boulder12'S MOCK DRAFT

boulder12'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON JAN 17, 2026

21st draft

  • boulder12 DRAFTING FOR THE
    Raiders
Draft Selections
Fernando Mendoza Head Shot
PICK: 1 RND: 1 (LV)
Fernando Mendoza
QB Indiana
Arvell Reese Head Shot
PICK: 18 RND: 1 (LV)
Arvell Reese
LB Ohio State
Dani Dennis-Sutton Head Shot
PICK: 36 RND: 2 (LV)
Dani Dennis-Sutton
DE-EDGE Penn State
Lee Hunter Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (LV)
Lee Hunter
DT Texas Tech
Omar Cooper Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 82 RND: 3 (LV)
Omar Cooper Jr.
WR Indiana
Xavier Scott Head Shot
PICK: 102 RND: 4 (LV)
Xavier Scott
CB Illinois
Jaishawn Barham Head Shot
PICK: 117 RND: 4 (LV)
Jaishawn Barham
LB Michigan
Chase Bisontis Head Shot
PICK: 118 RND: 4 (LV)
Chase Bisontis
OG Texas A&M
Jakobe Thomas Head Shot
PICK: 134 RND: 4 (LV)
Jakobe Thomas
S Miami
CJ Daniels Head Shot
PICK: 135 RND: 4 (LV)
CJ Daniels
WR Miami
Max Iheanachor Head Shot
PICK: 156 RND: 5 (LV)
Max Iheanachor
OT Arizona State
Jaydn Ott Head Shot
PICK: 176 RND: 5 (LV)
Jaydn Ott
RB Oklahoma
Draft Picks Received
Arvell Reese Head Shot
PICK: 18 RND: 1 (MIN)
Arvell Reese
LB Ohio State
Omar Cooper Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 82 RND: 3 (MIN)
Omar Cooper Jr.
WR Indiana
Chase Bisontis Head Shot
PICK: 118 RND: 4 (DET)
Chase Bisontis
OG Texas A&M
Jakobe Thomas Head Shot
PICK: 134 RND: 4 (DET)
Jakobe Thomas
S Miami
Max Iheanachor Head Shot
PICK: 156 RND: 5 (DET)
Max Iheanachor
OT Arizona State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (MIN)
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Draft Grade — Raiders
Overall D-
ValueB- NeedB TradesF FutureB-
The Raiders found their guy under center in Mendoza: D-.

Every swap seemed to tilt away from the Raiders, and the value they bled adds up to real damage. The math is unkind, and the D- follows.

So much rides on Fernando Mendoza that the rest of the class almost grades on a curve behind him. Spending an early pick on linebacker with tight end open is the decision the grade keeps circling back to. If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through tight end.

Every board in the league had Dennis-Sutton lower, and that gap is the story.

Bottom line, they will be counting on several picks to beat their grades.

Pick Analysis
Pick1 Rnd1 Fernando Mendoza
In pick No. 1 they get a long-term answer under center. A real need, handled.
Pick18 Rnd1 Arvell Reese
In slot 18 they get a sideline-to-sideline linebacker, and a steal at that. Need was not the driver here.
Pick36 Rnd2 Dani Dennis-Sutton
They went early on Dani Dennis-Sutton in Round 2, Pick 4, and the value did not follow. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick67 Rnd3 Lee Hunter
A market-rate interior defensive lineman, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Lee Hunter. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick82 Rnd3 Omar Cooper Jr.
Omar Cooper Jr. in the Round 3 slot is fair value, right on his grade. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick102 Rnd4 Xavier Scott
Xavier Scott in No. 102 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick117 Rnd4 Jaishawn Barham
A surprising call. With tight end still to address, they spent pick 117 on Jaishawn Barham, a linebacker they were not short of.
Pick118 Rnd4 Chase Bisontis
A straight-up fair deal on Chase Bisontis at the 118th overall pick, value and slot in agreement. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick134 Rnd4 Jakobe Thomas
They paid sticker price for Jakobe Thomas in pick No. 134, and that is fine. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick135 Rnd4 CJ Daniels
No drama and no debate, CJ Daniels went about where he belonged in pick 135. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick156 Rnd5 Max Iheanachor
Max Iheanachor at Round 5, Pick 17 is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick176 Rnd5 Jaydn Ott
Jaydn Ott in slot 176 lands just on the right side of the ledger. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.