RaydrNashun'S MOCK DRAFT
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RaydrNashun'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON JAN 12, 2026

First Mock of 2026

  • RaydrNashun DRAFTING FOR THE
    Raiders
Draft Selections
Fernando Mendoza Head Shot
PICK: 1 RND: 1 (LV)
Fernando Mendoza
QB Indiana
Christen Miller Head Shot
PICK: 36 RND: 2 (LV)
Christen Miller
DL Georgia
Chase Bisontis Head Shot
PICK: 102 RND: 4 (LV)
Chase Bisontis
OG Texas A&M
Blake Miller Head Shot
PICK: 115 RND: 4 (LV)
Blake Miller
OT Clemson
D'Angelo Ponds Head Shot
PICK: 117 RND: 4 (LV)
D'Angelo Ponds
CB Indiana
J.C. Davis Head Shot
PICK: 135 RND: 4 (LV)
J.C. Davis
OT Illinois
Earnest Greene III Head Shot
PICK: 176 RND: 5 (LV)
Earnest Greene III
OT Georgia
Thaddeus Dixon Head Shot
PICK: 178 RND: 5 (LV)
Thaddeus Dixon
CB North Carolina
Fernando Carmona Head Shot
PICK: 181 RND: 6 (LV)
Fernando Carmona
OT Arkansas
Eric McAlister Head Shot
PICK: 184 RND: 6 (LV)
Eric McAlister
WR TCU
Robert Spears-Jennings Head Shot
PICK: 212 RND: 6 (LV)
Robert Spears-Jennings
S Oklahoma
Riley Mahlman Head Shot
PICK: 219 RND: 7 (LV)
Riley Mahlman
OT Wisconsin
Dominic Zvada Head Shot
PICK: 225 RND: 7 (LV)
Dominic Zvada
PK Michigan
Draft Picks Received
Blake Miller Head Shot
PICK: 115 RND: 4 (BAL)
Blake Miller
OT Clemson
Thaddeus Dixon Head Shot
PICK: 178 RND: 5 (DAL)
Thaddeus Dixon
CB North Carolina
Robert Spears-Jennings Head Shot
PICK: 212 RND: 6 (SEA)
Robert Spears-Jennings
S Oklahoma
Dominic Zvada Head Shot
PICK: 225 RND: 7 (DAL)
Dominic Zvada
PK Michigan
Draft Picks Traded
Antonio Williams Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (CIN)
Antonio Williams
WR Clemson
Players Gained
Head Shot
Shaquill Griffin
CB
Draft Grade — Raiders
Overall B
ValueB- NeedB TradesA FutureB-
Quarterback settled, Mendoza in the fold, and a B for the Raiders.

They finally answered the question that shadows every other one. Fernando Mendoza is the Raiders' quarterback, full stop. More right than wrong, and a B to match.

The cost of the Carmona reach is exactly the players who went right after him. Leaving edge rusher unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall.

The Shaquill Griffin deal gives the class an established piece to lean on.

A workmanlike haul that should hold up just fine.

Pick Analysis
Pick1 Rnd1 Fernando Mendoza
In slot 1 they get their quarterback of the future. A real need, handled.
Pick36 Rnd2 Christen Miller
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Christen Miller in Round 2, Pick 4. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick102 Rnd4 Chase Bisontis
Chase Bisontis at No. 102 jumps the queue by a touch more than is comfortable. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick115 Rnd4 Blake Miller
Blake Miller in pick No. 115 is early enough to raise a brow, if not a full objection. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick117 Rnd4 D'Angelo Ponds
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and D'Angelo Ponds at the 117th overall pick is the proof. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick135 Rnd4 J.C. Davis
J.C. Davis at the 135th pick nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick176 Rnd5 Earnest Greene III
Earnest Greene III at pick 176 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick178 Rnd5 Thaddeus Dixon
They went early on Thaddeus Dixon in the Round 5 slot, and the value did not follow. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick181 Rnd6 Fernando Carmona
Value said wait; Fernando Carmona in No. 181 says they were not listening. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick184 Rnd6 Eric McAlister
Eric McAlister in Round 6, Pick 4 lands just on the right side of the ledger. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick212 Rnd6 Robert Spears-Jennings
A market-rate safety, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Robert Spears-Jennings. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick219 Rnd7 Riley Mahlman
A wild overpay on Riley Mahlman in the 219th overall pick, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick225 Rnd7 Dominic Zvada
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Dominic Zvada well ahead of where he belonged. They doubled down on a strength rather than a need.