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cowles68'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON JAN 18, 2026

RAIDERS D4

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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
Isaiah World Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (LV)
Isaiah World
OT Oregon
Jalon Kilgore Head Shot
PICK: 102 RND: 4 (LV)
Jalon Kilgore
S South Carolina
Jaeden Roberts Head Shot
PICK: 117 RND: 4 (LV)
Jaeden Roberts
OG Alabama
Tacario Davis Head Shot
PICK: 135 RND: 4 (LV)
Tacario Davis
CB Washington
Red Murdock Head Shot
PICK: 176 RND: 5 (LV)
Red Murdock
LB Buffalo
Le'Veon Moss Head Shot
PICK: 181 RND: 6 (LV)
Le'Veon Moss
RB Texas A&M
Eric McAlister Head Shot
PICK: 184 RND: 6 (LV)
Eric McAlister
WR TCU
Tristan Leigh Head Shot
PICK: 219 RND: 7 (LV)
Tristan Leigh
OT Clemson
Draft Grade — Raiders
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
A passer of the future in Mendoza, and a B-, for the Raiders.

After circling the position for what felt like forever, the Raiders committed. Fernando Mendoza is the quarterback now, and the roster gets built to his timeline. The bottom line is a respectable B-.

That edge rusher hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall. That Davis pick is the receipt they will wave around later. They will need Kilgore to outplay his draft slot in a hurry to justify it.

They left with cornerback solved and the rest of the wish list mostly ticked off.

All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but edge rusher.

Pick Analysis
Pick1 Rnd1 Fernando Mendoza
In slot 1 they get their quarterback of the future. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick36 Rnd2 CJ Allen
No drama and no debate, CJ Allen went about where he belonged in the Round 2 slot. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick67 Rnd3 Isaiah World
They liked Isaiah World enough to skip the value, taking him in pick 67. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick102 Rnd4 Jalon Kilgore
A reach on Jalon Kilgore in the 102nd overall pick; the board had better options right there. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick117 Rnd4 Jaeden Roberts
A market-rate offensive lineman, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Jaeden Roberts. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick135 Rnd4 Tacario Davis
Tacario Davis at Round 4, Pick 35 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick176 Rnd5 Red Murdock
Red Murdock in the 176th pick is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. They doubled down on a strength rather than a need.
Pick181 Rnd6 Le'Veon Moss
Le'Veon Moss at No. 181 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. The roster fit checks out.
Pick184 Rnd6 Eric McAlister
Eric McAlister at pick 184 is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick219 Rnd7 Tristan Leigh
Tristan Leigh at pick No. 219 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.