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BeastOnTheGrid'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON JAN 10, 2026

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Draft Selections
Fernando Mendoza Head Shot
PICK: 2 RND: 1 (LV)
Fernando Mendoza
QB Indiana
Matayo Uiagalelei Head Shot
PICK: 16 RND: 1 (LV)
Matayo Uiagalelei
DE-EDGE Oregon
LT Overton Head Shot
PICK: 17 RND: 1 (LV)
LT Overton
DE-EDGE Alabama
Caleb Banks Head Shot
PICK: 36 RND: 2 (LV)
Caleb Banks
DE Florida
A'Mauri Washington Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (LV)
A'Mauri Washington
DT Oregon
Deontae Lawson Head Shot
PICK: 76 RND: 3 (LV)
Deontae Lawson
LB Alabama
Genesis Smith Head Shot
PICK: 102 RND: 4 (LV)
Genesis Smith
S Arizona
D'Angelo Ponds Head Shot
PICK: 117 RND: 4 (LV)
D'Angelo Ponds
CB Indiana
Blake Miller Head Shot
PICK: 118 RND: 4 (LV)
Blake Miller
OT Clemson
Jadarian Price Head Shot
PICK: 134 RND: 4 (LV)
Jadarian Price
RB Notre Dame
Jakobe Thomas Head Shot
PICK: 155 RND: 5 (LV)
Jakobe Thomas
S Miami
Kevin Coleman Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 174 RND: 5 (LV)
Kevin Coleman Jr.
WR Missouri
Bryce Boettcher Head Shot
PICK: 180 RND: 5 (LV)
Bryce Boettcher
LB Oregon
DJ Campbell Head Shot
PICK: 182 RND: 6 (LV)
DJ Campbell
OG Texas
Aamil Wagner Head Shot
PICK: 185 RND: 6 (LV)
Aamil Wagner
OT Notre Dame
Oscar Delp Head Shot
PICK: 188 RND: 6 (LV)
Oscar Delp
TE Georgia
Pat Coogan Head Shot
PICK: 209 RND: 6 (LV)
Pat Coogan
C Indiana
Raylen Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 219 RND: 7 (LV)
Raylen Wilson
LB Georgia
Evan Stewart Head Shot
PICK: 222 RND: 7 (LV)
Evan Stewart
WR Oregon
Draft Picks Received
Fernando Mendoza Head Shot
PICK: 2 RND: 1 (NYJ)
Fernando Mendoza
QB Indiana
Matayo Uiagalelei Head Shot
PICK: 16 RND: 1 (NYJ)
Matayo Uiagalelei
DE-EDGE Oregon
LT Overton Head Shot
PICK: 17 RND: 1 (DET)
LT Overton
DE-EDGE Alabama
Deontae Lawson Head Shot
PICK: 76 RND: 3 (PIT)
Deontae Lawson
LB Alabama
Blake Miller Head Shot
PICK: 118 RND: 4 (DET)
Blake Miller
OT Clemson
Jakobe Thomas Head Shot
PICK: 155 RND: 5 (DET)
Jakobe Thomas
S Miami
Bryce Boettcher Head Shot
PICK: 180 RND: 5 (DET)
Bryce Boettcher
LB Oregon
Oscar Delp Head Shot
PICK: 188 RND: 6 (DET)
Oscar Delp
TE Georgia
Pat Coogan Head Shot
PICK: 209 RND: 6 (DET)
Pat Coogan
C Indiana
Evan Stewart Head Shot
PICK: 222 RND: 7 (DET)
Evan Stewart
WR Oregon
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (DET)
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Draft Picks Traded
Rueben Bain Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 1 RND: 1 (NYJ)
Rueben Bain Jr.
DE-EDGE Miami
Players traded away
Head Shot
Geno Smith
QB
Head Shot
Maxx Crosby
DE
Draft Grade — Raiders
Overall D-
ValueC+ NeedB TradesF FutureB
The Raiders found their guy under center in Mendoza: D-.

Call it belief, call it a gut call, but Pat Coogan at Round 6, Pick 28 is 50 spots clear of consensus, and that is the headline. It grades a D-, and the process earned it.

The trades bled value they could not afford to lose. Everything downstream of Fernando Mendoza depends on Fernando Mendoza, and the building knows it. That Lawson pick is the receipt they will wave around later.

In the end, a class the front office will want to grow past quickly.

Pick Analysis
Pick2 Rnd1 Fernando Mendoza
In slot 2 they get their quarterback of the future. A real need, handled.
Pick16 Rnd1 Matayo Uiagalelei
In pick No. 16 they get a disruptor off the edge, though they paid up to get him. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick17 Rnd1 LT Overton
In No. 17 they get a bendy edge with upside, though the board says they badly overpaid. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick36 Rnd2 Caleb Banks
Caleb Banks in the 36th pick lands just on the right side of the ledger. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick67 Rnd3 A'Mauri Washington
A clean, defensible pick in pick 67 with a little surplus value in A'Mauri Washington. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick76 Rnd3 Deontae Lawson
A slide stopped in the 76th overall pick, with Deontae Lawson worth more than the price. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick102 Rnd4 Genesis Smith
Genesis Smith in pick 102 is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick117 Rnd4 D'Angelo Ponds
They did well to land D'Angelo Ponds in Round 4, Pick 17, just ahead of his grade. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick118 Rnd4 Blake Miller
They talked themselves into Blake Miller at pick No. 118, and the board did not agree. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick134 Rnd4 Jadarian Price
Jadarian Price in the 134th pick is fair value, right on his grade. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick155 Rnd5 Jakobe Thomas
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Jakobe Thomas at the Round 5 slot is the proof. It is more luxury than necessity; they were already set here.
Pick174 Rnd5 Kevin Coleman Jr.
A market-rate wide receiver, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Kevin Coleman Jr.. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick180 Rnd5 Bryce Boettcher
No edge and no loss on Bryce Boettcher in the 180th overall pick; it is a wash and a sensible one. Pure best-available; the position was not exactly begging.
Pick182 Rnd6 DJ Campbell
They jumped the gun on DJ Campbell, taking him earlier than his grade liked. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick185 Rnd6 Aamil Wagner
Aamil Wagner at the 185th pick is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick188 Rnd6 Oscar Delp
Oscar Delp in pick 188 is the kind of reach that only looks good if he outplays it. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick209 Rnd6 Pat Coogan
Value said wait; Pat Coogan in the 209th overall pick says they were not listening. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick219 Rnd7 Raylen Wilson
Raylen Wilson in pick No. 219 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. Insurance at a position that did not really ask for it.
Pick222 Rnd7 Evan Stewart
Evan Stewart at No. 222 is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.