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8ZebrasEatinLionz8'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON JAN 19, 2026

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  • 8ZebrasEatinLionz8 DRAFTING FOR THE
    Raiders
Draft Selections
Fernando Mendoza Head Shot
PICK: 1 RND: 1 (LV)
Fernando Mendoza
QB Indiana
Deion Burks Head Shot
PICK: 102 RND: 4 (LV)
Deion Burks
WR Oklahoma
Kaytron Allen Head Shot
PICK: 117 RND: 4 (LV)
Kaytron Allen
RB Penn State
Kage Casey Head Shot
PICK: 134 RND: 4 (LV)
Kage Casey
OT Boise State
Bud Clark Head Shot
PICK: 174 RND: 5 (LV)
Bud Clark
S TCU
Thaddeus Dixon Head Shot
PICK: 180 RND: 6 (LV)
Thaddeus Dixon
CB North Carolina
Eric Gentry Head Shot
PICK: 183 RND: 6 (LV)
Eric Gentry
LB USC
Draft Picks Traded
Carter Smith Head Shot
PICK: 36 RND: 2 (DET)
Carter Smith
OT Indiana
Logan Jones Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (DET)
Logan Jones
C Iowa
Jack Velling Head Shot
PICK: 219 RND: 7 (DET)
Jack Velling
TE Michigan State
Players Gained
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Justin Herron
OT
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Jamarco Jones
OT
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Michael Niese
OG
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Kalif Raymond
WR
Head Shot
Craig Reynolds
RB
Draft Grade — Raiders
Overall B+
ValueB- NeedB TradesA+ FutureB-
The Raiders left with their quarterback, and a B+ to match.

There was a run on nobody at that position, and the Raiders started one anyway for Eric Gentry, 87 picks ahead of schedule. They moved the roster forward and banked a B+ for it.

They have staked the next five years on Fernando Mendoza, which is the only story that really matters here. The phones were where this weekend was really won. Allen falling to them is the kind of break a good board is built to catch.

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

Good work on the whole, with edge rusher the one box left unchecked.

Pick Analysis
Pick1 Rnd1 Fernando Mendoza
In the Round 1 slot they get a long-term answer under center at fair value. A real need, handled.
Pick102 Rnd4 Deion Burks
By-the-book stuff, Deion Burks at pick No. 102 squarely in line with his ranking. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick117 Rnd4 Kaytron Allen
Kaytron Allen at pick 117 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick134 Rnd4 Kage Casey
They took Kage Casey at par in No. 134, which is nothing to complain about. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick174 Rnd5 Bud Clark
Bud Clark in the 174th pick is fair value, right on his grade. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick180 Rnd6 Thaddeus Dixon
No edge and no loss on Thaddeus Dixon in Round 6, Pick 1; it is a wash and a sensible one. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick183 Rnd6 Eric Gentry
Eric Gentry at the 183rd pick is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.