boulder12'S MOCK DRAFT

boulder12'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON JAN 14, 2026

9th draft

  • boulder12 DRAFTING FOR THE
    Raiders
Draft Selections
Fernando Mendoza Head Shot
PICK: 1 RND: 1 (LV)
Fernando Mendoza
QB Indiana
Keldric Faulk Head Shot
PICK: 22 RND: 1 (LV)
Keldric Faulk
DE-EDGE Auburn
Dontay Corleone Head Shot
PICK: 36 RND: 2 (LV)
Dontay Corleone
DT Cincinnati
Emmanuel Pregnon Head Shot
PICK: 55 RND: 2 (LV)
Emmanuel Pregnon
OG Oregon
Omar Cooper Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (LV)
Omar Cooper Jr.
WR Indiana
Skyler Bell Head Shot
PICK: 102 RND: 4 (LV)
Skyler Bell
WR UConn
Keon Sabb Head Shot
PICK: 117 RND: 4 (LV)
Keon Sabb
S Alabama
Charles Jagusah Head Shot
PICK: 118 RND: 4 (LV)
Charles Jagusah
OG Notre Dame
Deontae Lawson Head Shot
PICK: 134 RND: 4 (LV)
Deontae Lawson
LB Alabama
Dillon Thieneman Head Shot
PICK: 135 RND: 4 (LV)
Dillon Thieneman
S Oregon
Drew Allar Head Shot
PICK: 156 RND: 5 (LV)
Drew Allar
QB Penn State
Le'Veon Moss Head Shot
PICK: 176 RND: 5 (LV)
Le'Veon Moss
RB Texas A&M
Draft Picks Received
Keldric Faulk Head Shot
PICK: 22 RND: 1 (LAC)
Keldric Faulk
DE-EDGE Auburn
Emmanuel Pregnon Head Shot
PICK: 55 RND: 2 (LAC)
Emmanuel Pregnon
OG Oregon
Charles Jagusah Head Shot
PICK: 118 RND: 4 (DET)
Charles Jagusah
OG Notre Dame
Deontae Lawson Head Shot
PICK: 134 RND: 4 (DET)
Deontae Lawson
LB Alabama
Drew Allar Head Shot
PICK: 156 RND: 5 (DET)
Drew Allar
QB Penn State
Players Gained
Head Shot
Tarheeb Still
CB
Players traded away
Head Shot
Maxx Crosby
DE
Draft Grade — Raiders
Overall D
ValueB NeedB TradesF FutureB-
Quarterback settled, Mendoza in the fold, and a D for the Raiders.

You could see the war room lean forward. Dillon Thieneman at slot 135 is the sort of fall that does not happen, except it just did. It grades a D, and the process earned it.

They lost the exchange badly enough to drag the whole class down. So much rides on Fernando Mendoza that the rest of the class almost grades on a curve behind him. They will answer for taking safety early while cornerback and tight end went begging.

That cornerback hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall. Every board in the league had Cooper Jr. lower, and that gap is the story.

In the end, a class the front office will want to grow past quickly.

Pick Analysis
Pick1 Rnd1 Fernando Mendoza
A straight-up fair deal on Fernando Mendoza at the 1st pick, value and slot in agreement. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick22 Rnd1 Keldric Faulk
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Keldric Faulk at Round 1, Pick 22 is the proof. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick36 Rnd2 Dontay Corleone
No drama and no debate, Dontay Corleone went about where he belonged in pick 36. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick55 Rnd2 Emmanuel Pregnon
Emmanuel Pregnon at the 55th pick is money in the bank, a offensive lineman taken below his worth. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick67 Rnd3 Omar Cooper Jr.
A big swing on Omar Cooper Jr. at No. 67, well ahead of any board in the building. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick102 Rnd4 Skyler Bell
A slide stopped in the 102nd overall pick, with Skyler Bell worth more than the price. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick117 Rnd4 Keon Sabb
The board fumbled Keon Sabb all the way to the Round 4 slot, and they scooped it up. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick118 Rnd4 Charles Jagusah
A market-rate offensive lineman, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Charles Jagusah. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick134 Rnd4 Deontae Lawson
You do not let a linebacker like Deontae Lawson reach Round 4, Pick 34 and blink. They did not. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick135 Rnd4 Dillon Thieneman
A want over a need in slot 135: Dillon Thieneman adds a safety while cornerback and tight end keeps waiting.
Pick156 Rnd5 Drew Allar
Drew Allar is a better player than pick 156 suggests; smart patience, rewarded. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick176 Rnd5 Le'Veon Moss
Le'Veon Moss at the 176th overall pick is right where the board had him, plain and simple. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.