mdw15'S MOCK DRAFT
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mdw15'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON FEB 21, 2026

Stroud Mendoza and What the Heck

  • mdw15 DRAFTING FOR THE
    Raiders
Draft Selections
Fernando Mendoza Head Shot
PICK: 36 RND: 2 (LV)
Fernando Mendoza
QB Indiana
Carnell Tate Head Shot
PICK: 59 RND: 2 (LV)
Carnell Tate
WR Ohio State
Spencer Fano Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (LV)
Spencer Fano
OT Utah
Mansoor Delane Head Shot
PICK: 102 RND: 4 (LV)
Mansoor Delane
CB LSU
David Bailey Head Shot
PICK: 117 RND: 4 (LV)
David Bailey
LB-EDGE Texas Tech
Jordyn Tyson Head Shot
PICK: 134 RND: 4 (LV)
Jordyn Tyson
WR Arizona State
Jermod McCoy Head Shot
PICK: 174 RND: 5 (LV)
Jermod McCoy
CB Tennessee
Connor Lew Head Shot
PICK: 180 RND: 6 (LV)
Connor Lew
C Auburn
Kenyon Sadiq Head Shot
PICK: 183 RND: 6 (LV)
Kenyon Sadiq
TE Oregon
Romello Height Head Shot
PICK: 219 RND: 7 (LV)
Romello Height
DE-EDGE Texas Tech
Draft Picks Received
Carnell Tate Head Shot
PICK: 59 RND: 2 (HOU)
Carnell Tate
WR Ohio State
Draft Picks Traded
Rodrick Pleasant Head Shot
PICK: 1 RND: 1 (HOU)
Rodrick Pleasant
CB UCLA
Players Gained
Head Shot
C.J. Stroud
QB
Draft Grade — Raiders
Overall A-
ValueA+ NeedB+ TradesA+ FutureB-
Best value of the weekend goes to the Raiders for Height: A-.

Every so often the board makes a mistake, and the Raiders were there to profit. Romello Height, the No. 41 name on the board, should have been long gone before pick No. 219. One of the weekend's best, top to bottom, and a A- to show for it.

They won the margins on every swap, and it adds up fast. A whole weekend of picks and running back is somehow still a want.

The C.J. Stroud pickup adds a known quantity to a class of unknowns. The roster is better shaped than it was, with edge rusher chief among the fixes.

Bottom line, with Fernando Mendoza leading the way, this is a class that should pay off fast and rarely be regretted.

Pick Analysis
Pick36 Rnd2 Fernando Mendoza
Taking Fernando Mendoza in pick 36 is close to grand larceny; a quarterback that good had no business lasting this long. The roster fit checks out.
Pick59 Rnd2 Carnell Tate
The board fumbled Carnell Tate all the way to the 59th overall pick, and they scooped it up. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick67 Rnd3 Spencer Fano
They robbed the room for Spencer Fano here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick102 Rnd4 Mansoor Delane
You do not let a cornerback like Mansoor Delane reach pick No. 102 and blink. They did not. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick117 Rnd4 David Bailey
They barely believed it either: David Bailey still on the board at slot 117. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick134 Rnd4 Jordyn Tyson
Jordyn Tyson in the Round 4 slot is a gift, value that borders on unfair. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick174 Rnd5 Jermod McCoy
Jermod McCoy at Round 5, Pick 36 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick180 Rnd6 Connor Lew
Connor Lew in the 180th pick is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick183 Rnd6 Kenyon Sadiq
Kenyon Sadiq at slot 183 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick219 Rnd7 Romello Height
Romello Height in pick 219 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.