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seegabego'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON JAN 31, 2026

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  • seegabego DRAFTING FOR THE
    Raiders
Draft Selections
Fernando Mendoza Head Shot
PICK: 1 RND: 1 (LV)
Fernando Mendoza
QB Indiana
Anthony Hill Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 36 RND: 2 (LV)
Anthony Hill Jr.
LB Texas
A.J. Haulcy Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (LV)
A.J. Haulcy
S LSU
D'Angelo Ponds Head Shot
PICK: 102 RND: 4 (LV)
D'Angelo Ponds
CB Indiana
Zachariah Branch Head Shot
PICK: 117 RND: 4 (LV)
Zachariah Branch
WR Georgia
Max Iheanachor Head Shot
PICK: 134 RND: 4 (LV)
Max Iheanachor
OT Arizona State
Jaydn Ott Head Shot
PICK: 174 RND: 5 (LV)
Jaydn Ott
RB Oklahoma
Charles Jagusah Head Shot
PICK: 180 RND: 6 (LV)
Charles Jagusah
OG Notre Dame
Dane Key Head Shot
PICK: 183 RND: 6 (LV)
Dane Key
WR Nebraska
Keaten Wade Head Shot
PICK: 219 RND: 7 (LV)
Keaten Wade
DE-EDGE Colorado
Draft Grade — Raiders
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Raiders answered their biggest question with Mendoza. Grade: B-.

When the story of this class is written, it opens with Keaten Wade at Round 7, Pick 3, a reach of 62 spots that the board flatly disagrees with.

Everything downstream of Fernando Mendoza depends on Fernando Mendoza, and the building knows it. Leaving tight end unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall.

In sum, a sensible class that nudges the roster the right way.

Pick Analysis
Pick1 Rnd1 Fernando Mendoza
In pick 1 they get their guy under center for the next decade. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick36 Rnd2 Anthony Hill Jr.
Good price on Anthony Hill Jr. in the 36th pick, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick67 Rnd3 A.J. Haulcy
They read the board right and A.J. Haulcy was the payoff at the 67th overall pick. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick102 Rnd4 D'Angelo Ponds
No edge and no loss on D'Angelo Ponds in pick No. 102; it is a wash and a sensible one. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick117 Rnd4 Zachariah Branch
Zachariah Branch in slot 117 is a bargain the rest of the room will envy. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick134 Rnd4 Max Iheanachor
Max Iheanachor in No. 134 is fair value, right on his grade. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick174 Rnd5 Jaydn Ott
They let Jaydn Ott come to them and pounced at the Round 5 slot. The roster fit checks out.
Pick180 Rnd6 Charles Jagusah
A straight-up fair deal on Charles Jagusah at No. 180, value and slot in agreement. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick183 Rnd6 Dane Key
Dane Key in slot 183 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick219 Rnd7 Keaten Wade
They left a pile of value on the table to take Keaten Wade this early at the 219th pick. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.