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Fernando Mendoza Head Shot
PICK: 1 RND: 1 (LV)
Fernando Mendoza
QB Indiana
Arvell Reese Head Shot
PICK: 18 RND: 1 (LV)
Arvell Reese
LB Ohio State
Caleb Banks Head Shot
PICK: 36 RND: 2 (LV)
Caleb Banks
DL Florida
D'Angelo Ponds Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (LV)
D'Angelo Ponds
CB Indiana
Jake Golday Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (LV)
Jake Golday
OLB Cincinnati
Treydan Stukes Head Shot
PICK: 102 RND: 4 (LV)
Treydan Stukes
CB Arizona
Jalon Kilgore Head Shot
PICK: 117 RND: 4 (LV)
Jalon Kilgore
CB South Carolina
Chris McClellan Head Shot
PICK: 134 RND: 4 (LV)
Chris McClellan
DT Missouri
Albert Regis Head Shot
PICK: 174 RND: 5 (LV)
Albert Regis
DL Texas A&M
Zxavian Harris Head Shot
PICK: 180 RND: 6 (LV)
Zxavian Harris
DT Ole Miss
Riley Nowakowski Head Shot
PICK: 183 RND: 6 (LV)
Riley Nowakowski
TE Indiana
George Gumbs Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 219 RND: 7 (LV)
George Gumbs Jr.
DE-EDGE Florida
Draft Picks Received
Arvell Reese Head Shot
PICK: 18 RND: 1 (MIN)
Arvell Reese
LB Ohio State
D'Angelo Ponds Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (MIN)
D'Angelo Ponds
CB Indiana
Draft Picks Traded
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (ARI)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (ARI)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
Players traded away
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Draft Grade — Raiders
Overall F
ValueB- NeedB TradesF FutureC-
The Raiders bet the future on Mendoza. The board says F.

There was a run on nobody at that position, and the Raiders started one anyway for Riley Nowakowski, 89 picks ahead of schedule. A F, plain and simple.

Fernando Mendoza gives the offense a face and a plan, and the grade leans heavily on whether he hits. Overpaying at the table undid a lot of the good work elsewhere. They will regret leaving wide receiver for another day if the season turns on it.

They are betting the present roster is worth a lighter draft next spring.

There is no soft landing here: they fought the board and left wide receiver open, and the grade is the bill.

Pick Analysis
Pick1 Rnd1 Fernando Mendoza
Fernando Mendoza in Round 1, Pick 1 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick18 Rnd1 Arvell Reese
In slot 18 they get a green-dot type in the middle, and a steal at that. Need was not the driver here.
Pick36 Rnd2 Caleb Banks
Caleb Banks at No. 36 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick49 Rnd2 D'Angelo Ponds
They paid sticker price for D'Angelo Ponds in pick 49, and that is fine. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick67 Rnd3 Jake Golday
Jake Golday in the 67th pick is a bargain the rest of the room will envy. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick102 Rnd4 Treydan Stukes
Nice patience on Treydan Stukes, who had no business lasting to the Round 4 slot. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick117 Rnd4 Jalon Kilgore
Jalon Kilgore at Round 4, Pick 17 is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick134 Rnd4 Chris McClellan
A clean, defensible pick in No. 134 with a little surplus value in Chris McClellan. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick174 Rnd5 Albert Regis
A quiet steal in pick 174: Albert Regis for less than the market said. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick180 Rnd6 Zxavian Harris
They reached into another round for Zxavian Harris, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick183 Rnd6 Riley Nowakowski
Riley Nowakowski at pick No. 183 is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick219 Rnd7 George Gumbs Jr.
George Gumbs Jr. in the 219th pick is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.