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RUN ON APR 1, 2026

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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
D'Angelo Ponds Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (LV)
D'Angelo Ponds
CB Indiana
Malachi Fields Head Shot
PICK: 102 RND: 4 (LV)
Malachi Fields
WR Notre Dame
Bryce Lance Head Shot
PICK: 117 RND: 4 (LV)
Bryce Lance
WR North Dakota State
J.C. Davis Head Shot
PICK: 134 RND: 4 (LV)
J.C. Davis
OT Illinois
Aamil Wagner Head Shot
PICK: 175 RND: 5 (LV)
Aamil Wagner
OT Notre Dame
Ar'maj Reed-Adams Head Shot
PICK: 185 RND: 6 (LV)
Ar'maj Reed-Adams
OG Texas A&M
Ephesians Prysock Head Shot
PICK: 208 RND: 6 (LV)
Ephesians Prysock
CB Washington
Dominic Zvada Head Shot
PICK: 219 RND: 7 (LV)
Dominic Zvada
PK Michigan
Draft Grade — Raiders
Overall B-
ValueB NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Raiders finally solved quarterback, and it carried them to a B-.

You can hear the double-takes from here. The Raiders took Dominic Zvada at No. 219, roughly 82 spots before his name belonged.

Everything downstream of Fernando Mendoza depends on Fernando Mendoza, and the building knows it. Fields at that cost is the sort of edge that compounds over a roster. They covered a lot of ground and still skipped edge rusher, which is a strange place to end up.

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

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

Pick Analysis
Pick1 Rnd1 Fernando Mendoza
Fernando Mendoza at pick No. 1 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. The roster fit checks out.
Pick36 Rnd2 CJ Allen
Fair-plus on CJ Allen, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick67 Rnd3 D'Angelo Ponds
Steal is underselling it; D'Angelo Ponds at the 67th pick is a heist with the alarm still ringing. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick102 Rnd4 Malachi Fields
A wide receiver of that caliber at slot 102 is the definition of value, full stop. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick117 Rnd4 Bryce Lance
Bryce Lance at Round 4, Pick 17 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick134 Rnd4 J.C. Davis
A market-rate offensive lineman, with the board and the slot shaking hands on J.C. Davis. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick175 Rnd5 Aamil Wagner
A straight-up fair deal on Aamil Wagner at Round 5, Pick 35, value and slot in agreement. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick185 Rnd6 Ar'maj Reed-Adams
They let Ar'maj Reed-Adams come to them and pounced at pick No. 185. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick208 Rnd6 Ephesians Prysock
Ephesians Prysock in the 208th pick should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick219 Rnd7 Dominic Zvada
This one needs a full-page explanation: Dominic Zvada in the Round 7 slot, miles early. A luxury on a unit that was already in good shape.