BeastOnTheGrid'S MOCK DRAFT
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BeastOnTheGrid'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON JAN 24, 2026

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    Raiders
Draft Selections
Fernando Mendoza Head Shot
PICK: 2 RND: 1 (LV)
Fernando Mendoza
QB Indiana
Gennings Dunker Head Shot
PICK: 12 RND: 1 (LV)
Gennings Dunker
OT Iowa
Avieon Terrell Head Shot
PICK: 20 RND: 1 (LV)
Avieon Terrell
CB Clemson
LT Overton Head Shot
PICK: 36 RND: 2 (LV)
LT Overton
DE-EDGE Alabama
Deontae Lawson Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (LV)
Deontae Lawson
LB Alabama
Omar Cooper Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 102 RND: 4 (LV)
Omar Cooper Jr.
WR Indiana
Jack Endries Head Shot
PICK: 117 RND: 4 (LV)
Jack Endries
TE Texas
Jakobe Thomas Head Shot
PICK: 134 RND: 4 (LV)
Jakobe Thomas
S Miami
Pat Coogan Head Shot
PICK: 174 RND: 5 (LV)
Pat Coogan
C Indiana
Raylen Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 180 RND: 6 (LV)
Raylen Wilson
LB Georgia
Trey Zuhn III Head Shot
PICK: 183 RND: 6 (LV)
Trey Zuhn III
OT Texas A&M
Roderick Kearney Head Shot
PICK: 219 RND: 7 (LV)
Roderick Kearney
OG Florida
Draft Picks Received
Fernando Mendoza Head Shot
PICK: 2 RND: 1 (NYJ)
Fernando Mendoza
QB Indiana
Gennings Dunker Head Shot
PICK: 12 RND: 1 (DAL)
Gennings Dunker
OT Iowa
Avieon Terrell Head Shot
PICK: 20 RND: 1 (DAL)
Avieon Terrell
CB Clemson
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (DAL)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (DAL)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (DAL)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Rueben Bain Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 1 RND: 1 (DAL)
Rueben Bain Jr.
DE-EDGE Miami
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (ARI)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
Players Gained
Head Shot
DaRon Bland
CB
Players traded away
Head Shot
Geno Smith
QB
Head Shot
Kolton Miller
OT
Head Shot
Maxx Crosby
DE
Draft Grade — Raiders
Overall D+
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesF FutureA+
A passer of the future in Mendoza, and a D+, for the Raiders.

The phones were a trap the Raiders kept walking into, shipping out surplus on nearly every deal. The math is unkind, and the D+ follows.

So much rides on Fernando Mendoza that the rest of the class almost grades on a curve behind him. They punted on running back, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest.

Every board in the league had Kearney lower, and that gap is the story. The Cooper Jr. steal is the beam this whole class leans on.

A rough weekend that leaves the roster with more questions than answers.

Pick Analysis
Pick2 Rnd1 Fernando Mendoza
In pick 2 they get their guy under center for the next decade. A real need, handled.
Pick12 Rnd1 Gennings Dunker
The board had cheaper options than Gennings Dunker at the 12th overall pick, and it noticed. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick20 Rnd1 Avieon Terrell
In the 20th pick they get an island corner at fair value. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick36 Rnd2 LT Overton
A reach for LT Overton in Round 2, Pick 4; a little patience would have been rewarded. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick67 Rnd3 Deontae Lawson
Value with a capital V on Deontae Lawson in No. 67, a genuine coup. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick102 Rnd4 Omar Cooper Jr.
They will replay Omar Cooper Jr. at pick No. 102 for years; that is how good the value is. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick117 Rnd4 Jack Endries
Jack Endries in slot 117 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick134 Rnd4 Jakobe Thomas
A slide stopped in the Round 4 slot, with Jakobe Thomas worth more than the price. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick174 Rnd5 Pat Coogan
A reasonable price with a little left over, Pat Coogan in the Round 5 slot. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick180 Rnd6 Raylen Wilson
They took Raylen Wilson at par in No. 180, which is nothing to complain about. They doubled down on a strength rather than a need.
Pick183 Rnd6 Trey Zuhn III
They jumped the gun on Trey Zuhn III, taking him earlier than his grade liked. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick219 Rnd7 Roderick Kearney
They paid up for Roderick Kearney at pick 219 when waiting would have done the job. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.