AArod'S MOCK DRAFT
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AArod'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON JAN 10, 2026

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  • AArod DRAFTING FOR THE
    Raiders
Draft Selections
Fernando Mendoza Head Shot
PICK: 1 RND: 1 (LV)
Fernando Mendoza
QB Indiana
Avieon Terrell Head Shot
PICK: 32 RND: 1 (LV)
Avieon Terrell
CB Clemson
Sonny Styles Head Shot
PICK: 36 RND: 2 (LV)
Sonny Styles
LB Ohio State
Jake Slaughter Head Shot
PICK: 64 RND: 2 (LV)
Jake Slaughter
C Florida
Antonio Williams Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (LV)
Antonio Williams
WR Clemson
Carter Smith Head Shot
PICK: 102 RND: 4 (LV)
Carter Smith
OT Indiana
D'Angelo Ponds Head Shot
PICK: 117 RND: 4 (LV)
D'Angelo Ponds
CB Indiana
Davison Igbinosun Head Shot
PICK: 174 RND: 5 (LV)
Davison Igbinosun
CB Ohio State
Trinidad Chambliss Head Shot
PICK: 182 RND: 6 (LV)
Trinidad Chambliss
QB Ole Miss
Xavier Nwankpa Head Shot
PICK: 185 RND: 6 (LV)
Xavier Nwankpa
S Iowa
Dane Key Head Shot
PICK: 219 RND: 7 (LV)
Dane Key
WR Nebraska
Draft Picks Received
Avieon Terrell Head Shot
PICK: 32 RND: 1 (SEA)
Avieon Terrell
CB Clemson
Jake Slaughter Head Shot
PICK: 64 RND: 2 (SEA)
Jake Slaughter
C Florida
Draft Picks Traded
Chase Roberts Head Shot
PICK: 134 RND: 4 (SEA)
Chase Roberts
WR BYU
Players Gained
Head Shot
Byron Murphy II
DL
Players traded away
Head Shot
Maxx Crosby
DE
Draft Grade — Raiders
Overall D-
ValueB NeedB TradesF FutureB-
The Raiders found their guy under center in Mendoza: D-.

The phones were a trap the Raiders kept walking into, shipping out surplus on nearly every deal. The board pushed back all weekend, and the D- is the result.

They have staked the next five years on Fernando Mendoza, which is the only story that really matters here. If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through edge rusher.

They will need Nwankpa to outplay his draft slot in a hurry to justify it. The Slaughter pick is the one they will point to when this weekend is judged.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick1 Rnd1 Fernando Mendoza
In slot 1 they get their guy under center for the next decade. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick32 Rnd1 Avieon Terrell
In the 32nd pick they get a sticky cover corner at a price that makes it sweeter. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick36 Rnd2 Sonny Styles
Sonny Styles at the 36th overall pick is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick64 Rnd2 Jake Slaughter
Jake Slaughter in Round 2, Pick 32 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick67 Rnd3 Antonio Williams
Good price on Antonio Williams in No. 67, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick102 Rnd4 Carter Smith
The board had Carter Smith higher than pick 102, and the offensive lineman fell to them anyway. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick117 Rnd4 D'Angelo Ponds
A clean, defensible pick in pick No. 117 with a little surplus value in D'Angelo Ponds. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick174 Rnd5 Davison Igbinosun
Davison Igbinosun at the Round 5 slot is right where the board had him, plain and simple. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick182 Rnd6 Trinidad Chambliss
By-the-book stuff, Trinidad Chambliss at Round 6, Pick 1 squarely in line with his ranking. It fills a real need, too.
Pick185 Rnd6 Xavier Nwankpa
The board had cheaper options than Xavier Nwankpa at pick 185, and it noticed. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick219 Rnd7 Dane Key
Dane Key at the 219th overall pick nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.