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Dnice'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON APR 11, 2026

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  • Dnice DRAFTING FOR THE
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Draft Selections
Arvell Reese Head Shot
PICK: 18 RND: 1 (LV)
Arvell Reese
LB Ohio State
Kenyon Sadiq Head Shot
PICK: 28 RND: 1 (LV)
Kenyon Sadiq
TE Oregon
Olaivavega Ioane Head Shot
PICK: 36 RND: 2 (LV)
Olaivavega Ioane
OG Penn State
Peter Woods Head Shot
PICK: 38 RND: 2 (LV)
Peter Woods
DT Clemson
Caleb Banks Head Shot
PICK: 59 RND: 2 (LV)
Caleb Banks
DL Florida
A.J. Haulcy Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (LV)
A.J. Haulcy
S LSU
Jake Slaughter Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (LV)
Jake Slaughter
C Florida
Jake Golday Head Shot
PICK: 97 RND: 3 (LV)
Jake Golday
OLB Cincinnati
Mike Washington Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 102 RND: 4 (LV)
Mike Washington Jr.
RB Arkansas
Bishop Fitzgerald Head Shot
PICK: 134 RND: 4 (LV)
Bishop Fitzgerald
S USC
Drew Allar Head Shot
PICK: 163 RND: 5 (LV)
Drew Allar
QB Penn State
Kevin Coleman Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 175 RND: 5 (LV)
Kevin Coleman Jr.
WR Missouri
Aamil Wagner Head Shot
PICK: 185 RND: 6 (LV)
Aamil Wagner
OT Notre Dame
Bryce Boettcher Head Shot
PICK: 189 RND: 6 (LV)
Bryce Boettcher
LB Oregon
Aaron Anderson Head Shot
PICK: 196 RND: 6 (LV)
Aaron Anderson
WR LSU
Cole Payton Head Shot
PICK: 208 RND: 6 (LV)
Cole Payton
QB North Dakota State
VJ Payne Head Shot
PICK: 219 RND: 7 (LV)
VJ Payne
S Kansas State
Bryson Eason Head Shot
PICK: 226 RND: 7 (LV)
Bryson Eason
DT Tennessee
Draft Picks Received
Arvell Reese Head Shot
PICK: 18 RND: 1 (MIN)
Arvell Reese
LB Ohio State
Kenyon Sadiq Head Shot
PICK: 28 RND: 1 (HOU)
Kenyon Sadiq
TE Oregon
Peter Woods Head Shot
PICK: 38 RND: 2 (HOU)
Peter Woods
DT Clemson
Caleb Banks Head Shot
PICK: 59 RND: 2 (HOU)
Caleb Banks
DL Florida
Jake Slaughter Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (HOU)
Jake Slaughter
C Florida
Jake Golday Head Shot
PICK: 97 RND: 3 (MIN)
Jake Golday
OLB Cincinnati
Drew Allar Head Shot
PICK: 163 RND: 5 (MIN)
Drew Allar
QB Penn State
Bryce Boettcher Head Shot
PICK: 189 RND: 6 (CIN)
Bryce Boettcher
LB Oregon
Aaron Anderson Head Shot
PICK: 196 RND: 6 (MIN)
Aaron Anderson
WR LSU
Bryson Eason Head Shot
PICK: 226 RND: 7 (CIN)
Bryson Eason
DT Tennessee
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (HOU)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (MIN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (CIN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (MIN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (MIN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (CIN)
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Draft Picks Traded
Fernando Mendoza Head Shot
PICK: 1 RND: 1 (NYJ)
Fernando Mendoza
QB Indiana
Genesis Smith Head Shot
PICK: 117 RND: 4 (CIN)
Genesis Smith
S Arizona
Players Gained
Head Shot
Kahlef Hailassie
CB
Head Shot
Derek Stingley Jr.
CB
Head Shot
Ryan Van Demark
OT
Draft Grade — Raiders
Overall A-
ValueB+ NeedB- TradesA+ FutureA+
Golday should have been long gone. The Raiders pounced, and earned a A-.

Thirty-one other rooms let Jake Golday slide, and the Raiders were the ones holding the card at the 97th overall pick. Highway robbery.

They robbed the room blind at the table, and it lifts the grade on its own. The Fitzgerald pick reads as want over need, and the roster will feel it at cornerback. That cornerback hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall.

In short, they turned a good board into a better roster, and it shows.

Pick Analysis
Pick18 Rnd1 Arvell Reese
They let Arvell Reese come to them and pounced at pick 18. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick28 Rnd1 Kenyon Sadiq
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Kenyon Sadiq at the 28th pick. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick36 Rnd2 Olaivavega Ioane
Olaivavega Ioane is a better player than Round 2, Pick 4 suggests; smart patience, rewarded. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick38 Rnd2 Peter Woods
The board had Peter Woods higher than No. 38, and the interior defensive lineman fell to them anyway. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick59 Rnd2 Caleb Banks
They read the board right and Caleb Banks was the payoff at slot 59. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick67 Rnd3 A.J. Haulcy
A.J. Haulcy at pick No. 67 is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick69 Rnd3 Jake Slaughter
Value with a capital V on Jake Slaughter in the Round 3 slot, a genuine coup. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick97 Rnd3 Jake Golday
Circle this one: Jake Golday at the 97th overall pick is a fall that decides a draft. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick102 Rnd4 Mike Washington Jr.
Steal is underselling it; Mike Washington Jr. at pick 102 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick134 Rnd4 Bishop Fitzgerald
A curious use of slot 134. Cornerback needed the pick; a safety in Bishop Fitzgerald did not.
Pick163 Rnd5 Drew Allar
A reasonable price with a little left over, Drew Allar in No. 163. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick175 Rnd5 Kevin Coleman Jr.
A quiet steal in pick No. 175: Kevin Coleman Jr. for less than the market said. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick185 Rnd6 Aamil Wagner
Aamil Wagner at the 185th overall pick is money in the bank, a offensive lineman taken below his worth. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick189 Rnd6 Bryce Boettcher
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Bryce Boettcher in the 189th pick. A want dressed up as a pick, at a spot they had covered.
Pick196 Rnd6 Aaron Anderson
Aaron Anderson slipping to Round 6, Pick 15 is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick208 Rnd6 Cole Payton
A tidy little value on Cole Payton in the Round 6 slot, a step better than break-even. It fills a real need, too.
Pick219 Rnd7 VJ Payne
They robbed the room for VJ Payne here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. A want more than a need, though you can never have too many.
Pick226 Rnd7 Bryson Eason
Bryson Eason in pick 226 is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.