BeastOnTheGrid'S MOCK DRAFT

BeastOnTheGrid'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON JAN 23, 2026

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    Raiders
Draft Selections
Fernando Mendoza Head Shot
PICK: 2 RND: 1 (LV)
Fernando Mendoza
QB Indiana
Jermod McCoy Head Shot
PICK: 12 RND: 1 (LV)
Jermod McCoy
CB Tennessee
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
Nicholas Singleton Head Shot
PICK: 102 RND: 4 (LV)
Nicholas Singleton
RB Penn State
Zachariah Branch Head Shot
PICK: 117 RND: 4 (LV)
Zachariah Branch
WR Georgia
Ar'maj Reed-Adams Head Shot
PICK: 134 RND: 4 (LV)
Ar'maj Reed-Adams
OG Texas A&M
Earnest Greene III Head Shot
PICK: 174 RND: 5 (LV)
Earnest Greene III
OT Georgia
Eric McAlister Head Shot
PICK: 180 RND: 6 (LV)
Eric McAlister
WR TCU
Bud Clark Head Shot
PICK: 183 RND: 6 (LV)
Bud Clark
S TCU
Dasan McCullough Head Shot
PICK: 219 RND: 7 (LV)
Dasan McCullough
S-EDGE Nebraska
Draft Picks Received
Fernando Mendoza Head Shot
PICK: 2 RND: 1 (NYJ)
Fernando Mendoza
QB Indiana
Jermod McCoy Head Shot
PICK: 12 RND: 1 (DAL)
Jermod McCoy
CB Tennessee
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
Players traded away
Head Shot
Geno Smith
QB
Head Shot
Maxx Crosby
DE
Draft Grade — Raiders
Overall D+
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesF FutureA+
Mendoza is the plan now, and the Raiders grade out a D+.

The trade table was where it all came apart. The Raiders shipped out far more than they hauled back, and no amount of spin dresses up the bill.

The whole projection now runs through Fernando Mendoza; hit there and everything else looks smarter. The cost of the McCullough reach is exactly the players who went right after him. That tight end hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall.

On value alone, Singleton makes the weekend a net positive.

Add it up and it is a weekend the front office will hope everyone forgets, tight end very much included.

Pick Analysis
Pick2 Rnd1 Fernando Mendoza
Fernando Mendoza in the 2nd overall pick is exactly on the number, no argument either way. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick12 Rnd1 Jermod McCoy
In the 12th pick they get a sticky cover corner. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick36 Rnd2 LT Overton
LT Overton in the Round 2 slot is the kind of reach that only looks good if he outplays it. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick67 Rnd3 Deontae Lawson
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Deontae Lawson at No. 67 is the proof. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick102 Rnd4 Nicholas Singleton
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Nicholas Singleton in Round 4, Pick 2. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick117 Rnd4 Zachariah Branch
Zachariah Branch slid further than he should have, and pick No. 117 is lovely value for the wide receiver. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick134 Rnd4 Ar'maj Reed-Adams
Ar'maj Reed-Adams at pick 134 is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the offensive lineman. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick174 Rnd5 Earnest Greene III
Good price on Earnest Greene III in slot 174, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick180 Rnd6 Eric McAlister
Eric McAlister at the 180th pick is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick183 Rnd6 Bud Clark
Bud Clark at Round 6, Pick 4 nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick219 Rnd7 Dasan McCullough
A real head-scratcher, Dasan McCullough in the Round 7 slot is miles ahead of his ranking. A pick in search of a role on this roster.