reid'S MOCK DRAFT

reid'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON JAN 12, 2026

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reid DRAFTING FOR THE
Raiders

PICK: 20 RND: 1 (LV)

Quinn Ewers

QB Texas

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PICK: 44 RND: 2 (LV)

Malaki Starks

S Georgia

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PICK: 76 RND: 3 (LV)

Nohl Williams

CB California

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PICK: 108 RND: 4 (LV)

Tai Felton

WR Maryland

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PICK: 143 RND: 5 (LV)

Riley Leonard

QB Notre Dame

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PICK: 149 RND: 5 (LV)

Trevor Etienne

RB Georgia

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PICK: 174 RND: 5 (LV)

Tyrion Ingram-Dawkins

DL-EDGE Georgia

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PICK: 180 RND: 6 (LV)

Chase Lundt

OT UConn

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PICK: 213 RND: 6 (LV)

Caleb Ransaw

S Tulane

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PICK: 215 RND: 6 (LV)

Woody Marks

RB USC

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PICK: 222 RND: 7 (LV)

Maxen Hook

S Toledo

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PICK: 20 RND: 1 (DEN)

Quinn Ewers

QB Texas

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PICK: 44 RND: 2 (DAL)

Malaki Starks

S Georgia

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PICK: 76 RND: 3 (DAL)

Nohl Williams

CB California

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PICK: 149 RND: 5 (DAL)

Trevor Etienne

RB Georgia

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PICK: 174 RND: 5 (DAL)

Tyrion Ingram-Dawkins

DL-EDGE Georgia

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PICK: RND: 1 (DEN)

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PICK: RND: 3 (CHI)

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PICK: RND: 4 (DAL)

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PICK: RND: 5 (DAL)

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PICK: RND: 5 (CHI)

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PICK: RND: 7 (CHI)

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PICK: 6 RND: 1 (DEN)

Tetairoa McMillan

WR Arizona

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PICK: 37 RND: 2 (CHI)

Tyler Booker

OG Alabama

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PICK: 68 RND: 3 (DAL)

Shemar Turner

DL Texas A&M

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Caelen Carson

Pat Surtain II

Jalen Tolbert

Overall B+

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Ewers is the Raiders' new face under center. Grade: B+.

There is conviction, and then there is this. The Raiders took Quinn Ewers a full 72 picks ahead of where the board had him, an overdraft steep enough that it colors the whole weekend.

Whatever Quinn Ewers becomes, the front office has tied its fortunes to the answer. The trade ledger is the best part of the whole weekend. Getting Marks where they did is the sort of value that quietly makes a class.

For all the activity, tight end went untouched, which is hard to explain.

Bottom line, more hits than misses and a roster nudged the right way.

Pick20 Rnd1 Quinn Ewers

In pick No. 20 they get a franchise quarterback, though the board says they badly overpaid.

Pick44 Rnd2 Malaki Starks

Malaki Starks at Round 2, Pick 12 is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.

Pick76 Rnd3 Nohl Williams

Nohl Williams in pick 76 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.

Pick108 Rnd4 Tai Felton

Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Tai Felton at slot 108 is the proof. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.

Pick143 Rnd5 Riley Leonard

Value with a capital V on Riley Leonard in the Round 5 slot, a genuine coup. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.

Pick149 Rnd5 Trevor Etienne

No edge and no loss on Trevor Etienne in No. 149; it is a wash and a sensible one. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.

Pick174 Rnd5 Tyrion Ingram-Dawkins

Tyrion Ingram-Dawkins in No. 174 is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.

Pick180 Rnd6 Chase Lundt

A tidy little value on Chase Lundt in the 180th pick, a step better than break-even. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.

Pick213 Rnd6 Caleb Ransaw

A clean, defensible pick in slot 213 with a little surplus value in Caleb Ransaw. It is more luxury than necessity; they were already set here.

Pick215 Rnd6 Woody Marks

The board fumbled Woody Marks all the way to the Round 6 slot, and they scooped it up. It patches a soft spot without any drama.