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BeastOnTheGrid'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON FEB 12, 2026

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  • BeastOnTheGrid DRAFTING FOR THE
    Raiders
Draft Selections
Fernando Mendoza Head Shot
PICK: 1 RND: 1 (LV)
Fernando Mendoza
QB Indiana
Anthony Hill Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 36 RND: 2 (LV)
Anthony Hill Jr.
LB Texas
Deontae Lawson Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (LV)
Deontae Lawson
LB Alabama
Daylen Everette Head Shot
PICK: 102 RND: 4 (LV)
Daylen Everette
CB Georgia
Keylan Rutledge Head Shot
PICK: 117 RND: 4 (LV)
Keylan Rutledge
OG Georgia Tech
Domani Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 134 RND: 4 (LV)
Domani Jackson
CB Alabama
Jaydn Ott Head Shot
PICK: 174 RND: 5 (LV)
Jaydn Ott
RB Oklahoma
Bud Clark Head Shot
PICK: 180 RND: 6 (LV)
Bud Clark
S TCU
Lander Barton Head Shot
PICK: 183 RND: 6 (LV)
Lander Barton
LB Utah
Fernando Carmona Head Shot
PICK: 219 RND: 7 (LV)
Fernando Carmona
OT Arkansas
Draft Grade — Raiders
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Raiders answered their biggest question with Mendoza. Grade: B-.

Start where it matters. The Raiders took Fernando Mendoza to run the offense for the next decade, and every other decision this weekend bends around that one. They moved the roster forward and banked a B- for it.

The Lawson pick is fine in a vacuum, less so with edge rusher, wide receiver and other spots still on the board. A whole weekend of picks and edge rusher is somehow still a want.

The Lawson steal is the beam this whole class leans on.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick1 Rnd1 Fernando Mendoza
In slot 1 they get the face of the franchise. A real need, handled.
Pick36 Rnd2 Anthony Hill Jr.
A straight-up fair deal on Anthony Hill Jr. at the 36th overall pick, value and slot in agreement. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick67 Rnd3 Deontae Lawson
The eyebrow-raiser of the weekend. They went linebacker with Deontae Lawson while clear needs at edge rusher, wide receiver and other spots sat open.
Pick102 Rnd4 Daylen Everette
By-the-book stuff, Daylen Everette at No. 102 squarely in line with his ranking. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick117 Rnd4 Keylan Rutledge
A market-rate offensive lineman, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Keylan Rutledge. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick134 Rnd4 Domani Jackson
They jumped the gun on Domani Jackson, taking him earlier than his grade liked. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick174 Rnd5 Jaydn Ott
Jaydn Ott in Round 5, Pick 36 lands just on the right side of the ledger. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick180 Rnd6 Bud Clark
Bud Clark in pick 180 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick183 Rnd6 Lander Barton
Lander Barton at the Round 6 slot is money in the bank, a linebacker taken below his worth. A want more than a need, though you can never have too many.
Pick219 Rnd7 Fernando Carmona
Fernando Carmona in No. 219 is fair value, right on his grade. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.