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grady.s'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON MAR 24, 2026

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  • grady.s DRAFTING FOR THE
    Raiders
Draft Selections
Fernando Mendoza Head Shot
PICK: 1 RND: 1 (LV)
Fernando Mendoza
QB Indiana
Max Iheanachor Head Shot
PICK: 36 RND: 2 (LV)
Max Iheanachor
OT Arizona State
Ja'Kobi Lane Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (LV)
Ja'Kobi Lane
WR USC
Devin Moore Head Shot
PICK: 102 RND: 4 (LV)
Devin Moore
CB Florida
Justin Jefferson Head Shot
PICK: 117 RND: 4 (LV)
Justin Jefferson
LB Alabama
Parker Brailsford Head Shot
PICK: 134 RND: 4 (LV)
Parker Brailsford
C Alabama
Kaleb Proctor Head Shot
PICK: 175 RND: 5 (LV)
Kaleb Proctor
DL SE Louisiana
Aamil Wagner Head Shot
PICK: 182 RND: 6 (LV)
Aamil Wagner
OT Notre Dame
Ephesians Prysock Head Shot
PICK: 185 RND: 6 (LV)
Ephesians Prysock
CB Washington
Harrison Wallace III Head Shot
PICK: 208 RND: 6 (LV)
Harrison Wallace III
WR Ole Miss
Diego Pavia Head Shot
PICK: 219 RND: 7 (LV)
Diego Pavia
QB Vanderbilt
Draft Grade — Raiders
Overall B-
ValueC+ NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
A franchise passer in Mendoza headlines a B- weekend for the Raiders.

You can hear the double-takes from here. The Raiders took Justin Jefferson at Round 4, Pick 17, roughly 81 spots before his name belonged. Call it a sensible B-, earned the boring way.

Fernando Mendoza gives the offense a face and a plan, and the grade leans heavily on whether he hits. That edge rusher hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall. The Moore pick is the one they will point to when this weekend is judged.

They went 5 of 8 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for.

In short, they left a little better than they arrived, which is the whole idea.

Pick Analysis
Pick1 Rnd1 Fernando Mendoza
In No. 1 they get a passer to set the clock by. A real need, handled.
Pick36 Rnd2 Max Iheanachor
A reach for Max Iheanachor in pick No. 36; a little patience would have been rewarded. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick67 Rnd3 Ja'Kobi Lane
They talked themselves into Ja'Kobi Lane at the Round 3 slot, and the board did not agree. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick102 Rnd4 Devin Moore
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Devin Moore in the 102nd overall pick. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick117 Rnd4 Justin Jefferson
Justin Jefferson at the 117th pick is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick134 Rnd4 Parker Brailsford
They let Parker Brailsford come to them and pounced at pick 134. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick175 Rnd5 Kaleb Proctor
A clean, defensible pick in the Round 5 slot with a little surplus value in Kaleb Proctor. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick182 Rnd6 Aamil Wagner
Nice patience on Aamil Wagner, who had no business lasting to Round 6, Pick 1. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick185 Rnd6 Ephesians Prysock
They paid sticker price for Ephesians Prysock in slot 185, and that is fine. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick208 Rnd6 Harrison Wallace III
Harrison Wallace III at the 208th pick nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick219 Rnd7 Diego Pavia
Diego Pavia in pick 219 is early enough to raise a brow, if not a full objection. The roster fit checks out.