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BeastOnTheGrid'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON JAN 29, 2026

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    Raiders
Draft Selections
Fernando Mendoza Head Shot
PICK: 1 RND: 1 (LV)
Fernando Mendoza
QB Indiana
T.J. Parker Head Shot
PICK: 16 RND: 1 (LV)
T.J. Parker
DE-EDGE Clemson
LT Overton Head Shot
PICK: 33 RND: 2 (LV)
LT Overton
DE-EDGE Alabama
Anthony Hill Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 36 RND: 2 (LV)
Anthony Hill Jr.
LB Texas
CJ Allen Head Shot
PICK: 44 RND: 2 (LV)
CJ Allen
LB Georgia
Omar Cooper Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (LV)
Omar Cooper Jr.
WR Indiana
D'Angelo Ponds Head Shot
PICK: 102 RND: 4 (LV)
D'Angelo Ponds
CB Indiana
Jalon Kilgore Head Shot
PICK: 112 RND: 4 (LV)
Jalon Kilgore
S South Carolina
Jakobe Thomas Head Shot
PICK: 117 RND: 4 (LV)
Jakobe Thomas
S Miami
Keylan Rutledge Head Shot
PICK: 134 RND: 4 (LV)
Keylan Rutledge
OG Georgia Tech
DJ Campbell Head Shot
PICK: 174 RND: 5 (LV)
DJ Campbell
OG Texas
Eric McAlister Head Shot
PICK: 177 RND: 5 (LV)
Eric McAlister
WR TCU
Oscar Delp Head Shot
PICK: 180 RND: 6 (LV)
Oscar Delp
TE Georgia
Trey Zuhn III Head Shot
PICK: 183 RND: 6 (LV)
Trey Zuhn III
OT Texas A&M
Riley Mahlman Head Shot
PICK: 219 RND: 7 (LV)
Riley Mahlman
OT Wisconsin
Draft Picks Received
T.J. Parker Head Shot
PICK: 16 RND: 1 (NYJ)
T.J. Parker
DE-EDGE Clemson
LT Overton Head Shot
PICK: 33 RND: 2 (NYJ)
LT Overton
DE-EDGE Alabama
CJ Allen Head Shot
PICK: 44 RND: 2 (NYJ)
CJ Allen
LB Georgia
Jalon Kilgore Head Shot
PICK: 112 RND: 4 (DAL)
Jalon Kilgore
S South Carolina
Eric McAlister Head Shot
PICK: 177 RND: 5 (DAL)
Eric McAlister
WR TCU
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (DAL)
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Draft Grade — Raiders
Overall D-
ValueB- NeedB TradesF FutureB-
A franchise passer in Mendoza headlines a D- weekend for the Raiders.

You can lose a draft before you make a pick. The Raiders did it at the trade table, overpaying to chase players the board did not price nearly as high. A D- that will need time and luck to look better.

So much rides on Fernando Mendoza that the rest of the class almost grades on a curve behind him. A whole weekend of picks and running back is somehow still a want. It is not that Allen is a bad player; it is that the Raiders had louder needs to answer first.

They are betting Zuhn III proves the room right and everyone else wrong.

In short, the board sent warnings, and they will be hoping it was wrong.

Pick Analysis
Pick1 Rnd1 Fernando Mendoza
In No. 1 they get a long-term answer under center at fair value.
Pick16 Rnd1 T.J. Parker
In the 16th pick they get a disruptor off the edge, reach and all. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick33 Rnd2 LT Overton
They liked LT Overton enough to skip the value, taking him in pick No. 33. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick36 Rnd2 Anthony Hill Jr.
Anthony Hill Jr. at the 36th overall pick is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick44 Rnd2 CJ Allen
Hard to square with the roster. With positions of obvious need still on the board, CJ Allen adds a linebacker and leaves running back and interior defensive lineman untouched.
Pick67 Rnd3 Omar Cooper Jr.
Omar Cooper Jr. at slot 67 is a clear overpay, with better names still on the board. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick102 Rnd4 D'Angelo Ponds
A straight-up fair deal on D'Angelo Ponds at Round 4, Pick 2, value and slot in agreement. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick112 Rnd4 Jalon Kilgore
They took Jalon Kilgore at par in pick 112, which is nothing to complain about. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick117 Rnd4 Jakobe Thomas
Of all the spots to shop, they chose safety. Jakobe Thomas in slot 117 leaves running back and interior defensive lineman for later.
Pick134 Rnd4 Keylan Rutledge
The board had Keylan Rutledge higher than No. 134, and the offensive lineman fell to them anyway. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick174 Rnd5 DJ Campbell
A tidy bit of business in pick 174, where DJ Campbell graded well above the range. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick177 Rnd5 Eric McAlister
Nothing to complain about; Eric McAlister went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick180 Rnd6 Oscar Delp
A slide stopped in the 180th pick, with Oscar Delp worth more than the price. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick183 Rnd6 Trey Zuhn III
Trey Zuhn III at the 183rd overall pick jumps the queue by a touch more than is comfortable. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick219 Rnd7 Riley Mahlman
A market-rate offensive lineman, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Riley Mahlman. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.