BeastOnTheGrid'S MOCK DRAFT
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BeastOnTheGrid'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON JAN 11, 2026

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    Raiders
Draft Selections
Fernando Mendoza Head Shot
PICK: 1 RND: 1 (LV)
Fernando Mendoza
QB Indiana
LT Overton Head Shot
PICK: 36 RND: 2 (LV)
LT Overton
DE-EDGE Alabama
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
Malik Muhammad Head Shot
PICK: 102 RND: 4 (LV)
Malik Muhammad
CB Texas
D'Angelo Ponds Head Shot
PICK: 117 RND: 4 (LV)
D'Angelo Ponds
CB Indiana
Blake Miller Head Shot
PICK: 134 RND: 4 (LV)
Blake Miller
OT Clemson
Kevin Coleman Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 174 RND: 5 (LV)
Kevin Coleman Jr.
WR Missouri
DJ Campbell Head Shot
PICK: 182 RND: 6 (LV)
DJ Campbell
OG Texas
Lander Barton Head Shot
PICK: 185 RND: 6 (LV)
Lander Barton
LB Utah
Pat Coogan Head Shot
PICK: 219 RND: 7 (LV)
Pat Coogan
C Indiana
Draft Picks Received
Deontae Lawson Head Shot
PICK: 76 RND: 3 (PIT)
Deontae Lawson
LB Alabama
Players traded away
Head Shot
Geno Smith
QB
Draft Grade — Raiders
Overall D-
ValueB- NeedB TradesF FutureB-
The Raiders finally solved quarterback, and it carried them to a D-.

Some picks age like wine; Pat Coogan at pick 219 will need to, sitting 40 spots clear of his grade.

The trades bled value they could not afford to lose. The whole projection now runs through Fernando Mendoza; hit there and everything else looks smarter.

Leaving running back unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall. Muhammad at that cost is the sort of edge that compounds over a roster.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick1 Rnd1 Fernando Mendoza
In pick No. 1 they get the face of the franchise at fair value.
Pick36 Rnd2 LT Overton
The board had cheaper options than LT Overton at the 36th overall pick, and it noticed. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick67 Rnd3 A'Mauri Washington
They did well to land A'Mauri Washington in pick 67, just ahead of his grade. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick76 Rnd3 Deontae Lawson
Deontae Lawson at the Round 3 slot is money in the bank, a linebacker taken below his worth. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick102 Rnd4 Malik Muhammad
Somehow Malik Muhammad was still sitting there in Round 4, Pick 2, and they pounced on premier cornerback value. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick117 Rnd4 D'Angelo Ponds
D'Angelo Ponds in No. 117 lands just on the right side of the ledger. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick134 Rnd4 Blake Miller
A straight-up fair deal on Blake Miller at pick 134, value and slot in agreement. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick174 Rnd5 Kevin Coleman Jr.
Kevin Coleman Jr. at the Round 5 slot is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick182 Rnd6 DJ Campbell
DJ Campbell at pick No. 182 jumps the queue by a touch more than is comfortable. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick185 Rnd6 Lander Barton
They jumped the gun on Lander Barton, taking him earlier than his grade liked. They doubled down on a strength rather than a need.
Pick219 Rnd7 Pat Coogan
Pat Coogan in the 219th pick is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.