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yesyeyse'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON APR 9, 2026

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  • yesyeyse DRAFTING FOR THE
    Raiders
Draft Selections
Ty Simpson Head Shot
PICK: 6 RND: 1 (LV)
Ty Simpson
QB Alabama
Makai Lemon Head Shot
PICK: 33 RND: 2 (LV)
Makai Lemon
WR USC
Olaivavega Ioane Head Shot
PICK: 36 RND: 2 (LV)
Olaivavega Ioane
OG Penn State
Chris Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 44 RND: 2 (LV)
Chris Johnson
CB San Diego State
Jordyn Tyson Head Shot
PICK: 70 RND: 3 (LV)
Jordyn Tyson
WR Arizona State
Darrell Jackson Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 102 RND: 4 (LV)
Darrell Jackson Jr.
DT Florida State
Dametrious Crownover Head Shot
PICK: 117 RND: 4 (LV)
Dametrious Crownover
OT Texas A&M
Keionte Scott Head Shot
PICK: 134 RND: 4 (LV)
Keionte Scott
CB Miami
Demond Claiborne Head Shot
PICK: 175 RND: 5 (LV)
Demond Claiborne
RB Wake Forest
VJ Payne Head Shot
PICK: 185 RND: 6 (LV)
VJ Payne
S Kansas State
Miles Kitselman Head Shot
PICK: 208 RND: 6 (LV)
Miles Kitselman
TE Tennessee
Aamil Wagner Head Shot
PICK: 219 RND: 7 (LV)
Aamil Wagner
OT Notre Dame
Draft Picks Received
Ty Simpson Head Shot
PICK: 6 RND: 1 (CLE)
Ty Simpson
QB Alabama
Makai Lemon Head Shot
PICK: 33 RND: 2 (NYJ)
Makai Lemon
WR USC
Chris Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 44 RND: 2 (NYJ)
Chris Johnson
CB San Diego State
Jordyn Tyson Head Shot
PICK: 70 RND: 3 (CLE)
Jordyn Tyson
WR Arizona State
Draft Picks Traded
Francis Mauigoa Head Shot
PICK: 1 RND: 1 (CLE)
Francis Mauigoa
OT Miami
Jake Golday Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (CLE)
Jake Golday
OLB Cincinnati
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (LV)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
Draft Grade — Raiders
Overall C+
ValueB NeedB+ TradesD+ FutureC
A passer of the future in Simpson, and a C+, for the Raiders.

You build a draft on nights like this. Keionte Scott had no business being available in the Round 4 slot, and the Raiders did the only sane thing and turned in the card.

Whatever Ty Simpson becomes, the front office has tied its fortunes to the answer. The Crownover reach is the anchor dragging on the value grade.

The edge rusher hole is the one line item this class does not answer. They were the ones paying the moving tax this weekend.

So much rides on Ty Simpson that the real verdict is a season or two away.

Pick Analysis
Pick6 Rnd1 Ty Simpson
In the 6th pick they get their guy under center for the next decade, even if it was a touch early. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick33 Rnd2 Makai Lemon
Makai Lemon in No. 33 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick36 Rnd2 Olaivavega Ioane
Olaivavega Ioane at pick No. 36 is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick44 Rnd2 Chris Johnson
They let Chris Johnson come to them and pounced at slot 44. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick70 Rnd3 Jordyn Tyson
You do not let a wide receiver like Jordyn Tyson reach No. 70 and blink. They did not. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick102 Rnd4 Darrell Jackson Jr.
A market-rate interior defensive lineman, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Darrell Jackson Jr.. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick117 Rnd4 Dametrious Crownover
A big swing on Dametrious Crownover at Round 4, Pick 17, well ahead of any board in the building. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick134 Rnd4 Keionte Scott
Keionte Scott at pick 134 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick175 Rnd5 Demond Claiborne
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Demond Claiborne at the 175th overall pick. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick185 Rnd6 VJ Payne
A reach on VJ Payne in the Round 6 slot; the board had better options right there. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick208 Rnd6 Miles Kitselman
Miles Kitselman in pick No. 208 is early enough to raise a brow, if not a full objection. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick219 Rnd7 Aamil Wagner
Aamil Wagner in pick 219 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.