Grumzy'S MOCK DRAFT
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Feb22nd

  • Grumzy DRAFTING FOR THE
    Raiders
Draft Selections
Fernando Mendoza Head Shot
PICK: 1 RND: 1 (LV)
Fernando Mendoza
QB Indiana
Emmanuel Pregnon Head Shot
PICK: 36 RND: 2 (LV)
Emmanuel Pregnon
OG Oregon
Michael Taaffe Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (LV)
Michael Taaffe
S Texas
Jake Golday Head Shot
PICK: 102 RND: 4 (LV)
Jake Golday
OLB Cincinnati
Hezekiah Masses Head Shot
PICK: 117 RND: 4 (LV)
Hezekiah Masses
CB California
Eli Raridon Head Shot
PICK: 134 RND: 4 (LV)
Eli Raridon
TE Notre Dame
Nadame Tucker Head Shot
PICK: 174 RND: 5 (LV)
Nadame Tucker
DE Western Michigan
Dae'Quan Wright Head Shot
PICK: 180 RND: 6 (LV)
Dae'Quan Wright
TE Ole Miss
Lander Barton Head Shot
PICK: 183 RND: 6 (LV)
Lander Barton
LB Utah
Zxavian Harris Head Shot
PICK: 219 RND: 7 (LV)
Zxavian Harris
DT Ole Miss
Draft Grade — Raiders
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Raiders drew a line under the quarterback search with Mendoza: B-.

The one hole that towered over the rest is filled. The Raiders spent their marquee pick on Fernando Mendoza, and for the first time in a while there is a real answer at quarterback.

The Golday steal is the beam this whole class leans on. A whole weekend of picks and wide receiver is somehow still a want. Reaching for Masses left real value on the table behind him.

They left with edge rusher solved and the rest of the wish list mostly ticked off.

A workmanlike haul that should hold up just fine.

Pick Analysis
Pick1 Rnd1 Fernando Mendoza
In No. 1 they get a franchise quarterback. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick36 Rnd2 Emmanuel Pregnon
A market-rate offensive lineman, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Emmanuel Pregnon. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick67 Rnd3 Michael Taaffe
Michael Taaffe in Round 3, Pick 3 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick102 Rnd4 Jake Golday
You do not let an edge rusher like Jake Golday reach slot 102 and blink. They did not. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick117 Rnd4 Hezekiah Masses
They liked Hezekiah Masses enough to skip the value, taking him in pick No. 117. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick134 Rnd4 Eli Raridon
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Eli Raridon at the 134th pick is the proof. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick174 Rnd5 Nadame Tucker
A clean, defensible pick in pick 174 with a little surplus value in Nadame Tucker. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick180 Rnd6 Dae'Quan Wright
A reasonable price with a little left over, Dae'Quan Wright in the Round 6 slot. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick183 Rnd6 Lander Barton
A straight-up fair deal on Lander Barton at the Round 6 slot, value and slot in agreement. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick219 Rnd7 Zxavian Harris
No edge and no loss on Zxavian Harris in slot 219; it is a wash and a sensible one. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.