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BeastOnTheGrid'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON JAN 10, 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: 16 RND: 1 (LV)
Jermod McCoy
CB Tennessee
Caleb Banks Head Shot
PICK: 27 RND: 1 (LV)
Caleb Banks
DE Florida
Dani Dennis-Sutton Head Shot
PICK: 36 RND: 2 (LV)
Dani Dennis-Sutton
DE-EDGE Penn State
CJ Allen Head Shot
PICK: 58 RND: 2 (LV)
CJ Allen
LB Georgia
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
Carter Smith Head Shot
PICK: 102 RND: 4 (LV)
Carter Smith
OT Indiana
D'Angelo Ponds Head Shot
PICK: 106 RND: 4 (LV)
D'Angelo Ponds
CB Indiana
Jalon Kilgore Head Shot
PICK: 117 RND: 4 (LV)
Jalon Kilgore
S South Carolina
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
Jacob Rodriguez Head Shot
PICK: 174 RND: 5 (LV)
Jacob Rodriguez
LB Texas Tech
DJ Campbell Head Shot
PICK: 180 RND: 5 (LV)
DJ Campbell
OG Texas
Lander Barton Head Shot
PICK: 182 RND: 6 (LV)
Lander Barton
LB Utah
Oscar Delp Head Shot
PICK: 185 RND: 6 (LV)
Oscar Delp
TE Georgia
Bud Clark Head Shot
PICK: 188 RND: 6 (LV)
Bud Clark
S TCU
Pat Coogan Head Shot
PICK: 209 RND: 6 (LV)
Pat Coogan
C Indiana
Evan Stewart Head Shot
PICK: 219 RND: 7 (LV)
Evan Stewart
WR Oregon
Sawyer Robertson Head Shot
PICK: 222 RND: 7 (LV)
Sawyer Robertson
QB Baylor
Draft Picks Received
Fernando Mendoza Head Shot
PICK: 2 RND: 1 (NYJ)
Fernando Mendoza
QB Indiana
Jermod McCoy Head Shot
PICK: 16 RND: 1 (NYJ)
Jermod McCoy
CB Tennessee
Caleb Banks Head Shot
PICK: 27 RND: 1 (HOU)
Caleb Banks
DE Florida
CJ Allen Head Shot
PICK: 58 RND: 2 (HOU)
CJ Allen
LB Georgia
Deontae Lawson Head Shot
PICK: 76 RND: 3 (PIT)
Deontae Lawson
LB Alabama
D'Angelo Ponds Head Shot
PICK: 106 RND: 4 (HOU)
D'Angelo Ponds
CB Indiana
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
DJ Campbell Head Shot
PICK: 180 RND: 5 (DET)
DJ Campbell
OG Texas
Bud Clark Head Shot
PICK: 188 RND: 6 (DET)
Bud Clark
S TCU
Pat Coogan Head Shot
PICK: 209 RND: 6 (DET)
Pat Coogan
C Indiana
Sawyer Robertson Head Shot
PICK: 222 RND: 7 (DET)
Sawyer Robertson
QB Baylor
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (DET)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (HOU)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (HOU)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
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
ValueB- NeedB TradesF FutureB
Mendoza is the Raiders' new face under center. Grade: D.

The war room fell hard for Pat Coogan, and it showed at the Round 6 slot: 50 picks ahead of a board that had other ideas. Put together, it is a D.

So much rides on Fernando Mendoza that the rest of the class almost grades on a curve behind him. They handed away value on the phones that the picks cannot earn back.

Getting Allen where they did is the sort of value that quietly makes a class.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick2 Rnd1 Fernando Mendoza
In No. 2 they get their guy under center for the next decade. A real need, handled.
Pick16 Rnd1 Jermod McCoy
They did well to land Jermod McCoy in pick No. 16, just ahead of his grade. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick27 Rnd1 Caleb Banks
In the Round 1 slot they get juice off the edge at fair value. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick36 Rnd2 Dani Dennis-Sutton
A reach on Dani Dennis-Sutton in the 36th overall pick; the board had better options right there. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick58 Rnd2 CJ Allen
CJ Allen at the 58th pick is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick67 Rnd3 A'Mauri Washington
A'Mauri Washington at Round 3, Pick 3 nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick76 Rnd3 Deontae Lawson
A slide stopped in the Round 3 slot, with Deontae Lawson worth more than the price. It is more luxury than necessity; they were already set here.
Pick102 Rnd4 Carter Smith
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Carter Smith at the 102nd pick. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick106 Rnd4 D'Angelo Ponds
A reach for D'Angelo Ponds in slot 106; a little patience would have been rewarded. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick117 Rnd4 Jalon Kilgore
By-the-book stuff, Jalon Kilgore at the 117th overall pick squarely in line with his ranking. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick118 Rnd4 Blake Miller
Blake Miller at pick 118 is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick134 Rnd4 Jadarian Price
Jadarian Price at pick No. 134 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick155 Rnd5 Jakobe Thomas
They let Jakobe Thomas come to them and pounced at Round 5, Pick 17. They added to a strength when a need was still open elsewhere.
Pick174 Rnd5 Jacob Rodriguez
Jacob Rodriguez in No. 174 is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. A want dressed up as a pick, at a spot they had covered.
Pick180 Rnd5 DJ Campbell
DJ Campbell at the 180th overall pick jumps the queue by a touch more than is comfortable. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick182 Rnd6 Lander Barton
Lander Barton at Round 6, Pick 1 is a clear overpay, with better names still on the board. A want more than a need, though you can never have too many.
Pick185 Rnd6 Oscar Delp
They jumped the gun on Oscar Delp, taking him earlier than his grade liked. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick188 Rnd6 Bud Clark
A real head-scratcher, Bud Clark in No. 188 is miles ahead of his ranking. Insurance at a position that did not really ask for it.
Pick209 Rnd6 Pat Coogan
Pat Coogan at slot 209 is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick219 Rnd7 Evan Stewart
Evan Stewart in pick No. 219 is a bargain the rest of the room will envy. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick222 Rnd7 Sawyer Robertson
Taking Sawyer Robertson in the Round 7 slot is close to grand larceny; a quarterback that good had no business lasting this long. It fills a real need, too.