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BeastOnTheGrid'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON JAN 8, 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: 17 RND: 1 (LV)
LT Overton
DE-EDGE Alabama
Caleb Banks Head Shot
PICK: 36 RND: 2 (LV)
Caleb Banks
DE Florida
Jake Slaughter Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (LV)
Jake Slaughter
C Florida
Deontae Lawson Head Shot
PICK: 82 RND: 3 (LV)
Deontae Lawson
LB Alabama
Aamil Wagner Head Shot
PICK: 185 RND: 6 (LV)
Aamil Wagner
OT Notre Dame
Bud Clark Head Shot
PICK: 219 RND: 7 (LV)
Bud Clark
S TCU
Pat Coogan Head Shot
PICK: 222 RND: 7 (LV)
Pat Coogan
C Indiana
Draft Picks Received
LT Overton Head Shot
PICK: 17 RND: 1 (DET)
LT Overton
DE-EDGE Alabama
Deontae Lawson Head Shot
PICK: 82 RND: 3 (MIN)
Deontae Lawson
LB Alabama
Pat Coogan Head Shot
PICK: 222 RND: 7 (DET)
Pat Coogan
C Indiana
Draft Picks Traded
Cayden Green Head Shot
PICK: 102 RND: 4 (DET)
Cayden Green
OT Missouri
Malachi Lawrence Head Shot
PICK: 117 RND: 4 (DET)
Malachi Lawrence
DE-EDGE UCF
Terry Moore Head Shot
PICK: 134 RND: 4 (DET)
Terry Moore
S Duke
Max Iheanachor Head Shot
PICK: 174 RND: 5 (MIN)
Max Iheanachor
OT Arizona State
Davison Igbinosun Head Shot
PICK: 182 RND: 6 (MIN)
Davison Igbinosun
CB Ohio State
Players traded away
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Maxx Crosby
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Draft Grade — Raiders
Overall D-
ValueC+ NeedB+ TradesF FutureB-
Mendoza is the Raiders' new face under center. Grade: D-.

There was a run on nobody at that position, and the Raiders started one anyway for Pat Coogan, 38 picks ahead of schedule.

Everything downstream of Fernando Mendoza depends on Fernando Mendoza, and the building knows it. They lost the exchange badly enough to drag the whole class down. A whole weekend of picks and cornerback is somehow still a want.

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

Bottom line, they will need several of these picks to beat their grades just to break even, and cornerback is still a hole.

Pick Analysis
Pick1 Rnd1 Fernando Mendoza
In Round 1, Pick 1 they get the arm they will build around at fair value. A real need, handled.
Pick17 Rnd1 LT Overton
In No. 17 they get a disruptor off the edge, though the board says they badly overpaid. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick36 Rnd2 Caleb Banks
Caleb Banks in the 36th overall pick lands just on the right side of the ledger. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick67 Rnd3 Jake Slaughter
Steal is underselling it; Jake Slaughter at the 67th pick is a heist with the alarm still ringing. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick82 Rnd3 Deontae Lawson
Deontae Lawson in pick No. 82 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick185 Rnd6 Aamil Wagner
By-the-book stuff, Aamil Wagner at slot 185 squarely in line with his ranking. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick219 Rnd7 Bud Clark
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Bud Clark in pick 219. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick222 Rnd7 Pat Coogan
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Pat Coogan. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.