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Fernando Mendoza Head Shot
PICK: 1 RND: 1 (LV)
Fernando Mendoza
QB Indiana
Dillon Thieneman Head Shot
PICK: 36 RND: 2 (LV)
Dillon Thieneman
S Oregon
D'Angelo Ponds Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (LV)
D'Angelo Ponds
CB Indiana
Treydan Stukes Head Shot
PICK: 102 RND: 4 (LV)
Treydan Stukes
CB Arizona
Jalon Kilgore Head Shot
PICK: 117 RND: 4 (LV)
Jalon Kilgore
CB South Carolina
Chris McClellan Head Shot
PICK: 134 RND: 4 (LV)
Chris McClellan
DT Missouri
Taylen Green Head Shot
PICK: 175 RND: 5 (LV)
Taylen Green
QB Arkansas
Riley Nowakowski Head Shot
PICK: 185 RND: 6 (LV)
Riley Nowakowski
TE Indiana
Kaelon Black Head Shot
PICK: 208 RND: 6 (LV)
Kaelon Black
RB Indiana
Eli Heidenreich Head Shot
PICK: 219 RND: 7 (LV)
Eli Heidenreich
WR Navy
Draft Grade — Raiders
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
Mendoza is the Raiders' new face under center. Grade: B-.

The war room fell hard for Riley Nowakowski, and it showed at slot 185: 84 picks ahead of a board that had other ideas.

Everything downstream of Fernando Mendoza depends on Fernando Mendoza, and the building knows it. If one pick saves this weekend, it is Ponds. They covered a lot of ground and still skipped edge rusher, which is a strange place to end up.

They left with cornerback solved and the rest of the wish list mostly ticked off.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick1 Rnd1 Fernando Mendoza
In slot 1 they get their quarterback of the future. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick36 Rnd2 Dillon Thieneman
No drama and no debate, Dillon Thieneman went about where he belonged in the 36th pick. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick67 Rnd3 D'Angelo Ponds
Somehow D'Angelo Ponds was still sitting there in the Round 3 slot, and they pounced on premier cornerback value. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick102 Rnd4 Treydan Stukes
Treydan Stukes at No. 102 nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick117 Rnd4 Jalon Kilgore
Jalon Kilgore slid further than he should have, and pick 117 is lovely value for the cornerback. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick134 Rnd4 Chris McClellan
Chris McClellan in Round 4, Pick 34 is fair value, right on his grade. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick175 Rnd5 Taylen Green
A reach for Taylen Green in the 175th overall pick; a little patience would have been rewarded. The roster fit checks out.
Pick185 Rnd6 Riley Nowakowski
Riley Nowakowski at slot 185 is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick208 Rnd6 Kaelon Black
Kaelon Black at No. 208 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick219 Rnd7 Eli Heidenreich
They jumped the gun on Eli Heidenreich, taking him earlier than his grade liked. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.