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SD'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON JAN 21, 2026

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Draft Selections
Fernando Mendoza Head Shot
PICK: 1 RND: 1 (LV)
Fernando Mendoza
QB Indiana
Colton Hood Head Shot
PICK: 30 RND: 1 (LV)
Colton Hood
CB Tennessee
Chris Brazzell II Head Shot
PICK: 36 RND: 2 (LV)
Chris Brazzell II
WR Tennessee
Josiah Trotter Head Shot
PICK: 62 RND: 2 (LV)
Josiah Trotter
LB Missouri
Jake Slaughter Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (LV)
Jake Slaughter
C Florida
Caden Curry Head Shot
PICK: 102 RND: 4 (LV)
Caden Curry
DE Ohio State
Monroe Freeling Head Shot
PICK: 117 RND: 4 (LV)
Monroe Freeling
OT Georgia
DeMonte Capehart Head Shot
PICK: 134 RND: 4 (LV)
DeMonte Capehart
DT Clemson
Rayshaun Benny Head Shot
PICK: 174 RND: 5 (LV)
Rayshaun Benny
DL Michigan
Bud Clark Head Shot
PICK: 180 RND: 6 (LV)
Bud Clark
S TCU
Thaddeus Dixon Head Shot
PICK: 183 RND: 6 (LV)
Thaddeus Dixon
CB North Carolina
London Humphreys Head Shot
PICK: 219 RND: 7 (LV)
London Humphreys
WR Georgia
Draft Picks Received
Colton Hood Head Shot
PICK: 30 RND: 1 (NE)
Colton Hood
CB Tennessee
Josiah Trotter Head Shot
PICK: 62 RND: 2 (NE)
Josiah Trotter
LB Missouri
Players Gained
Head Shot
Marte Mapu
LB
Head Shot
Charles Woods
CB
Players traded away
Head Shot
Maxx Crosby
DE
Draft Grade — Raiders
Overall D-
ValueB- NeedB TradesF FutureB-
The Raiders left with their quarterback, and a D- to match.

The phones were a trap the Raiders kept walking into, shipping out surplus on nearly every deal. It grades a D-, and the process earned it.

Fernando Mendoza is the bet, and the class will be judged on how it pays off. If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through running back.

They are betting Humphreys proves the room right and everyone else wrong. The Slaughter steal is the beam this whole class leans on.

It is a steep hill from here, and the grade knows it.

Pick Analysis
Pick1 Rnd1 Fernando Mendoza
In the 1st pick they get their guy under center for the next decade. A real need, handled.
Pick30 Rnd1 Colton Hood
In the Round 1 slot they get a ballhawk on the outside at fair value. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick36 Rnd2 Chris Brazzell II
They paid sticker price for Chris Brazzell II in slot 36, and that is fine. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick62 Rnd2 Josiah Trotter
Josiah Trotter at pick No. 62 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick67 Rnd3 Jake Slaughter
The board had Jake Slaughter higher than the 67th overall pick, and the offensive lineman fell to them anyway. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick102 Rnd4 Caden Curry
Caden Curry in No. 102 is fair value, right on his grade. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick117 Rnd4 Monroe Freeling
Good price on Monroe Freeling in pick 117, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick134 Rnd4 DeMonte Capehart
No drama and no debate, DeMonte Capehart went about where he belonged in Round 4, Pick 34. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick174 Rnd5 Rayshaun Benny
Rayshaun Benny in No. 174 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. The roster fit checks out.
Pick180 Rnd6 Bud Clark
Bud Clark at Round 6, Pick 1 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick183 Rnd6 Thaddeus Dixon
They took Thaddeus Dixon at par in the Round 6 slot, which is nothing to complain about. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick219 Rnd7 London Humphreys
London Humphreys in the 219th pick is the kind of reach that only looks good if he outplays it. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.