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Raider Mock 8 (2026)

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Draft Selections
Dante Moore Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (LV)
Dante Moore
QB Oregon
Dillon Thieneman Head Shot
PICK: 66 RND: 3 (LV)
Dillon Thieneman
S Oregon
Brian Parker II Head Shot
PICK: 104 RND: 4 (LV)
Brian Parker II
OG Duke
Harold Perkins Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 111 RND: 4 (LV)
Harold Perkins Jr.
LB LSU
Chris Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 130 RND: 4 (LV)
Chris Johnson
CB San Diego State
Iapani Laloulu Head Shot
PICK: 134 RND: 4 (LV)
Iapani Laloulu
C Oregon
Darius Taylor Head Shot
PICK: 173 RND: 5 (LV)
Darius Taylor
RB Minnesota
Duce Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 181 RND: 6 (LV)
Duce Robinson
WR Florida State
Xavier Nwankpa Head Shot
PICK: 185 RND: 6 (LV)
Xavier Nwankpa
S Iowa
Josh Hoover Head Shot
PICK: 192 RND: 6 (LV)
Josh Hoover
QB TCU
Solomon Tuliaupupu Head Shot
PICK: 219 RND: 7 (LV)
Solomon Tuliaupupu
DE-EDGE Montana
Draft Picks Received
Chris Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 130 RND: 4 (NE)
Chris Johnson
CB San Diego State
Josh Hoover Head Shot
PICK: 192 RND: 6 (NE)
Josh Hoover
QB TCU
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (NE)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Jordyn Tyson Head Shot
PICK: 35 RND: 2 (NE)
Jordyn Tyson
WR Arizona State
Players Gained
Head Shot
Marte Mapu
LB
Draft Grade — Raiders
Overall B
ValueB- NeedB TradesC FutureA
Quarterback settled, Moore in the fold, and a B for the Raiders.

The rest of the league had time to spare on Solomon Tuliaupupu; the Raiders did not wait, grabbing him 94 spots ahead at pick No. 219. More right than wrong, and a B to match.

Dante Moore is the bet, and the class will be judged on how it pays off. The Parker II value carries more weight than any single miss elsewhere. If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through tight end.

Add it up and it is a good, unfussy class.

Pick Analysis
Pick4 Rnd1 Dante Moore
In slot 4 they get the arm they will build around. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick66 Rnd3 Dillon Thieneman
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Dillon Thieneman at pick 66. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick104 Rnd4 Brian Parker II
Circle this one: Brian Parker II at Round 4, Pick 4 is a fall that decides a draft. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick111 Rnd4 Harold Perkins Jr.
Harold Perkins Jr. at the Round 4 slot is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick130 Rnd4 Chris Johnson
Chris Johnson at No. 130 is money in the bank, a cornerback taken below his worth. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick134 Rnd4 Iapani Laloulu
A big swing on Iapani Laloulu at the 134th overall pick, well ahead of any board in the building. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick173 Rnd5 Darius Taylor
They took Darius Taylor at par in the Round 5 slot, which is nothing to complain about. It fills a real need, too.
Pick181 Rnd6 Duce Robinson
Fair-plus on Duce Robinson, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick185 Rnd6 Xavier Nwankpa
No drama and no debate, Xavier Nwankpa went about where he belonged in Round 6, Pick 6. It is more luxury than necessity; they were already set here.
Pick192 Rnd6 Josh Hoover
They paid sticker price for Josh Hoover in pick 192, and that is fine. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick219 Rnd7 Solomon Tuliaupupu
Solomon Tuliaupupu at slot 219 is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.