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fishdue'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON JAN 5, 2026

2027 super bowl cmaps

  • fishdue DRAFTING FOR THE
    Raiders
Draft Selections
Fernando Mendoza Head Shot
PICK: 2 RND: 1 (LV)
Fernando Mendoza
QB Indiana
Gennings Dunker Head Shot
PICK: 16 RND: 1 (LV)
Gennings Dunker
OT Iowa
Christen Miller Head Shot
PICK: 36 RND: 2 (LV)
Christen Miller
DL Georgia
Connor Lew Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (LV)
Connor Lew
C Auburn
Keith Abney II Head Shot
PICK: 102 RND: 4 (LV)
Keith Abney II
CB Arizona State
Carson Beck Head Shot
PICK: 117 RND: 4 (LV)
Carson Beck
QB Miami
Jacob Rodriguez Head Shot
PICK: 174 RND: 5 (LV)
Jacob Rodriguez
LB Texas Tech
Isaac Smith Head Shot
PICK: 182 RND: 6 (LV)
Isaac Smith
S Mississippi State
Aamil Wagner Head Shot
PICK: 185 RND: 6 (LV)
Aamil Wagner
OT Notre Dame
Thaddeus Dixon Head Shot
PICK: 219 RND: 7 (LV)
Thaddeus Dixon
CB North Carolina
Dominic Zvada Head Shot
PICK: 221 RND: 7 (LV)
Dominic Zvada
PK Michigan
Draft Picks Received
Fernando Mendoza Head Shot
PICK: 2 RND: 1 (NYJ)
Fernando Mendoza
QB Indiana
Gennings Dunker Head Shot
PICK: 16 RND: 1 (NYJ)
Gennings Dunker
OT Iowa
Dominic Zvada Head Shot
PICK: 221 RND: 7 (DAL)
Dominic Zvada
PK Michigan
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (DAL)
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Draft Picks Traded
Rueben Bain Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 1 RND: 1 (NYJ)
Rueben Bain Jr.
DE-EDGE Miami
Jaishawn Barham Head Shot
PICK: 134 RND: 4 (DAL)
Jaishawn Barham
LB Michigan
Draft Grade — Raiders
Overall B+
ValueB- NeedB TradesA+ FutureB-
The Raiders drew a line under the quarterback search with Mendoza: B+.

There is conviction, and then there is this. The Raiders took Dominic Zvada a full 71 picks ahead of where the board had him, an overdraft steep enough that it colors the whole weekend.

So much rides on Fernando Mendoza that the rest of the class almost grades on a curve behind him. They won the margins on every swap, and it adds up fast.

They banked enough surplus on Abney II to cover a lot of smaller sins. The edge rusher hole is the one line item this class does not answer.

Not a headline-grabber, but a perfectly good weekend's work.

Pick Analysis
Pick2 Rnd1 Fernando Mendoza
In slot 2 they get the face of the franchise at fair value. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick16 Rnd1 Gennings Dunker
In pick No. 16 they get protection for the quarterback, even if it was a touch early. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick36 Rnd2 Christen Miller
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Christen Miller at Round 2, Pick 4. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick67 Rnd3 Connor Lew
Connor Lew at No. 67 is money in the bank, a offensive lineman taken below his worth. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick102 Rnd4 Keith Abney II
A cornerback of that caliber at pick 102 is the definition of value, full stop. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick117 Rnd4 Carson Beck
Good price on Carson Beck in the Round 4 slot, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. The roster fit checks out.
Pick174 Rnd5 Jacob Rodriguez
Nothing to complain about; Jacob Rodriguez went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick182 Rnd6 Isaac Smith
A quiet steal in No. 182: Isaac Smith for less than the market said. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick185 Rnd6 Aamil Wagner
Aamil Wagner at pick 185 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick219 Rnd7 Thaddeus Dixon
Thaddeus Dixon at Round 7, Pick 3 is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick221 Rnd7 Dominic Zvada
A wild overpay on Dominic Zvada in the Round 7 slot, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. They added to a strength when a need was still open elsewhere.