boulder12'S MOCK DRAFT
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boulder12'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON JAN 17, 2026

20th draft

  • boulder12 DRAFTING FOR THE
    Raiders
Draft Selections
Fernando Mendoza Head Shot
PICK: 1 RND: 1 (LV)
Fernando Mendoza
QB Indiana
Kayden McDonald Head Shot
PICK: 36 RND: 2 (LV)
Kayden McDonald
DL Ohio State
Emmanuel Pregnon Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (LV)
Emmanuel Pregnon
OG Oregon
Lee Hunter Head Shot
PICK: 102 RND: 4 (LV)
Lee Hunter
DT Texas Tech
Skyler Bell Head Shot
PICK: 117 RND: 4 (LV)
Skyler Bell
WR UConn
D'Angelo Ponds Head Shot
PICK: 135 RND: 4 (LV)
D'Angelo Ponds
CB Indiana
Trey Zuhn III Head Shot
PICK: 176 RND: 5 (LV)
Trey Zuhn III
OT Texas A&M
Draft Grade — Raiders
Overall B-
ValueB NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Raiders bet the future on Mendoza. The board says B-.

Start where it matters. The Raiders took Fernando Mendoza to run the offense for the next decade, and every other decision this weekend bends around that one.

The Bell value carries more weight than any single miss elsewhere. The Zuhn III pick is the one the value grade keeps tripping over. They covered a lot of ground and still skipped edge rusher, which is a strange place to end up.

All told, a draft that does its job without fuss, and there is real value in that.

Pick Analysis
Pick1 Rnd1 Fernando Mendoza
In the 1st overall pick they get the face of the franchise. A real need, handled.
Pick36 Rnd2 Kayden McDonald
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Kayden McDonald at Round 2, Pick 4 is the proof. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick67 Rnd3 Emmanuel Pregnon
Emmanuel Pregnon at pick No. 67 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick102 Rnd4 Lee Hunter
They will replay Lee Hunter at slot 102 for years; that is how good the value is. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick117 Rnd4 Skyler Bell
Circle this one: Skyler Bell at pick 117 is a fall that decides a draft. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick135 Rnd4 D'Angelo Ponds
Steal is underselling it; D'Angelo Ponds at No. 135 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick176 Rnd5 Trey Zuhn III
They reached a country mile for Trey Zuhn III at the 176th pick, and the board is aghast. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.