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boulder12'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON JAN 14, 2026

3rd Draft

  • boulder12 DRAFTING FOR THE
    Raiders
Draft Selections
Fernando Mendoza Head Shot
PICK: 1 RND: 1 (LV)
Fernando Mendoza
QB Indiana
Arvell Reese Head Shot
PICK: 17 RND: 1 (LV)
Arvell Reese
LB Ohio State
Zion Young Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (LV)
Zion Young
DE-EDGE Missouri
Lee Hunter Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (LV)
Lee Hunter
DT Texas Tech
Zakee Wheatley Head Shot
PICK: 83 RND: 3 (LV)
Zakee Wheatley
S Penn State
Malik Muhammad Head Shot
PICK: 102 RND: 4 (LV)
Malik Muhammad
CB Texas
Domani Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 117 RND: 4 (LV)
Domani Jackson
CB Alabama
Monroe Freeling Head Shot
PICK: 118 RND: 4 (LV)
Monroe Freeling
OT Georgia
Keylan Rutledge Head Shot
PICK: 135 RND: 4 (LV)
Keylan Rutledge
OG Georgia Tech
Jaden Greathouse Head Shot
PICK: 157 RND: 5 (LV)
Jaden Greathouse
WR Notre Dame
Brenen Thompson Head Shot
PICK: 176 RND: 5 (LV)
Brenen Thompson
WR Mississippi State
Draft Picks Received
Arvell Reese Head Shot
PICK: 17 RND: 1 (DET)
Arvell Reese
LB Ohio State
Zion Young Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (MIN)
Zion Young
DE-EDGE Missouri
Zakee Wheatley Head Shot
PICK: 83 RND: 3 (CAR)
Zakee Wheatley
S Penn State
Monroe Freeling Head Shot
PICK: 118 RND: 4 (DET)
Monroe Freeling
OT Georgia
Jaden Greathouse Head Shot
PICK: 157 RND: 5 (CAR)
Jaden Greathouse
WR Notre Dame
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (MIN)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Anthony Hill Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 36 RND: 2 (MIN)
Anthony Hill Jr.
LB Texas
Players Gained
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Fabian Moreau
CB
Players traded away
Head Shot
Maxx Crosby
DE
Draft Grade — Raiders
Overall D-
ValueB- NeedB TradesF FutureB-
The Raiders answered their biggest question with Mendoza. Grade: D-.

Somebody took the Raiders to the cleaners. The deals they made bled real value, and the whole class wears it. A D- that will need time and luck to look better.

Fernando Mendoza is the bet, and the class will be judged on how it pays off. The running back spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at.

They will need Hunter to outplay his draft slot in a hurry to justify it. That is a cornerback worth more than the slot they spent on him, plainly.

Add it up and it is a weekend the front office will hope everyone forgets, running back very much included.

Pick Analysis
Pick1 Rnd1 Fernando Mendoza
In Round 1, Pick 1 they get a long-term answer under center. A real need, handled.
Pick17 Rnd1 Arvell Reese
They took Arvell Reese at par in the 17th pick, which is nothing to complain about. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick49 Rnd2 Zion Young
A market-rate edge rusher, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Zion Young. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick67 Rnd3 Lee Hunter
Lee Hunter in the Round 3 slot is early enough to raise a brow, if not a full objection. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick83 Rnd3 Zakee Wheatley
Value with a capital V on Zakee Wheatley in the 83rd overall pick, a genuine coup. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick102 Rnd4 Malik Muhammad
Malik Muhammad in pick No. 102 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick117 Rnd4 Domani Jackson
A clean, defensible pick in slot 117 with a little surplus value in Domani Jackson. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick118 Rnd4 Monroe Freeling
Monroe Freeling in No. 118 is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick135 Rnd4 Keylan Rutledge
Good price on Keylan Rutledge in the 135th pick, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick157 Rnd5 Jaden Greathouse
Jaden Greathouse is a better player than the 157th overall pick suggests; smart patience, rewarded. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick176 Rnd5 Brenen Thompson
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Brenen Thompson in pick 176. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.