boulder12'S MOCK DRAFT
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boulder12'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON JAN 27, 2026

29th draft

  • boulder12 DRAFTING FOR THE
    Raiders
Draft Selections
Fernando Mendoza Head Shot
PICK: 1 RND: 1 (LV)
Fernando Mendoza
QB Indiana
Zion Young Head Shot
PICK: 29 RND: 1 (LV)
Zion Young
DE-EDGE Missouri
Colton Hood Head Shot
PICK: 36 RND: 2 (LV)
Colton Hood
CB Tennessee
Lee Hunter Head Shot
PICK: 61 RND: 2 (LV)
Lee Hunter
DT Texas Tech
Skyler Bell Head Shot
PICK: 72 RND: 3 (LV)
Skyler Bell
WR UConn
Caden Curry Head Shot
PICK: 93 RND: 3 (LV)
Caden Curry
DE Ohio State
Genesis Smith Head Shot
PICK: 102 RND: 4 (LV)
Genesis Smith
S Arizona
Xavier Scott Head Shot
PICK: 110 RND: 4 (LV)
Xavier Scott
CB Illinois
Bryce Lance Head Shot
PICK: 117 RND: 4 (LV)
Bryce Lance
WR North Dakota State
Max Iheanachor Head Shot
PICK: 134 RND: 4 (LV)
Max Iheanachor
OT Arizona State
Isaiah Jatta Head Shot
PICK: 167 RND: 5 (LV)
Isaiah Jatta
OT BYU
Lander Barton Head Shot
PICK: 174 RND: 5 (LV)
Lander Barton
LB Utah
Draft Picks Received
Zion Young Head Shot
PICK: 29 RND: 1 (LAR)
Zion Young
DE-EDGE Missouri
Lee Hunter Head Shot
PICK: 61 RND: 2 (LAR)
Lee Hunter
DT Texas Tech
Skyler Bell Head Shot
PICK: 72 RND: 3 (CIN)
Skyler Bell
WR UConn
Caden Curry Head Shot
PICK: 93 RND: 3 (LAR)
Caden Curry
DE Ohio State
Xavier Scott Head Shot
PICK: 110 RND: 4 (CIN)
Xavier Scott
CB Illinois
Isaiah Jatta Head Shot
PICK: 167 RND: 5 (LAR)
Isaiah Jatta
OT BYU
Draft Picks Traded
Darrell Jackson Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (CIN)
Darrell Jackson Jr.
DT Florida State
Players traded away
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Maxx Crosby
DE
Draft Grade — Raiders
Overall D-
ValueC+ NeedB+ TradesF FutureB-
The Raiders drew a line under the quarterback search with Mendoza: D-.

The war room fell hard for Isaiah Jatta, and it showed at slot 167: 32 picks ahead of a board that had other ideas. The process wobbled, and the D- is where it lands.

The dealing is the wound this class cannot quite close. Fernando Mendoza gives the offense a face and a plan, and the grade leans heavily on whether he hits. A whole weekend of picks and running back is somehow still a want.

They banked enough surplus on Smith to cover a lot of smaller sins.

Bottom line, they will need several of these picks to beat their grades just to break even, and running back is still a hole.

Pick Analysis
Pick1 Rnd1 Fernando Mendoza
In slot 1 they get the arm they will build around at fair value. A real need, handled.
Pick29 Rnd1 Zion Young
In pick No. 29 they get a premier pass rusher, though the board says they badly overpaid. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick36 Rnd2 Colton Hood
Good price on Colton Hood in the Round 2 slot, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick61 Rnd2 Lee Hunter
They paid a round early for Lee Hunter in No. 61, more than the board wanted. The roster fit checks out.
Pick72 Rnd3 Skyler Bell
They paid up for Skyler Bell at Round 3, Pick 8 when waiting would have done the job. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick93 Rnd3 Caden Curry
A reach on Caden Curry in the 93rd pick; the board had better options right there. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick102 Rnd4 Genesis Smith
Genesis Smith is a better player than the 102nd pick suggests; smart patience, rewarded. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick110 Rnd4 Xavier Scott
A reasonable price with a little left over, Xavier Scott in pick 110. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick117 Rnd4 Bryce Lance
A clean, defensible pick in slot 117 with a little surplus value in Bryce Lance. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick134 Rnd4 Max Iheanachor
A reach for Max Iheanachor in Round 4, Pick 34; a little patience would have been rewarded. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick167 Rnd5 Isaiah Jatta
Isaiah Jatta at No. 167 is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick174 Rnd5 Lander Barton
Lander Barton at pick No. 174 is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.