Jaybeast17'S MOCK DRAFT
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Jaybeast17'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON JAN 18, 2026

2026 draft 55

  • Jaybeast17 DRAFTING FOR THE
    Raiders
Draft Selections
Samson Okunlola Head Shot
PICK: 1 RND: 1 (LV)
Samson Okunlola
OT Miami
Hank Brown Head Shot
PICK: 23 RND: 1 (LV)
Hank Brown
QB Iowa
Monroe Freeling Head Shot
PICK: 36 RND: 2 (LV)
Monroe Freeling
OT Georgia
Tanner Koziol Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (LV)
Tanner Koziol
TE Houston
Chris Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 117 RND: 4 (LV)
Chris Johnson
CB San Diego State
Ahmaad Moses Head Shot
PICK: 135 RND: 4 (LV)
Ahmaad Moses
S SMU
Jake Slaughter Head Shot
PICK: 176 RND: 5 (LV)
Jake Slaughter
C Florida
Jacob Rodriguez Head Shot
PICK: 181 RND: 6 (LV)
Jacob Rodriguez
LB Texas Tech
Keith Abney II Head Shot
PICK: 184 RND: 6 (LV)
Keith Abney II
CB Arizona State
Zach Rice Head Shot
PICK: 198 RND: 6 (LV)
Zach Rice
C Syracuse
J. Michael Sturdivant Head Shot
PICK: 239 RND: 7 (LV)
J. Michael Sturdivant
WR Florida
Diego Pavia Head Shot
PICK: 241 RND: 7 (LV)
Diego Pavia
QB Vanderbilt
Draft Picks Received
Hank Brown Head Shot
PICK: 23 RND: 1 (PHI)
Hank Brown
QB Iowa
Zach Rice Head Shot
PICK: 198 RND: 6 (CIN)
Zach Rice
C Syracuse
J. Michael Sturdivant Head Shot
PICK: 239 RND: 7 (CHI)
J. Michael Sturdivant
WR Florida
Diego Pavia Head Shot
PICK: 241 RND: 7 (CHI)
Diego Pavia
QB Vanderbilt
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (CHI)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Kenyon Sadiq Head Shot
PICK: 102 RND: 4 (CIN)
Kenyon Sadiq
TE Oregon
Thaddeus Dixon Head Shot
PICK: 219 RND: 7 (CHI)
Thaddeus Dixon
CB North Carolina
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (ARI)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
Draft Grade — Raiders
Overall C-
ValueF NeedB+ TradesA+ FutureB-
Quarterback settled, Brown in the fold, and a C- for the Raiders.

Call it a hunch or call it a gamble, but the Raiders spent pick 23 on Hank Brown, a name most had 352 spots down the list. A mixed bag that lands at C-.

That is a quarterback worth more than the slot they spent on him, plainly. Everything downstream of Hank Brown depends on Hank Brown, and the building knows it.

The dealing alone would carry a lesser class. That edge rusher hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall.

It grades out a shrug today, with plenty of room to move either way.

Pick Analysis
Pick1 Rnd1 Samson Okunlola
A big swing on Samson Okunlola at Round 1, Pick 1, well ahead of any board in the building. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick23 Rnd1 Hank Brown
In pick 23 they get the face of the franchise, though the board says they badly overpaid. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick36 Rnd2 Monroe Freeling
A real head-scratcher, Monroe Freeling in pick No. 36 is miles ahead of his ranking. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick67 Rnd3 Tanner Koziol
They talked themselves into Tanner Koziol at slot 67, and the board did not agree. The roster fit checks out.
Pick117 Rnd4 Chris Johnson
Steal is underselling it; Chris Johnson at the Round 4 slot is a heist with the alarm still ringing. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick135 Rnd4 Ahmaad Moses
They left a pile of value on the table to take Ahmaad Moses this early at No. 135. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick176 Rnd5 Jake Slaughter
The board fumbled Jake Slaughter all the way to slot 176, and they scooped it up. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick181 Rnd6 Jacob Rodriguez
Jacob Rodriguez in the Round 6 slot is a gift, value that borders on unfair. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick184 Rnd6 Keith Abney II
A cornerback of that caliber at pick No. 184 is the definition of value, full stop. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick198 Rnd6 Zach Rice
A wild overpay on Zach Rice in Round 6, Pick 18, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick239 Rnd7 J. Michael Sturdivant
J. Michael Sturdivant is a better player than No. 239 suggests; smart patience, rewarded. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick241 Rnd7 Diego Pavia
Diego Pavia at the 241st overall pick is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.