Raiders 'S MOCK DRAFT

Number 2

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Draft Selections
Fernando Mendoza Head Shot
PICK: 2 RND: 1 (LV)
Fernando Mendoza
QB Indiana
Sonny Styles Head Shot
PICK: 33 RND: 2 (LV)
Sonny Styles
LB Ohio State
Darrell Jackson Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (LV)
Darrell Jackson Jr.
DT Florida State
Zakee Wheatley Head Shot
PICK: 102 RND: 4 (LV)
Zakee Wheatley
S Penn State
Omar Cooper Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 111 RND: 4 (LV)
Omar Cooper Jr.
WR Indiana
J.C. Davis Head Shot
PICK: 136 RND: 4 (LV)
J.C. Davis
OT Illinois
Draft Grade — Raiders
Overall B-
ValueC NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Raiders left with their quarterback, and a B- to match.

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. A sturdy weekend that grades out a B-.

A whole weekend of picks and edge rusher is somehow still a want. The cost of the Mendoza reach is exactly the players who went right after him.

Cooper Jr. falling to them is the kind of break a good board is built to catch. Wide receiver was the priority and it is no longer a question, which is most of the job.

A competent weekend that does not make headlines and does not need to.

Pick Analysis
Pick2 Rnd1 Fernando Mendoza
In slot 2 they get the arm they will build around, even if it was a touch early.
Pick33 Rnd2 Sonny Styles
A reach for Sonny Styles in the Round 2 slot; a little patience would have been rewarded. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick67 Rnd3 Darrell Jackson Jr.
Darrell Jackson Jr. in pick No. 67 is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick102 Rnd4 Zakee Wheatley
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Zakee Wheatley at the 102nd pick. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick111 Rnd4 Omar Cooper Jr.
Omar Cooper Jr. in Round 4, Pick 11 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick136 Rnd4 J.C. Davis
No edge and no loss on J.C. Davis in the 136th overall pick; it is a wash and a sensible one. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.