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erickbrizuela'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON JAN 21, 2026

Raiders 1.0

  • erickbrizuela DRAFTING FOR THE
    Raiders
Draft Selections
Arvell Reese Head Shot
PICK: 12 RND: 1 (LV)
Arvell Reese
LB Ohio State
Caleb Lomu Head Shot
PICK: 16 RND: 1 (LV)
Caleb Lomu
OT Utah
Jordyn Tyson Head Shot
PICK: 20 RND: 1 (LV)
Jordyn Tyson
WR Arizona State
Emmanuel Pregnon Head Shot
PICK: 36 RND: 2 (LV)
Emmanuel Pregnon
OG Oregon
Lee Hunter Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (LV)
Lee Hunter
DT Texas Tech
D'Angelo Ponds Head Shot
PICK: 102 RND: 4 (LV)
D'Angelo Ponds
CB Indiana
Trinidad Chambliss Head Shot
PICK: 117 RND: 4 (LV)
Trinidad Chambliss
QB Ole Miss
Ted Hurst Head Shot
PICK: 134 RND: 4 (LV)
Ted Hurst
WR Georgia State
Xavier Nwankpa Head Shot
PICK: 174 RND: 5 (LV)
Xavier Nwankpa
S Iowa
Trey Zuhn III Head Shot
PICK: 180 RND: 6 (LV)
Trey Zuhn III
OT Texas A&M
Eric O'Neill Head Shot
PICK: 183 RND: 6 (LV)
Eric O'Neill
DE-EDGE Rutgers
Kamran James Head Shot
PICK: 219 RND: 7 (LV)
Kamran James
DE-EDGE Florida
Draft Picks Received
Arvell Reese Head Shot
PICK: 12 RND: 1 (DAL)
Arvell Reese
LB Ohio State
Caleb Lomu Head Shot
PICK: 16 RND: 1 (NYJ)
Caleb Lomu
OT Utah
Jordyn Tyson Head Shot
PICK: 20 RND: 1 (DAL)
Jordyn Tyson
WR Arizona State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (DAL)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (DAL)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (DAL)
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Draft Picks Traded
Rueben Bain Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 1 RND: 1 (NYJ)
Rueben Bain Jr.
DE-EDGE Miami
Draft Grade — Raiders
Overall B
ValueC+ NeedB TradesB- FutureA+
The Raiders checked most of the boxes and earned a B.

The tape said wait; the Raiders did not. Kamran James went at pick No. 219, a good 42 picks before the board was ready. Solid and sensible more than spectacular: a B.

They will regret leaving running back for another day if the season turns on it. Getting Nwankpa where they did is the sort of value that quietly makes a class.

Good work on the whole, with running back the one box left unchecked.

Pick Analysis
Pick12 Rnd1 Arvell Reese
In pick No. 12 they get a sideline-to-sideline linebacker. More want than need.
Pick16 Rnd1 Caleb Lomu
In the Round 1 slot they get protection for the quarterback, a steep price for the projection. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick20 Rnd1 Jordyn Tyson
In Round 1, Pick 20 they get a go-to option on the outside at fair value. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick36 Rnd2 Emmanuel Pregnon
Emmanuel Pregnon at the 36th overall pick is a clear overpay, with better names still on the board. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick67 Rnd3 Lee Hunter
Lee Hunter at pick 67 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick102 Rnd4 D'Angelo Ponds
They paid sticker price for D'Angelo Ponds in the 102nd pick, and that is fine. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick117 Rnd4 Trinidad Chambliss
Trinidad Chambliss in the Round 4 slot is exactly on the number, no argument either way. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick134 Rnd4 Ted Hurst
They jumped the gun on Ted Hurst, taking him earlier than his grade liked. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick174 Rnd5 Xavier Nwankpa
Value with a capital V on Xavier Nwankpa in No. 174, a genuine coup. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick180 Rnd6 Trey Zuhn III
Trey Zuhn III at pick 180 is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick183 Rnd6 Eric O'Neill
They talked themselves into Eric O'Neill at the 183rd pick, and the board did not agree. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick219 Rnd7 Kamran James
Kamran James in Round 7, Pick 3 is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.