ducky6741618729345345'S MOCK DRAFT
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ducky6741618729345345'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON APR 24, 2026

miami

  • ducky6741618729345345 DRAFTING FOR THE
    Raiders
Draft Selections
Malachi Nelson Head Shot
PICK: 1 RND: 1 (LV)
Malachi Nelson
QB UTEP
Payton Pierce Head Shot
PICK: 36 RND: 2 (LV)
Payton Pierce
LB Ohio State
Marcus Neal Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (LV)
Marcus Neal Jr.
S Iowa State
Sam Leavitt Head Shot
PICK: 102 RND: 4 (LV)
Sam Leavitt
QB LSU
Jacob Ponton Head Shot
PICK: 117 RND: 4 (LV)
Jacob Ponton
OT Texas Tech
Amaris Williams Head Shot
PICK: 134 RND: 4 (LV)
Amaris Williams
DE-EDGE Auburn
Kyle Altuner Head Shot
PICK: 174 RND: 5 (LV)
Kyle Altuner
C Virginia Tech
Hollywood Smothers Head Shot
PICK: 180 RND: 6 (LV)
Hollywood Smothers
RB NC State
Michael Hershey Head Shot
PICK: 183 RND: 6 (LV)
Michael Hershey
C Maryland
Emmanuel Karnley Head Shot
PICK: 219 RND: 7 (LV)
Emmanuel Karnley
CB Washington
Draft Grade — Raiders
Overall D+
ValueF NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Raiders left with their quarterback, and a D+ to match.

Boards are made to be trusted, and the Raiders shredded theirs for Malachi Nelson. He came off 190 spots early, and the room will hear about it. The math is unkind, and the D+ follows.

Everything downstream of Malachi Nelson depends on Malachi Nelson, and the building knows it. They will regret leaving wide receiver for another day if the season turns on it. That Hershey pick is the receipt they will wave around later.

On the needs board they went 5 of 8, with edge rusher the one that mattered most.

Bottom line, they will need several of these picks to beat their grades just to break even, and wide receiver is still a hole.

Pick Analysis
Pick1 Rnd1 Malachi Nelson
Malachi Nelson in the 1st pick is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick36 Rnd2 Payton Pierce
They took Payton Pierce at par in No. 36, which is nothing to complain about. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick67 Rnd3 Marcus Neal Jr.
Marcus Neal Jr. in slot 67 is fair value, right on his grade. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick102 Rnd4 Sam Leavitt
Nothing to complain about; Sam Leavitt went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick117 Rnd4 Jacob Ponton
A tidy little value on Jacob Ponton in the 117th overall pick, a step better than break-even. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick134 Rnd4 Amaris Williams
Amaris Williams in the Round 4 slot lands just on the right side of the ledger. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick174 Rnd5 Kyle Altuner
Somehow Kyle Altuner was still sitting there in pick No. 174, and they pounced on premier offensive lineman value. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick180 Rnd6 Hollywood Smothers
A running back of that caliber at No. 180 is the definition of value, full stop. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick183 Rnd6 Michael Hershey
Michael Hershey in pick 183 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick219 Rnd7 Emmanuel Karnley
A wild overpay on Emmanuel Karnley in Round 7, Pick 3, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.