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Cloud9blazers'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON JAN 24, 2026

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  • Cloud9blazers DRAFTING FOR THE
    Raiders
Draft Selections
Fernando Mendoza Head Shot
PICK: 2 RND: 1 (LV)
Fernando Mendoza
QB Indiana
Makai Lemon Head Shot
PICK: 16 RND: 1 (LV)
Makai Lemon
WR USC
Elijah Sarratt Head Shot
PICK: 36 RND: 2 (LV)
Elijah Sarratt
WR Indiana
Omar Cooper Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (LV)
Omar Cooper Jr.
WR Indiana
D'Angelo Ponds Head Shot
PICK: 102 RND: 4 (LV)
D'Angelo Ponds
CB Indiana
Keylan Rutledge Head Shot
PICK: 117 RND: 4 (LV)
Keylan Rutledge
OG Georgia Tech
DJ Campbell Head Shot
PICK: 134 RND: 4 (LV)
DJ Campbell
OG Texas
Charles Jagusah Head Shot
PICK: 174 RND: 5 (LV)
Charles Jagusah
OG Notre Dame
Bryce Foster Head Shot
PICK: 180 RND: 6 (LV)
Bryce Foster
C Kansas
Roman Hemby Head Shot
PICK: 183 RND: 6 (LV)
Roman Hemby
RB Indiana
Hykeem Williams Head Shot
PICK: 219 RND: 7 (LV)
Hykeem Williams
WR Colorado
Draft Picks Received
Fernando Mendoza Head Shot
PICK: 2 RND: 1 (NYJ)
Fernando Mendoza
QB Indiana
Makai Lemon Head Shot
PICK: 16 RND: 1 (NYJ)
Makai Lemon
WR USC
Draft Picks Traded
Rueben Bain Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 1 RND: 1 (NYJ)
Rueben Bain Jr.
DE-EDGE Miami
Draft Grade — Raiders
Overall B+
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesA+ FutureB-
Mendoza is the Raiders' new face under center. Grade: B+.

The Raiders treated their own grade as gospel and everyone else's as noise, spending the Round 6 slot on Roman Hemby a full 85 spots early.

So much rides on Fernando Mendoza that the rest of the class almost grades on a curve behind him. The phones were where this weekend was really won.

They covered a lot of ground and still skipped edge rusher, which is a strange place to end up. They left with cornerback solved and the rest of the wish list mostly ticked off.

Not a headline-grabber, but a perfectly good weekend's work.

Pick Analysis
Pick2 Rnd1 Fernando Mendoza
In pick No. 2 they get a franchise quarterback at fair value. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick16 Rnd1 Makai Lemon
In pick 16 they get a matchup problem out wide. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick36 Rnd2 Elijah Sarratt
Elijah Sarratt in Round 2, Pick 4 is fair value, right on his grade. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick67 Rnd3 Omar Cooper Jr.
Omar Cooper Jr. at the Round 3 slot jumps the queue by a touch more than is comfortable. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick102 Rnd4 D'Angelo Ponds
No drama and no debate, D'Angelo Ponds went about where he belonged in the 102nd pick. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick117 Rnd4 Keylan Rutledge
A straight-up fair deal on Keylan Rutledge at slot 117, value and slot in agreement. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick134 Rnd4 DJ Campbell
A real head-scratcher, DJ Campbell in the 134th pick is miles ahead of his ranking. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick174 Rnd5 Charles Jagusah
Charles Jagusah at Round 5, Pick 36 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick180 Rnd6 Bryce Foster
Bryce Foster at pick 180 is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick183 Rnd6 Roman Hemby
Roman Hemby in the Round 6 slot is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick219 Rnd7 Hykeem Williams
Hykeem Williams in slot 219 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.