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boulder12'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON MAR 1, 2026

36th Draft

  • boulder12 DRAFTING FOR THE
    Raiders
Draft Selections
Fernando Mendoza Head Shot
PICK: 1 RND: 1 (LV)
Fernando Mendoza
QB Indiana
Sonny Styles Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (LV)
Sonny Styles
LB Ohio State
Anthony Hill Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 36 RND: 2 (LV)
Anthony Hill Jr.
LB Texas
Lee Hunter Head Shot
PICK: 57 RND: 2 (LV)
Lee Hunter
DT Texas Tech
D'Angelo Ponds Head Shot
PICK: 77 RND: 3 (LV)
D'Angelo Ponds
CB Indiana
Zakee Wheatley Head Shot
PICK: 102 RND: 4 (LV)
Zakee Wheatley
S Penn State
Jake Golday Head Shot
PICK: 116 RND: 4 (LV)
Jake Golday
OLB Cincinnati
Bryce Lance Head Shot
PICK: 117 RND: 4 (LV)
Bryce Lance
WR North Dakota State
Will Lee III Head Shot
PICK: 134 RND: 4 (LV)
Will Lee III
CB Texas A&M
Kyle Louis Head Shot
PICK: 153 RND: 5 (LV)
Kyle Louis
LB Pittsburgh
Ted Hurst Head Shot
PICK: 174 RND: 5 (LV)
Ted Hurst
WR Georgia State
Draft Picks Received
Sonny Styles Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (CHI)
Sonny Styles
LB Ohio State
Lee Hunter Head Shot
PICK: 57 RND: 2 (CHI)
Lee Hunter
DT Texas Tech
D'Angelo Ponds Head Shot
PICK: 77 RND: 3 (TB)
D'Angelo Ponds
CB Indiana
Jake Golday Head Shot
PICK: 116 RND: 4 (TB)
Jake Golday
OLB Cincinnati
Kyle Louis Head Shot
PICK: 153 RND: 5 (TB)
Kyle Louis
LB Pittsburgh
Draft Picks Traded
Max Klare Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (TB)
Max Klare
TE Ohio State
Players traded away
Head Shot
Maxx Crosby
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Draft Grade — Raiders
Overall D-
ValueB NeedB TradesF FutureB-
The Raiders bet the future on Mendoza. The board says D-.

Somebody took the Raiders to the cleaners. The deals they made bled real value, and the whole class wears it.

They have staked the next five years on Fernando Mendoza, which is the only story that really matters here. Getting Golday where they did is the sort of value that quietly makes a class. The Hill Jr. pick reads as want over need, and the roster will feel it at offensive lineman, running back and other spots.

They will regret leaving offensive lineman for another day if the season turns on it.

A rough weekend that leaves the roster with more questions than answers.

Pick Analysis
Pick1 Rnd1 Fernando Mendoza
In the Round 1 slot they get a franchise quarterback. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick25 Rnd1 Sonny Styles
In slot 25 they get a green-dot type in the middle at fair value. More want than need.
Pick36 Rnd2 Anthony Hill Jr.
The needs board was loud and they turned it down, spending pick 36 on Anthony Hill Jr. with offensive lineman, running back and other spots unsolved.
Pick57 Rnd2 Lee Hunter
Lee Hunter in the 57th pick is a bargain the rest of the room will envy. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick77 Rnd3 D'Angelo Ponds
D'Angelo Ponds in Round 3, Pick 13 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick102 Rnd4 Zakee Wheatley
Zakee Wheatley in the 102nd overall pick is a gift, value that borders on unfair. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick116 Rnd4 Jake Golday
Circle this one: Jake Golday at pick No. 116 is a fall that decides a draft. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick117 Rnd4 Bryce Lance
A straight-up fair deal on Bryce Lance at No. 117, value and slot in agreement. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick134 Rnd4 Will Lee III
Will Lee III in pick 134 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick153 Rnd5 Kyle Louis
A clean, defensible pick in Round 5, Pick 15 with a little surplus value in Kyle Louis. A want dressed up as a pick, at a spot they had covered.
Pick174 Rnd5 Ted Hurst
They paid sticker price for Ted Hurst in the 174th pick, and that is fine. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.