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Fernando Mendoza Head Shot
PICK: 1 RND: 1 (LV)
Fernando Mendoza
QB Indiana
Arvell Reese Head Shot
PICK: 14 RND: 1 (LV)
Arvell Reese
LB Ohio State
Christen Miller Head Shot
PICK: 36 RND: 2 (LV)
Christen Miller
DL Georgia
Jake Golday Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (LV)
Jake Golday
OLB Cincinnati
Jalon Kilgore Head Shot
PICK: 116 RND: 4 (LV)
Jalon Kilgore
CB South Carolina
Bud Clark Head Shot
PICK: 117 RND: 4 (LV)
Bud Clark
S TCU
Dametrious Crownover Head Shot
PICK: 134 RND: 4 (LV)
Dametrious Crownover
OT Texas A&M
Taylen Green Head Shot
PICK: 174 RND: 5 (LV)
Taylen Green
QB Arkansas
VJ Payne Head Shot
PICK: 180 RND: 6 (LV)
VJ Payne
S Kansas State
Dae'Quan Wright Head Shot
PICK: 187 RND: 6 (LV)
Dae'Quan Wright
TE Ole Miss
Charles Demmings Head Shot
PICK: 219 RND: 7 (LV)
Charles Demmings
CB Stephen F. Austin
Jam Miller Head Shot
PICK: 229 RND: 7 (LV)
Jam Miller
RB Alabama
Draft Picks Received
Arvell Reese Head Shot
PICK: 14 RND: 1 (BAL)
Arvell Reese
LB Ohio State
Jalon Kilgore Head Shot
PICK: 116 RND: 4 (TB)
Jalon Kilgore
CB South Carolina
Dae'Quan Wright Head Shot
PICK: 187 RND: 6 (CIN)
Dae'Quan Wright
TE Ole Miss
Jam Miller Head Shot
PICK: 229 RND: 7 (TB)
Jam Miller
RB Alabama
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (TB)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (CIN)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Jack Endries Head Shot
PICK: 102 RND: 4 (TB)
Jack Endries
TE Texas
Dalton Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 183 RND: 6 (CIN)
Dalton Johnson
S Arizona
Players traded away
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Draft Grade — Raiders
Overall D-
ValueB- NeedB TradesF FutureB-
A franchise passer in Mendoza headlines a D- weekend for the Raiders.

There is conviction, and then there is this. The Raiders took Jam Miller a full 59 picks ahead of where the board had him, an overdraft steep enough that it colors the whole weekend. Put together, it is a D-.

Overpaying at the table undid a lot of the good work elsewhere. They have staked the next five years on Fernando Mendoza, which is the only story that really matters here.

If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through wide receiver.

Add it up and it is a weekend the front office will hope everyone forgets, wide receiver very much included.

Pick Analysis
Pick1 Rnd1 Fernando Mendoza
In Round 1, Pick 1 they get a passer to set the clock by. A real need, handled.
Pick14 Rnd1 Arvell Reese
In slot 14 they get a green-dot type in the middle at fair value. More want than need.
Pick36 Rnd2 Christen Miller
No edge and no loss on Christen Miller in pick 36; it is a wash and a sensible one. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick67 Rnd3 Jake Golday
Jake Golday is a better player than the 67th overall pick suggests; smart patience, rewarded. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick116 Rnd4 Jalon Kilgore
A straight-up fair deal on Jalon Kilgore at the 116th pick, value and slot in agreement. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick117 Rnd4 Bud Clark
By-the-book stuff, Bud Clark at No. 117 squarely in line with his ranking. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick134 Rnd4 Dametrious Crownover
Dametrious Crownover in pick 134 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick174 Rnd5 Taylen Green
The board had cheaper options than Taylen Green at the 174th overall pick, and it noticed. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick180 Rnd6 VJ Payne
VJ Payne in pick No. 180 is the kind of reach that only looks good if he outplays it. They added to a strength when a need was still open elsewhere.
Pick187 Rnd6 Dae'Quan Wright
Value with a capital V on Dae'Quan Wright in the 187th pick, a genuine coup. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick219 Rnd7 Charles Demmings
Charles Demmings in the Round 7 slot is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick229 Rnd7 Jam Miller
Jam Miller at Round 7, Pick 13 is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. The roster fit checks out.