JACK'S MOCK DRAFT
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JACK'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON JAN 11, 2026

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  • JACK DRAFTING FOR THE
    Raiders
Draft Selections
Fernando Mendoza Head Shot
PICK: 1 RND: 1 (LV)
Fernando Mendoza
QB Indiana
Colton Hood Head Shot
PICK: 36 RND: 2 (LV)
Colton Hood
CB Tennessee
Germie Bernard Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (LV)
Germie Bernard
WR Alabama
Deontae Lawson Head Shot
PICK: 71 RND: 3 (LV)
Deontae Lawson
LB Alabama
Zachariah Branch Head Shot
PICK: 117 RND: 4 (LV)
Zachariah Branch
WR Georgia
Parker Brailsford Head Shot
PICK: 134 RND: 4 (LV)
Parker Brailsford
C Alabama
Jacob Rodriguez Head Shot
PICK: 174 RND: 5 (LV)
Jacob Rodriguez
LB Texas Tech
Max Iheanachor Head Shot
PICK: 182 RND: 6 (LV)
Max Iheanachor
OT Arizona State
Trinidad Chambliss Head Shot
PICK: 185 RND: 6 (LV)
Trinidad Chambliss
QB Ole Miss
Makhi Hughes Head Shot
PICK: 219 RND: 7 (LV)
Makhi Hughes
RB Oregon
Draft Picks Received
Deontae Lawson Head Shot
PICK: 71 RND: 3 (WSH)
Deontae Lawson
LB Alabama
Draft Picks Traded
C.J. Fite Head Shot
PICK: 102 RND: 4 (DEN)
C.J. Fite
DT Arizona State
Players Gained
Head Shot
Riley Moss
CB
Players traded away
Head Shot
Geno Smith
QB
Head Shot
Germaine Pratt
LB
Draft Grade — Raiders
Overall D-
ValueB- NeedB TradesF FutureB-
The Raiders answered their biggest question with Mendoza. Grade: D-.

The phones were a trap the Raiders kept walking into, shipping out surplus on nearly every deal. Too much went sideways, and the D- is the honest tally.

So much rides on Fernando Mendoza that the rest of the class almost grades on a curve behind him. If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through edge rusher. If one pick saves this weekend, it is Iheanachor.

Riley Moss gives the group a proven body among the projects.

It is a steep hill from here, and the grade knows it.

Pick Analysis
Pick1 Rnd1 Fernando Mendoza
Fernando Mendoza at pick No. 1 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. The roster fit checks out.
Pick36 Rnd2 Colton Hood
Colton Hood at pick 36 nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick67 Rnd3 Germie Bernard
They read the board right and Germie Bernard was the payoff at No. 67. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick71 Rnd3 Deontae Lawson
Deontae Lawson in Round 3, Pick 7 is a bargain the rest of the room will envy. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick117 Rnd4 Zachariah Branch
Zachariah Branch in slot 117 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick134 Rnd4 Parker Brailsford
They paid sticker price for Parker Brailsford in the 134th pick, and that is fine. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick174 Rnd5 Jacob Rodriguez
Jacob Rodriguez at the 174th overall pick is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. A want more than a need, though you can never have too many.
Pick182 Rnd6 Max Iheanachor
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Max Iheanachor at the Round 6 slot. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick185 Rnd6 Trinidad Chambliss
A straight-up fair deal on Trinidad Chambliss at the 185th pick, value and slot in agreement. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick219 Rnd7 Makhi Hughes
Makhi Hughes at Round 7, Pick 3 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.