1kanak'S MOCK DRAFT
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1kanak'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON JAN 13, 2026

44th draft

  • 1kanak DRAFTING FOR THE
    Raiders
Draft Selections
Fernando Mendoza Head Shot
PICK: 1 RND: 1 (LV)
Fernando Mendoza
QB Indiana
Olaivavega Ioane Head Shot
PICK: 36 RND: 2 (LV)
Olaivavega Ioane
OG Penn State
Jake Slaughter Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (LV)
Jake Slaughter
C Florida
Julian Neal Head Shot
PICK: 102 RND: 4 (LV)
Julian Neal
CB Arkansas
Bryce Lance Head Shot
PICK: 117 RND: 4 (LV)
Bryce Lance
WR North Dakota State
Kage Casey Head Shot
PICK: 135 RND: 4 (LV)
Kage Casey
OT Boise State
Gracen Halton Head Shot
PICK: 176 RND: 5 (LV)
Gracen Halton
DL Oklahoma
Draft Grade — Raiders
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Raiders left with their quarterback, and a B- to match.

The Raiders spent the pick that matters most on Fernando Mendoza, and a roster that has been waiting on a passer can start to take shape.

Neal falling to them is the kind of break a good board is built to catch. If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through edge rusher.

The cost of the Casey reach is exactly the players who went right after him.

Good work on the whole, with edge rusher the one box left unchecked.

Pick Analysis
Pick1 Rnd1 Fernando Mendoza
In the 1st pick they get the arm they will build around at fair value.
Pick36 Rnd2 Olaivavega Ioane
Olaivavega Ioane at pick 36 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick67 Rnd3 Jake Slaughter
They read the board right and Jake Slaughter was the payoff at pick No. 67. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick102 Rnd4 Julian Neal
Somehow Julian Neal was still sitting there in No. 102, and they pounced on premier cornerback value. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick117 Rnd4 Bryce Lance
No edge and no loss on Bryce Lance in the 117th overall pick; it is a wash and a sensible one. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick135 Rnd4 Kage Casey
A premium they did not need to pay, Kage Casey a notch or two before his time. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick176 Rnd5 Gracen Halton
Gracen Halton at Round 5, Pick 37 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.