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claw679'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON FEB 16, 2026

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  • claw679 DRAFTING FOR THE
    Raiders
Draft Selections
Ty Simpson Head Shot
PICK: 12 RND: 1 (LV)
Ty Simpson
QB Alabama
Sonny Styles Head Shot
PICK: 20 RND: 1 (LV)
Sonny Styles
LB Ohio State
D'Angelo Ponds Head Shot
PICK: 59 RND: 2 (LV)
D'Angelo Ponds
CB Indiana
Austin Barber Head Shot
PICK: 92 RND: 3 (LV)
Austin Barber
OT Florida
Drew Allar Head Shot
PICK: 102 RND: 4 (LV)
Drew Allar
QB Penn State
Jack Endries Head Shot
PICK: 117 RND: 4 (LV)
Jack Endries
TE Texas
Hezekiah Masses Head Shot
PICK: 134 RND: 4 (LV)
Hezekiah Masses
CB California
Aaron Anderson Head Shot
PICK: 174 RND: 5 (LV)
Aaron Anderson
WR LSU
Marlin Klein Head Shot
PICK: 180 RND: 6 (LV)
Marlin Klein
TE Michigan
Jimmy Rolder Head Shot
PICK: 183 RND: 6 (LV)
Jimmy Rolder
LB Michigan
Xavian Sorey Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 219 RND: 7 (LV)
Xavian Sorey Jr.
LB Arkansas
Alan Herron Head Shot
PICK: 241 RND: 7 (LV)
Alan Herron
OT Maryland
Draft Picks Received
Ty Simpson Head Shot
PICK: 12 RND: 1 (DAL)
Ty Simpson
QB Alabama
Sonny Styles Head Shot
PICK: 20 RND: 1 (DAL)
Sonny Styles
LB Ohio State
D'Angelo Ponds Head Shot
PICK: 59 RND: 2 (HOU)
D'Angelo Ponds
CB Indiana
Austin Barber Head Shot
PICK: 92 RND: 3 (SF)
Austin Barber
OT Florida
Alan Herron Head Shot
PICK: 241 RND: 7 (CHI)
Alan Herron
OT Maryland
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (DAL)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (DAL)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Rueben Bain Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 1 RND: 1 (DAL)
Rueben Bain Jr.
DE-EDGE Miami
CJ Allen Head Shot
PICK: 36 RND: 2 (MIN)
CJ Allen
LB Georgia
Gennings Dunker Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (SF)
Gennings Dunker
OG Iowa
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (ARI)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (ARI)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
Players Gained
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Roschon Johnson
RB
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Josh Metellus
S
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Nephi Sewell
LB
Head Shot
O'Cyrus Torrence
OG
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Trent Williams
OT
Players traded away
Head Shot
Jackson Powers-Johnson
C
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Jamal Adams
S
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Maxx Crosby
DE
Draft Grade — Raiders
Overall D-
ValueB- NeedB TradesF FutureB
Simpson is the Raiders' new face under center. Grade: D-.

The Raiders bet big and early on Xavian Sorey Jr., 95 picks ahead of the board. Bold does not always mean right. The board pushed back all weekend, and the D- is the result.

They lost the exchange badly enough to drag the whole class down. The whole projection now runs through Ty Simpson; hit there and everything else looks smarter.

The edge rusher hole is the one line item this class does not answer.

Bottom line, they will be counting on several picks to beat their grades.

Pick Analysis
Pick12 Rnd1 Ty Simpson
In the 12th pick they get the arm they will build around at fair value. A real need, handled.
Pick20 Rnd1 Sonny Styles
In pick 20 they get a coverage-and-run second-level piece. Need was not the driver here.
Pick59 Rnd2 D'Angelo Ponds
Value with a capital V on D'Angelo Ponds in the 59th overall pick, a genuine coup. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick92 Rnd3 Austin Barber
Nothing to complain about; Austin Barber went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick102 Rnd4 Drew Allar
They left a pile of value on the table to take Drew Allar this early at the Round 4 slot. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick117 Rnd4 Jack Endries
A slide stopped in pick No. 117, with Jack Endries worth more than the price. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick134 Rnd4 Hezekiah Masses
Good price on Hezekiah Masses in slot 134, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick174 Rnd5 Aaron Anderson
Nice patience on Aaron Anderson, who had no business lasting to No. 174. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick180 Rnd6 Marlin Klein
A quiet steal in pick No. 180: Marlin Klein for less than the market said. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick183 Rnd6 Jimmy Rolder
A wild overpay on Jimmy Rolder in pick 183, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. They doubled down on a strength rather than a need.
Pick219 Rnd7 Xavian Sorey Jr.
A real head-scratcher, Xavian Sorey Jr. in the 219th overall pick is miles ahead of his ranking. It is more luxury than necessity; they were already set here.
Pick241 Rnd7 Alan Herron
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Alan Herron at the 241st pick is the proof. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.