1kanak'S MOCK DRAFT
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1kanak'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON JAN 27, 2026

69th draft(great)

  • 1kanak DRAFTING FOR THE
    Raiders
Draft Selections
Fernando Mendoza Head Shot
PICK: 12 RND: 1 (LV)
Fernando Mendoza
QB Indiana
Caleb Downs Head Shot
PICK: 20 RND: 1 (LV)
Caleb Downs
S Ohio State
Emmanuel Pregnon Head Shot
PICK: 36 RND: 2 (LV)
Emmanuel Pregnon
OG Oregon
Jake Slaughter Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (LV)
Jake Slaughter
C Florida
Caden Curry Head Shot
PICK: 102 RND: 4 (LV)
Caden Curry
DE Ohio State
D'Angelo Ponds Head Shot
PICK: 117 RND: 4 (LV)
D'Angelo Ponds
CB Indiana
Taylen Green Head Shot
PICK: 134 RND: 4 (LV)
Taylen Green
QB Arkansas
Bud Clark Head Shot
PICK: 174 RND: 5 (LV)
Bud Clark
S TCU
Raylen Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 180 RND: 6 (LV)
Raylen Wilson
LB Georgia
Trey Zuhn III Head Shot
PICK: 183 RND: 6 (LV)
Trey Zuhn III
OT Texas A&M
De'Zhaun Stribling Head Shot
PICK: 219 RND: 7 (LV)
De'Zhaun Stribling
WR Ole Miss
Draft Picks Received
Fernando Mendoza Head Shot
PICK: 12 RND: 1 (DAL)
Fernando Mendoza
QB Indiana
Caleb Downs Head Shot
PICK: 20 RND: 1 (DAL)
Caleb Downs
S Ohio State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (DAL)
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Draft Picks Traded
Cashius Howell Head Shot
PICK: 1 RND: 1 (DAL)
Cashius Howell
DE-EDGE Texas A&M
Players Gained
Head Shot
Tyler Smith
OT
Draft Grade — Raiders
Overall A-
ValueB NeedB TradesA+ FutureA
The Raiders drew a line under the quarterback search with Mendoza: A-.

After circling the position for what felt like forever, the Raiders committed. Fernando Mendoza is the quarterback now, and the roster gets built to his timeline. Very little went wrong, and the A- is earned.

They are betting Green proves the room right and everyone else wrong. They robbed the room blind at the table, and it lifts the grade on its own.

The running back hole is the one line item this class does not answer. That Downs pick is the receipt they will wave around later.

Bottom line, they left the weekend a clearly better team, and they earned every bit of it.

Pick Analysis
Pick12 Rnd1 Fernando Mendoza
They let Fernando Mendoza come to them and pounced at No. 12. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick20 Rnd1 Caleb Downs
In pick No. 20 they get a ballhawk on the back end, and a steal at that. Need was not the driver here.
Pick36 Rnd2 Emmanuel Pregnon
They paid up for Emmanuel Pregnon at the 36th overall pick when waiting would have done the job. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick67 Rnd3 Jake Slaughter
A quiet steal in pick 67: Jake Slaughter for less than the market said. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick102 Rnd4 Caden Curry
By-the-book stuff, Caden Curry at the Round 4 slot squarely in line with his ranking. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick117 Rnd4 D'Angelo Ponds
A slide stopped in Round 4, Pick 17, with D'Angelo Ponds worth more than the price. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick134 Rnd4 Taylen Green
They reached into another round for Taylen Green, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick174 Rnd5 Bud Clark
No drama and no debate, Bud Clark went about where he belonged in the 174th pick. A want dressed up as a pick, at a spot they had covered.
Pick180 Rnd6 Raylen Wilson
A premium they did not need to pay, Raylen Wilson a notch or two before his time. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick183 Rnd6 Trey Zuhn III
A reach on Trey Zuhn III in Round 6, Pick 4; the board had better options right there. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick219 Rnd7 De'Zhaun Stribling
They read the board right and De'Zhaun Stribling was the payoff at No. 219. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.