MarkT'S MOCK DRAFT

MarkT'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON JAN 12, 2026

LostWages-Tyson

  • MarkT DRAFTING FOR THE
    Raiders
Draft Selections
Fernando Mendoza Head Shot
PICK: 1 RND: 1 (LV)
Fernando Mendoza
QB Indiana
Spencer Fano Head Shot
PICK: 36 RND: 2 (LV)
Spencer Fano
OT Utah
Olaivavega Ioane Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (LV)
Olaivavega Ioane
OG Penn State
Jordyn Tyson Head Shot
PICK: 102 RND: 4 (LV)
Jordyn Tyson
WR Arizona State
Carnell Tate Head Shot
PICK: 117 RND: 4 (LV)
Carnell Tate
WR Ohio State
Mansoor Delane Head Shot
PICK: 134 RND: 4 (LV)
Mansoor Delane
CB LSU
David Bailey Head Shot
PICK: 174 RND: 5 (LV)
David Bailey
LB-EDGE Texas Tech
Jermod McCoy Head Shot
PICK: 182 RND: 6 (LV)
Jermod McCoy
CB Tennessee
Austin Siereveld Head Shot
PICK: 185 RND: 6 (LV)
Austin Siereveld
OT Ohio State
Chase Bisontis Head Shot
PICK: 219 RND: 7 (LV)
Chase Bisontis
OG Texas A&M
Draft Grade — Raiders
Overall B
ValueB+ NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Raiders bet the future on Mendoza. The board says B.

Every so often the board makes a mistake, and the Raiders were there to profit. Jermod McCoy, the No. 10 name on the board, should have been long gone before pick 182. The bottom line is a respectable B.

Fernando Mendoza gives the offense a face and a plan, and the grade leans heavily on whether he hits. They punted on running back, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest.

The offense got the lion's share of the attention.

In sum, a sensible class that nudges the roster the right way.

Pick Analysis
Pick1 Rnd1 Fernando Mendoza
In No. 1 they get a passer to set the clock by. A real need, handled.
Pick36 Rnd2 Spencer Fano
Spencer Fano at pick No. 36 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick67 Rnd3 Olaivavega Ioane
Olaivavega Ioane in pick No. 67 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick102 Rnd4 Jordyn Tyson
The board fumbled Jordyn Tyson all the way to Round 4, Pick 2, and they scooped it up. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick117 Rnd4 Carnell Tate
Carnell Tate at the 117th pick is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick134 Rnd4 Mansoor Delane
Mansoor Delane at No. 134 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick174 Rnd5 David Bailey
They robbed the room for David Bailey here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick182 Rnd6 Jermod McCoy
They will replay Jermod McCoy at slot 182 for years; that is how good the value is. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick185 Rnd6 Austin Siereveld
Somehow Austin Siereveld was still sitting there in the Round 6 slot, and they pounced on premier offensive lineman value. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick219 Rnd7 Chase Bisontis
They barely believed it either: Chase Bisontis still on the board at the 219th overall pick. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.