1kanak'S MOCK DRAFT
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1kanak'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON JAN 3, 2026

28th draft(Good)

  • 1kanak DRAFTING FOR THE
    Raiders
Draft Selections
Fernando Mendoza Head Shot
PICK: 3 RND: 1 (LV)
Fernando Mendoza
QB Indiana
Carnell Tate Head Shot
PICK: 18 RND: 1 (LV)
Carnell Tate
WR Ohio State
Jake Slaughter Head Shot
PICK: 33 RND: 2 (LV)
Jake Slaughter
C Florida
Olaivavega Ioane Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (LV)
Olaivavega Ioane
OG Penn State
Sonny Styles Head Shot
PICK: 65 RND: 3 (LV)
Sonny Styles
LB Ohio State
Omar Cooper Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 101 RND: 4 (LV)
Omar Cooper Jr.
WR Indiana
Bryce Lance Head Shot
PICK: 118 RND: 4 (LV)
Bryce Lance
WR North Dakota State
Isaac Smith Head Shot
PICK: 136 RND: 4 (LV)
Isaac Smith
S Mississippi State
Davison Igbinosun Head Shot
PICK: 175 RND: 5 (LV)
Davison Igbinosun
CB Ohio State
Trinidad Chambliss Head Shot
PICK: 182 RND: 6 (LV)
Trinidad Chambliss
QB Ole Miss
Gracen Halton Head Shot
PICK: 183 RND: 6 (LV)
Gracen Halton
DL Oklahoma
Solomon Tuliaupupu Head Shot
PICK: 217 RND: 7 (LV)
Solomon Tuliaupupu
DE-EDGE Montana
Draft Picks Received
Fernando Mendoza Head Shot
PICK: 3 RND: 1 (NYJ)
Fernando Mendoza
QB Indiana
Carnell Tate Head Shot
PICK: 18 RND: 1 (NYJ)
Carnell Tate
WR Ohio State
Olaivavega Ioane Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (NYJ)
Olaivavega Ioane
OG Penn State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (NYJ)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (NYJ)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Rueben Bain Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 1 RND: 1 (NYJ)
Rueben Bain Jr.
DE-EDGE Miami
Players Gained
Head Shot
Olumuyiwa Fashanu
OT
Draft Grade — Raiders
Overall A-
ValueB- NeedB TradesA+ FutureA
The Raiders bet the future on Mendoza. The board says A-.

The rest of the league had time to spare on Solomon Tuliaupupu; the Raiders did not wait, grabbing him 74 spots ahead at slot 217. It holds up to a second look, which is why it earns the A-.

Everything downstream of Fernando Mendoza depends on Fernando Mendoza, and the building knows it. The trade ledger is the best part of the whole weekend. The Styles steal is the beam this whole class leans on.

Leaving running back unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall.

In the end it comes back to Fernando Mendoza, and a haul good enough to build on right away.

Pick Analysis
Pick3 Rnd1 Fernando Mendoza
In the 3rd pick they get a passer to set the clock by. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick18 Rnd1 Carnell Tate
In pick No. 18 they get a true top target at fair value. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick33 Rnd2 Jake Slaughter
The board had cheaper options than Jake Slaughter at the Round 2 slot, and it noticed. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick34 Rnd2 Olaivavega Ioane
Olaivavega Ioane at the 34th overall pick is a conviction pick that outran the value. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick65 Rnd3 Sonny Styles
Sonny Styles in pick 65 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick101 Rnd4 Omar Cooper Jr.
Omar Cooper Jr. at No. 101 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick118 Rnd4 Bryce Lance
Bryce Lance at slot 118 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick136 Rnd4 Isaac Smith
Isaac Smith in Round 4, Pick 36 is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick175 Rnd5 Davison Igbinosun
Davison Igbinosun is a better player than pick No. 175 suggests; smart patience, rewarded. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick182 Rnd6 Trinidad Chambliss
Trinidad Chambliss slid further than he should have, and the Round 6 slot is lovely value for the quarterback. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick183 Rnd6 Gracen Halton
A market-rate interior defensive lineman, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Gracen Halton. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick217 Rnd7 Solomon Tuliaupupu
A real head-scratcher, Solomon Tuliaupupu in the 217th pick is miles ahead of his ranking. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.