00342502MB'S MOCK DRAFT
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00342502MB'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON JAN 21, 2026

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  • 00342502MB DRAFTING FOR THE
    Raiders
Draft Selections
Arvell Reese Head Shot
PICK: 26 RND: 1 (LV)
Arvell Reese
LB Ohio State
Emmanuel Pregnon Head Shot
PICK: 53 RND: 2 (LV)
Emmanuel Pregnon
OG Oregon
D'Angelo Ponds Head Shot
PICK: 102 RND: 4 (LV)
D'Angelo Ponds
CB Indiana
Zachariah Branch Head Shot
PICK: 117 RND: 4 (LV)
Zachariah Branch
WR Georgia
Kage Casey Head Shot
PICK: 129 RND: 4 (LV)
Kage Casey
OT Boise State
Trinidad Chambliss Head Shot
PICK: 134 RND: 4 (LV)
Trinidad Chambliss
QB Ole Miss
Gracen Halton Head Shot
PICK: 174 RND: 5 (LV)
Gracen Halton
DL Oklahoma
Bud Clark Head Shot
PICK: 180 RND: 6 (LV)
Bud Clark
S TCU
Dane Key Head Shot
PICK: 183 RND: 6 (LV)
Dane Key
WR Nebraska
Riley Mahlman Head Shot
PICK: 219 RND: 7 (LV)
Riley Mahlman
OT Wisconsin
PJ Williams Head Shot
PICK: 220 RND: 7 (LV)
PJ Williams
OT SMU
Ricardo Hallman Head Shot
PICK: 241 RND: 7 (LV)
Ricardo Hallman
CB Wisconsin
Draft Picks Received
Arvell Reese Head Shot
PICK: 26 RND: 1 (BUF)
Arvell Reese
LB Ohio State
Emmanuel Pregnon Head Shot
PICK: 53 RND: 2 (PIT)
Emmanuel Pregnon
OG Oregon
Kage Casey Head Shot
PICK: 129 RND: 4 (CHI)
Kage Casey
OT Boise State
PJ Williams Head Shot
PICK: 220 RND: 7 (BUF)
PJ Williams
OT SMU
Ricardo Hallman Head Shot
PICK: 241 RND: 7 (CHI)
Ricardo Hallman
CB Wisconsin
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (CHI)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (PIT)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (BUF)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (PIT)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (PIT)
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Draft Picks Traded
Rueben Bain Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 1 RND: 1 (PIT)
Rueben Bain Jr.
DE-EDGE Miami
Olaivavega Ioane Head Shot
PICK: 36 RND: 2 (CHI)
Olaivavega Ioane
OG Penn State
Carson Beck Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (PIT)
Carson Beck
QB Miami
Players Gained
Head Shot
Cam Lewis
CB
Head Shot
Jalen Ramsey
CB
Head Shot
T.J. Watt
LB
Draft Grade — Raiders
Overall A-
ValueB NeedB TradesA+ FutureA+
The Raiders robbed the room for Reese. Final grade: A-.

The Raiders ran the phones like sharks, prying loose value on deal after deal until the ledger was lopsided. A near-flawless weekend of work, and a A- to cap it.

Getting Reese where they did is the sort of value that quietly makes a class. If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through edge rusher. The Raiders clearly valued win-now help, adding bodies who have done it before.

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

In short, they turned a good board into a better roster, and it shows.

Pick Analysis
Pick26 Rnd1 Arvell Reese
Arvell Reese in pick No. 26 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick53 Rnd2 Emmanuel Pregnon
Nothing to complain about; Emmanuel Pregnon went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick102 Rnd4 D'Angelo Ponds
By-the-book stuff, D'Angelo Ponds at pick 102 squarely in line with his ranking. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick117 Rnd4 Zachariah Branch
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Zachariah Branch in the Round 4 slot. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick129 Rnd4 Kage Casey
Kage Casey in slot 129 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick134 Rnd4 Trinidad Chambliss
The board had Trinidad Chambliss higher than the 134th overall pick, and the quarterback fell to them anyway. It fills a real need, too.
Pick174 Rnd5 Gracen Halton
They took Gracen Halton at par in the Round 5 slot, which is nothing to complain about. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick180 Rnd6 Bud Clark
A straight-up fair deal on Bud Clark at Round 6, Pick 1, value and slot in agreement. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick183 Rnd6 Dane Key
Dane Key in No. 183 is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick219 Rnd7 Riley Mahlman
They paid sticker price for Riley Mahlman in pick No. 219, and that is fine. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick220 Rnd7 PJ Williams
PJ Williams at slot 220 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick241 Rnd7 Ricardo Hallman
Ricardo Hallman in the 241st pick lands just on the right side of the ledger. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.