BrianC'S MOCK DRAFT
  1. Home
  2. Simulator

BrianC'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON MAR 7, 2026

Raiders-3

  • BrianC DRAFTING FOR THE
    Raiders
Draft Selections
Arvell Reese Head Shot
PICK: 12 RND: 1 (LV)
Arvell Reese
LB Ohio State
Jermod McCoy Head Shot
PICK: 18 RND: 1 (LV)
Jermod McCoy
CB Tennessee
Caleb Lomu Head Shot
PICK: 20 RND: 1 (LV)
Caleb Lomu
OT Utah
Kenyon Sadiq Head Shot
PICK: 36 RND: 2 (LV)
Kenyon Sadiq
TE Oregon
Carson Beck Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (LV)
Carson Beck
QB Miami
Sam Hecht Head Shot
PICK: 102 RND: 4 (LV)
Sam Hecht
C Kansas State
Chandler Rivers Head Shot
PICK: 117 RND: 4 (LV)
Chandler Rivers
CB Duke
Chris McClellan Head Shot
PICK: 134 RND: 4 (LV)
Chris McClellan
DT Missouri
Reggie Virgil Head Shot
PICK: 174 RND: 5 (LV)
Reggie Virgil
WR Texas Tech
Draft Picks Received
Arvell Reese Head Shot
PICK: 12 RND: 1 (DAL)
Arvell Reese
LB Ohio State
Jermod McCoy Head Shot
PICK: 18 RND: 1 (MIN)
Jermod McCoy
CB Tennessee
Caleb Lomu Head Shot
PICK: 20 RND: 1 (DAL)
Caleb Lomu
OT Utah
Carson Beck Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (HOU)
Carson Beck
QB Miami
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (DAL)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (MIN)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (HOU)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (MIN)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Fernando Mendoza Head Shot
PICK: 1 RND: 1 (NYJ)
Fernando Mendoza
QB Indiana
Nicholas Singleton Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (HOU)
Nicholas Singleton
RB Penn State
Draft Grade — Raiders
Overall B
ValueB NeedB TradesC+ FutureA+
Nothing loud, just a tidy B for the Raiders.

It is the swing that defines the weekend: Carson Beck in No. 69, a good 37 spots before the room expected him. A dependable weekend that grades out a B.

The Rivers pick alone nudges the whole weekend up a notch. A whole weekend of picks and edge rusher is somehow still a want.

They trusted the board more than the depth chart.

In sum, a sensible class that nudges the roster the right way.

Pick Analysis
Pick12 Rnd1 Arvell Reese
In pick 12 they get a green-dot type in the middle. Need was not the driver here.
Pick18 Rnd1 Jermod McCoy
In slot 18 they get a press-man option on the boundary at fair value. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick20 Rnd1 Caleb Lomu
In No. 20 they get a plug-and-play piece up front, though they paid up to get him. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick36 Rnd2 Kenyon Sadiq
Kenyon Sadiq at the 36th pick is money in the bank, a tight end taken below his worth. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick69 Rnd3 Carson Beck
Carson Beck at the 69th overall pick is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick102 Rnd4 Sam Hecht
Sam Hecht slipping to the Round 4 slot is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick117 Rnd4 Chandler Rivers
Steal is underselling it; Chandler Rivers at pick 117 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick134 Rnd4 Chris McClellan
Nothing to complain about; Chris McClellan went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick174 Rnd5 Reggie Virgil
Value with a capital V on Reggie Virgil in the Round 5 slot, a genuine coup. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.