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RUN ON JAN 11, 2026

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Draft Selections
Fernando Mendoza Head Shot
PICK: 1 RND: 1 (LV)
Fernando Mendoza
QB Indiana
Elijah Sarratt Head Shot
PICK: 36 RND: 2 (LV)
Elijah Sarratt
WR Indiana
Deontae Lawson Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (LV)
Deontae Lawson
LB Alabama
Zakee Wheatley Head Shot
PICK: 102 RND: 4 (LV)
Zakee Wheatley
S Penn State
Blake Miller Head Shot
PICK: 117 RND: 4 (LV)
Blake Miller
OT Clemson
Keylan Rutledge Head Shot
PICK: 134 RND: 4 (LV)
Keylan Rutledge
OG Georgia Tech
Darius Taylor Head Shot
PICK: 174 RND: 5 (LV)
Darius Taylor
RB Minnesota
Ted Hurst Head Shot
PICK: 182 RND: 6 (LV)
Ted Hurst
WR Georgia State
Jermaine Mathews Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 185 RND: 6 (LV)
Jermaine Mathews Jr.
CB Ohio State
Pat Coogan Head Shot
PICK: 219 RND: 7 (LV)
Pat Coogan
C Indiana
Draft Grade — Raiders
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Raiders drew a line under the quarterback search with Mendoza: B-.

The one hole that towered over the rest is filled. The Raiders spent their marquee pick on Fernando Mendoza, and for the first time in a while there is a real answer at quarterback.

Every board in the league had Coogan lower, and that gap is the story. That Wheatley pick is the receipt they will wave around later.

Leaving edge rusher unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall.

All told, a draft that does its job without fuss, and there is real value in that.

Pick Analysis
Pick1 Rnd1 Fernando Mendoza
In No. 1 they get a passer to set the clock by. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick36 Rnd2 Elijah Sarratt
They took Elijah Sarratt at par in Round 2, Pick 4, which is nothing to complain about. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick67 Rnd3 Deontae Lawson
A tidy little value on Deontae Lawson in the Round 3 slot, a step better than break-even. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick102 Rnd4 Zakee Wheatley
Zakee Wheatley at the 102nd overall pick is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick117 Rnd4 Blake Miller
A wild overpay on Blake Miller in slot 117, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick134 Rnd4 Keylan Rutledge
Keylan Rutledge at pick 134 is a conviction pick that outran the value. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick174 Rnd5 Darius Taylor
Darius Taylor at pick No. 174 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick182 Rnd6 Ted Hurst
Ted Hurst at the 182nd pick nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick185 Rnd6 Jermaine Mathews Jr.
They paid sticker price for Jermaine Mathews Jr. in pick 185, and that is fine. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick219 Rnd7 Pat Coogan
Value said wait; Pat Coogan in the Round 7 slot says they were not listening. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.