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RUN ON MAR 30, 2026

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Raider 8

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Draft Selections
Fernando Mendoza Head Shot
PICK: 1 RND: 1 (LV)
Fernando Mendoza
QB Indiana
CJ Allen Head Shot
PICK: 36 RND: 2 (LV)
CJ Allen
LB Georgia
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
DeMonte Capehart Head Shot
PICK: 117 RND: 4 (LV)
DeMonte Capehart
DT Clemson
Beau Stephens Head Shot
PICK: 134 RND: 4 (LV)
Beau Stephens
OG Iowa
Kaleb Elarms-Orr Head Shot
PICK: 175 RND: 5 (LV)
Kaleb Elarms-Orr
LB TCU
Aaron Anderson Head Shot
PICK: 185 RND: 6 (LV)
Aaron Anderson
WR LSU
Xavier Nwankpa Head Shot
PICK: 208 RND: 6 (LV)
Xavier Nwankpa
S Iowa
Trey Zuhn III Head Shot
PICK: 219 RND: 7 (LV)
Trey Zuhn III
OT Texas A&M
Draft Grade — Raiders
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Raiders answered their biggest question with Mendoza. Grade: 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.

The Zuhn III pick is the one the value grade keeps tripping over. They covered a lot of ground and still skipped edge rusher, which is a strange place to end up. Whatever else happened, they won the night they took McNeil-Warren.

Solid rather than spectacular, and there is nothing wrong with that.

Pick Analysis
Pick1 Rnd1 Fernando Mendoza
In pick No. 1 they get a franchise quarterback. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick36 Rnd2 CJ Allen
They did well to land CJ Allen in No. 36, just ahead of his grade. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick67 Rnd3 Emmanuel McNeil-Warren
Emmanuel McNeil-Warren at the 67th pick is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick102 Rnd4 Keylan Rutledge
They went early on Keylan Rutledge in slot 102, and the value did not follow. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick117 Rnd4 DeMonte Capehart
A wild overpay on DeMonte Capehart in the Round 4 slot, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick134 Rnd4 Beau Stephens
Beau Stephens at Round 4, Pick 34 is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick175 Rnd5 Kaleb Elarms-Orr
Kaleb Elarms-Orr in the 175th overall pick is fair value, right on his grade. A want dressed up as a pick, at a spot they had covered.
Pick185 Rnd6 Aaron Anderson
Aaron Anderson in pick 185 is a bargain the rest of the room will envy. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick208 Rnd6 Xavier Nwankpa
Xavier Nwankpa at No. 208 is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. Depth on depth, at a spot that was hardly crying out.
Pick219 Rnd7 Trey Zuhn III
They reached a country mile for Trey Zuhn III at the 219th overall pick, and the board is aghast. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.