boulder12'S MOCK DRAFT

boulder12'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON JAN 13, 2026

1st Draft

boulder12 DRAFTING FOR THE
Raiders

PICK: 1 RND: 1 (LV)

Fernando Mendoza

QB Indiana

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PICK: 36 RND: 2 (LV)

Kayden McDonald

DL Ohio State

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PICK: 67 RND: 3 (LV)

Omar Cooper Jr.

WR Indiana

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PICK: 102 RND: 4 (LV)

Jake Golday

OLB Cincinnati

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PICK: 117 RND: 4 (LV)

Domani Jackson

CB Alabama

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PICK: 135 RND: 4 (LV)

Blake Miller

OT Clemson

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Overall B-

ValueB- NeedB TradesB- FutureB-

The Raiders found their guy under center in Mendoza: 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.

Reaching for Cooper Jr. left real value on the table behind him. On value alone, Golday makes the weekend a net positive. They punted on running back, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest.

Good work on the whole, with running back the one box left unchecked.

Pick1 Rnd1 Fernando Mendoza

In the Round 1 slot they get the arm they will build around. A clean fit for the roster.

Pick36 Rnd2 Kayden McDonald

Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Kayden McDonald at No. 36 is the proof. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.

Pick67 Rnd3 Omar Cooper Jr.

Omar Cooper Jr. at the 67th overall pick is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.

Pick102 Rnd4 Jake Golday

Jake Golday in the 102nd pick should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.

Pick117 Rnd4 Domani Jackson

They did well to land Domani Jackson in Round 4, Pick 17, just ahead of his grade. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.

Pick135 Rnd4 Blake Miller

Value with a capital V on Blake Miller in pick No. 135, a genuine coup. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.