1kanak'S MOCK DRAFT
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1kanak'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON JAN 16, 2026

52nd draft

  • 1kanak DRAFTING FOR THE
    Raiders
Draft Selections
Fernando Mendoza Head Shot
PICK: 2 RND: 1 (LV)
Fernando Mendoza
QB Indiana
Carnell Tate Head Shot
PICK: 16 RND: 1 (LV)
Carnell Tate
WR Ohio State
Sonny Styles Head Shot
PICK: 36 RND: 2 (LV)
Sonny Styles
LB Ohio State
Emmanuel Pregnon Head Shot
PICK: 44 RND: 2 (LV)
Emmanuel Pregnon
OG Oregon
Jake Slaughter Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (LV)
Jake Slaughter
C Florida
Jack Endries Head Shot
PICK: 102 RND: 4 (LV)
Jack Endries
TE Texas
D'Angelo Ponds Head Shot
PICK: 103 RND: 4 (LV)
D'Angelo Ponds
CB Indiana
Bishop Fitzgerald Head Shot
PICK: 117 RND: 4 (LV)
Bishop Fitzgerald
S USC
Kage Casey Head Shot
PICK: 135 RND: 4 (LV)
Kage Casey
OT Boise State
Taylen Green Head Shot
PICK: 175 RND: 5 (LV)
Taylen Green
QB Arkansas
Gracen Halton Head Shot
PICK: 176 RND: 5 (LV)
Gracen Halton
DL Oklahoma
Pat Coogan Head Shot
PICK: 181 RND: 6 (LV)
Pat Coogan
C Indiana
Trey Zuhn III Head Shot
PICK: 184 RND: 6 (LV)
Trey Zuhn III
OT Texas A&M
Dominic Zvada Head Shot
PICK: 219 RND: 7 (LV)
Dominic Zvada
PK Michigan
Draft Picks Received
Fernando Mendoza Head Shot
PICK: 2 RND: 1 (NYJ)
Fernando Mendoza
QB Indiana
Carnell Tate Head Shot
PICK: 16 RND: 1 (NYJ)
Carnell Tate
WR Ohio State
Emmanuel Pregnon Head Shot
PICK: 44 RND: 2 (NYJ)
Emmanuel Pregnon
OG Oregon
D'Angelo Ponds Head Shot
PICK: 103 RND: 4 (NYJ)
D'Angelo Ponds
CB Indiana
Taylen Green Head Shot
PICK: 175 RND: 5 (NYJ)
Taylen Green
QB Arkansas
Draft Picks Traded
Rueben Bain Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 1 RND: 1 (NYJ)
Rueben Bain Jr.
DE-EDGE Miami
Draft Grade — Raiders
Overall B+
ValueB- NeedB TradesA+ FutureB-
A franchise passer in Mendoza headlines a B+ weekend for the Raiders.

Start where it matters. The Raiders took Fernando Mendoza to run the offense for the next decade, and every other decision this weekend bends around that one.

The trade ledger is the best part of the whole weekend. The cost of the Zvada reach is exactly the players who went right after him.

They covered a lot of ground and still skipped edge rusher, which is a strange place to end up. The Slaughter value carries more weight than any single miss elsewhere.

A workmanlike haul that should hold up just fine.

Pick Analysis
Pick2 Rnd1 Fernando Mendoza
In the Round 1 slot they get their quarterback of the future. A real need, handled.
Pick16 Rnd1 Carnell Tate
In pick No. 16 they get a difference-maker at receiver at fair value. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick36 Rnd2 Sonny Styles
Sonny Styles in slot 36 is fair value, right on his grade. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick44 Rnd2 Emmanuel Pregnon
Emmanuel Pregnon at Round 2, Pick 12 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick67 Rnd3 Jake Slaughter
Jake Slaughter slipping to No. 67 is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick102 Rnd4 Jack Endries
A market-rate tight end, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Jack Endries. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick103 Rnd4 D'Angelo Ponds
No edge and no loss on D'Angelo Ponds in the 103rd pick; it is a wash and a sensible one. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick117 Rnd4 Bishop Fitzgerald
Bishop Fitzgerald in pick 117 is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick135 Rnd4 Kage Casey
The board had cheaper options than Kage Casey at pick 135, and it noticed. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick175 Rnd5 Taylen Green
Taylen Green at No. 175 is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the quarterback. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick176 Rnd5 Gracen Halton
They took Gracen Halton at par in pick No. 176, which is nothing to complain about. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick181 Rnd6 Pat Coogan
A clean, defensible pick in the Round 6 slot with a little surplus value in Pat Coogan. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick184 Rnd6 Trey Zuhn III
Trey Zuhn III in the 184th pick is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick219 Rnd7 Dominic Zvada
This one needs a full-page explanation: Dominic Zvada in slot 219, miles early. A want more than a need, though you can never have too many.