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nathan hail'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON AUG 29, 2026

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  • nathan hail DRAFTING FOR THE
    Raiders
Draft Selections
Matayo Uiagalelei Head Shot
PICK: 9 RND: 1 (LV)
Matayo Uiagalelei
DE-EDGE Oregon
Duce Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 36 RND: 2 (LV)
Duce Robinson
WR Florida State
David Stone Head Shot
PICK: 40 RND: 2 (LV)
David Stone
DT Oklahoma
Mark Fletcher Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (LV)
Mark Fletcher Jr.
RB Miami
Will Echoles Head Shot
PICK: 74 RND: 3 (LV)
Will Echoles
DT Ole Miss
Luke Montgomery Head Shot
PICK: 102 RND: 4 (LV)
Luke Montgomery
OG Ohio State
Zach Lutmer Head Shot
PICK: 117 RND: 4 (LV)
Zach Lutmer
CB Iowa
Brody Foley Head Shot
PICK: 134 RND: 4 (LV)
Brody Foley
TE Louisville
Koi Perich Head Shot
PICK: 174 RND: 5 (LV)
Koi Perich
S Oregon
Edwin Spillman Head Shot
PICK: 180 RND: 6 (LV)
Edwin Spillman
LB Tennessee
John Mateer Head Shot
PICK: 219 RND: 7 (LV)
John Mateer
QB Oklahoma
Draft Picks Received
Matayo Uiagalelei Head Shot
PICK: 9 RND: 1 (KC)
Matayo Uiagalelei
DE-EDGE Oregon
David Stone Head Shot
PICK: 40 RND: 2 (KC)
David Stone
DT Oklahoma
Will Echoles Head Shot
PICK: 74 RND: 3 (KC)
Will Echoles
DT Ole Miss
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (KC)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (KC)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (SEA)
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Draft Picks Traded
Jeremiah Smith Head Shot
PICK: 1 RND: 1 (KC)
Jeremiah Smith
WR Ohio State
Niki Prongos Head Shot
PICK: 183 RND: 6 (SEA)
Niki Prongos
OT Stanford
Players Gained
Head Shot
Josh Simmons
OT
Draft Grade — Raiders
Overall A
ValueB+ NeedB TradesA+ FutureA+
Larceny in the Round 3 slot lands the Raiders a A, Echoles and all.

You build a draft on nights like this. Will Echoles had no business being available in slot 74, and the Raiders did the only sane thing and turned in the card. This is how you run a draft, and the A reflects it.

They robbed the room blind at the table, and it lifts the grade on its own. Josh Simmons gives the group a proven body among the projects.

On the needs board they went 5 of 5, with edge rusher the one that mattered most. Building through the lines is a philosophy, and they stuck to it.

In the end it comes back to Matayo Uiagalelei, and a haul good enough to build on right away.

Pick Analysis
Pick9 Rnd1 Matayo Uiagalelei
In Round 1, Pick 9 they get a quarterback's worst nightmare. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick36 Rnd2 Duce Robinson
A quiet steal in the 36th pick: Duce Robinson for less than the market said. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick40 Rnd2 David Stone
David Stone at pick 40 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick67 Rnd3 Mark Fletcher Jr.
Somehow Mark Fletcher Jr. was still sitting there in the 67th overall pick, and they pounced on premier running back value. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick74 Rnd3 Will Echoles
Steal is underselling it; Will Echoles at slot 74 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick102 Rnd4 Luke Montgomery
Luke Montgomery at No. 102 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick117 Rnd4 Zach Lutmer
No edge and no loss on Zach Lutmer in pick No. 117; it is a wash and a sensible one. It fills a real need, too.
Pick134 Rnd4 Brody Foley
They paid sticker price for Brody Foley in the Round 4 slot, and that is fine. Pure best-available; the position was not exactly begging.
Pick174 Rnd5 Koi Perich
They barely believed it either: Koi Perich still on the board at pick No. 174. It does not line up with the team's obvious holes.
Pick180 Rnd6 Edwin Spillman
Edwin Spillman in the Round 6 slot is fair value, right on his grade. Hard to map this one onto the depth chart at all.
Pick219 Rnd7 John Mateer
A straight-up fair deal on John Mateer at slot 219, value and slot in agreement. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.