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ezekie111'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON APR 10, 2026

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  • ezekie111 DRAFTING FOR THE
    Raiders
Draft Selections
Ty Simpson Head Shot
PICK: 2 RND: 1 (LV)
Ty Simpson
QB Alabama
Olaivavega Ioane Head Shot
PICK: 16 RND: 1 (LV)
Olaivavega Ioane
OG Penn State
Chris Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 33 RND: 2 (LV)
Chris Johnson
CB San Diego State
Omar Cooper Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 36 RND: 2 (LV)
Omar Cooper Jr.
WR Indiana
A.J. Haulcy Head Shot
PICK: 44 RND: 2 (LV)
A.J. Haulcy
S LSU
Antonio Williams Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (LV)
Antonio Williams
WR Clemson
Gracen Halton Head Shot
PICK: 102 RND: 4 (LV)
Gracen Halton
DL Oklahoma
Davison Igbinosun Head Shot
PICK: 117 RND: 4 (LV)
Davison Igbinosun
CB Ohio State
Aamil Wagner Head Shot
PICK: 134 RND: 4 (LV)
Aamil Wagner
OT Notre Dame
Zane Durant Head Shot
PICK: 175 RND: 5 (LV)
Zane Durant
DT Penn State
Riley Nowakowski Head Shot
PICK: 185 RND: 6 (LV)
Riley Nowakowski
TE Indiana
Jaydn Ott Head Shot
PICK: 208 RND: 6 (LV)
Jaydn Ott
RB Oklahoma
Jalon Daniels Head Shot
PICK: 219 RND: 7 (LV)
Jalon Daniels
QB Kansas
Draft Picks Received
Ty Simpson Head Shot
PICK: 2 RND: 1 (NYJ)
Ty Simpson
QB Alabama
Olaivavega Ioane Head Shot
PICK: 16 RND: 1 (NYJ)
Olaivavega Ioane
OG Penn State
Chris Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 33 RND: 2 (NYJ)
Chris Johnson
CB San Diego State
A.J. Haulcy Head Shot
PICK: 44 RND: 2 (NYJ)
A.J. Haulcy
S LSU
Draft Picks Traded
Fernando Mendoza Head Shot
PICK: 1 RND: 1 (NYJ)
Fernando Mendoza
QB Indiana
Players traded away
Head Shot
Maxx Crosby
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Draft Grade — Raiders
Overall D-
ValueC+ NeedB TradesF FutureB-
The Raiders found their guy under center in Simpson: D-.

There was a run on nobody at that position, and the Raiders started one anyway for Aamil Wagner, 40 picks ahead of schedule. It grades a D-, and the process earned it.

They lost the exchange badly enough to drag the whole class down. They have staked the next five years on Ty Simpson, which is the only story that really matters here.

The edge rusher spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at. On the needs board they went 7 of 8, with cornerback the one that mattered most.

Add it up and it is a weekend the front office will hope everyone forgets, edge rusher very much included.

Pick Analysis
Pick2 Rnd1 Ty Simpson
In No. 2 they get the arm they will build around, even if it was a touch early. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick16 Rnd1 Olaivavega Ioane
In pick 16 they get protection for the quarterback. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick33 Rnd2 Chris Johnson
A market-rate cornerback, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Chris Johnson. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick36 Rnd2 Omar Cooper Jr.
Omar Cooper Jr. at Round 2, Pick 4 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick44 Rnd2 A.J. Haulcy
A.J. Haulcy in the Round 2 slot is fair value, right on his grade. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick67 Rnd3 Antonio Williams
Antonio Williams at slot 67 nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick102 Rnd4 Gracen Halton
Gracen Halton at No. 102 is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick117 Rnd4 Davison Igbinosun
They did well to land Davison Igbinosun in pick No. 117, just ahead of his grade. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick134 Rnd4 Aamil Wagner
Aamil Wagner in the Round 4 slot is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick175 Rnd5 Zane Durant
They paid sticker price for Zane Durant in pick 175, and that is fine. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick185 Rnd6 Riley Nowakowski
This one needs a full-page explanation: Riley Nowakowski in Round 6, Pick 4, miles early. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick208 Rnd6 Jaydn Ott
Jaydn Ott in slot 208 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick219 Rnd7 Jalon Daniels
Jalon Daniels at the 219th overall pick is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. It fills a real need, too.