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RUN ON JAN 28, 2026

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Draft Selections
Fernando Mendoza Head Shot
PICK: 1 RND: 1 (LV)
Fernando Mendoza
QB Indiana
Chris Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 40 RND: 2 (LV)
Chris Johnson
CB San Diego State
Emmanuel McNeil-Warren Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (LV)
Emmanuel McNeil-Warren
S Toledo
Keylan Rutledge Head Shot
PICK: 102 RND: 4 (LV)
Keylan Rutledge
OG Georgia Tech
Kevin Coleman Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 117 RND: 4 (LV)
Kevin Coleman Jr.
WR Missouri
Nadame Tucker Head Shot
PICK: 134 RND: 4 (LV)
Nadame Tucker
DE Western Michigan
Xavier Nwankpa Head Shot
PICK: 174 RND: 5 (LV)
Xavier Nwankpa
S Iowa
Tristan Leigh Head Shot
PICK: 176 RND: 5 (LV)
Tristan Leigh
OT Clemson
Jordan White Head Shot
PICK: 183 RND: 6 (LV)
Jordan White
C Vanderbilt
Roman Hemby Head Shot
PICK: 219 RND: 7 (LV)
Roman Hemby
RB Indiana
Jack Velling Head Shot
PICK: 231 RND: 7 (LV)
Jack Velling
TE Michigan State
Draft Picks Received
Chris Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 40 RND: 2 (KC)
Chris Johnson
CB San Diego State
Tristan Leigh Head Shot
PICK: 176 RND: 5 (KC)
Tristan Leigh
OT Clemson
Jack Velling Head Shot
PICK: 231 RND: 7 (ATL)
Jack Velling
TE Michigan State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (KC)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (ATL)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (KC)
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Draft Picks Traded
Kenyon Sadiq Head Shot
PICK: 36 RND: 2 (KC)
Kenyon Sadiq
TE Oregon
Raylen Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 180 RND: 6 (ATL)
Raylen Wilson
LB Georgia
Draft Grade — Raiders
Overall B-
ValueC+ NeedB TradesC+ FutureB
Mendoza is the Raiders' new face under center. Grade: B-.

They finally answered the question that shadows every other one. Fernando Mendoza is the Raiders' quarterback, full stop. More right than wrong, and a B- to match.

They will need Hemby to outplay his draft slot in a hurry to justify it. A whole weekend of picks and interior defensive lineman is somehow still a want. Landing Nwankpa that late papers over a lot of smaller sins.

A tidy weekend of work that should hold up just fine.

Pick Analysis
Pick1 Rnd1 Fernando Mendoza
In the 1st pick they get a long-term answer under center. A real need, handled.
Pick40 Rnd2 Chris Johnson
Chris Johnson in pick 40 is early enough to raise a brow, if not a full objection. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick67 Rnd3 Emmanuel McNeil-Warren
Emmanuel McNeil-Warren at the Round 3 slot is right where the board had him, plain and simple. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick102 Rnd4 Keylan Rutledge
A real head-scratcher, Keylan Rutledge in pick No. 102 is miles ahead of his ranking. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick117 Rnd4 Kevin Coleman Jr.
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Kevin Coleman Jr. well ahead of where he belonged. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick134 Rnd4 Nadame Tucker
They talked themselves into Nadame Tucker at No. 134, and the board did not agree. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick174 Rnd5 Xavier Nwankpa
Xavier Nwankpa is a better player than Round 5, Pick 36 suggests; smart patience, rewarded. Stacking talent where they were already deep.
Pick176 Rnd5 Tristan Leigh
Value said wait; Tristan Leigh in the 176th overall pick says they were not listening. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick183 Rnd6 Jordan White
Jordan White at pick 183 is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick219 Rnd7 Roman Hemby
Roman Hemby at the 219th overall pick is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick231 Rnd7 Jack Velling
Jack Velling at pick No. 231 is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.