick183 Rnd6 Oscar Delp
Oscar Delp at No. 183 nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick192 Rnd6 Raylen Wilson
They paid sticker price for Raylen Wilson in the Round 6 slot, and that is fine. It is more luxury than necessity; they were already set here.
Pick218 Rnd7 Peyton Bowen
Peyton Bowen in pick 218 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick219 Rnd7 Fernando Carmona
A market-rate offensive lineman, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Fernando Carmona. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.