ADirtyLunchbox'S MOCK DRAFT
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ADirtyLunchbox'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON JAN 6, 2026

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  • ADirtyLunchbox DRAFTING FOR THE
    Raiders
Draft Selections
Fernando Mendoza Head Shot
PICK: 2 RND: 1 (LV)
Fernando Mendoza
QB Indiana
Caleb Downs Head Shot
PICK: 16 RND: 1 (LV)
Caleb Downs
S Ohio State
Colton Hood Head Shot
PICK: 36 RND: 2 (LV)
Colton Hood
CB Tennessee
Deontae Lawson Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (LV)
Deontae Lawson
LB Alabama
Drew Shelton Head Shot
PICK: 102 RND: 4 (LV)
Drew Shelton
OT Penn State
Skyler Bell Head Shot
PICK: 103 RND: 4 (LV)
Skyler Bell
WR UConn
Nicholas Singleton Head Shot
PICK: 117 RND: 4 (LV)
Nicholas Singleton
RB Penn State
Emmanuel McNeil-Warren Head Shot
PICK: 134 RND: 4 (LV)
Emmanuel McNeil-Warren
S Toledo
Jadarian Price Head Shot
PICK: 139 RND: 5 (LV)
Jadarian Price
RB Notre Dame
Keylan Rutledge Head Shot
PICK: 144 RND: 5 (LV)
Keylan Rutledge
OG Georgia Tech
Niki Prongos Head Shot
PICK: 147 RND: 5 (LV)
Niki Prongos
OT Stanford
Jaden Greathouse Head Shot
PICK: 174 RND: 5 (LV)
Jaden Greathouse
WR Notre Dame
Jalen Stroman Head Shot
PICK: 175 RND: 5 (LV)
Jalen Stroman
S Notre Dame
Tanner Koziol Head Shot
PICK: 178 RND: 5 (LV)
Tanner Koziol
TE Houston
DJ Campbell Head Shot
PICK: 182 RND: 6 (LV)
DJ Campbell
OG Texas
Aamil Wagner Head Shot
PICK: 185 RND: 6 (LV)
Aamil Wagner
OT Notre Dame
Aaron Anderson Head Shot
PICK: 206 RND: 6 (LV)
Aaron Anderson
WR LSU
Thaddeus Dixon Head Shot
PICK: 219 RND: 7 (LV)
Thaddeus Dixon
CB North Carolina
Robert Spears-Jennings Head Shot
PICK: 248 RND: 7 (LV)
Robert Spears-Jennings
S Oklahoma
Draft Picks Received
Fernando Mendoza Head Shot
PICK: 2 RND: 1 (NYJ)
Fernando Mendoza
QB Indiana
Caleb Downs Head Shot
PICK: 16 RND: 1 (NYJ)
Caleb Downs
S Ohio State
Skyler Bell Head Shot
PICK: 103 RND: 4 (NYJ)
Skyler Bell
WR UConn
Jadarian Price Head Shot
PICK: 139 RND: 5 (CLE)
Jadarian Price
RB Notre Dame
Keylan Rutledge Head Shot
PICK: 144 RND: 5 (CLE)
Keylan Rutledge
OG Georgia Tech
Niki Prongos Head Shot
PICK: 147 RND: 5 (CLE)
Niki Prongos
OT Stanford
Jalen Stroman Head Shot
PICK: 175 RND: 5 (NYJ)
Jalen Stroman
S Notre Dame
Tanner Koziol Head Shot
PICK: 178 RND: 5 (NYJ)
Tanner Koziol
TE Houston
Aaron Anderson Head Shot
PICK: 206 RND: 6 (CLE)
Aaron Anderson
WR LSU
Robert Spears-Jennings Head Shot
PICK: 248 RND: 7 (CLE)
Robert Spears-Jennings
S Oklahoma
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
Jakobi Meyers
WR
Draft Grade — Raiders
Overall D-
ValueB NeedB TradesF FutureB-
The Raiders answered their biggest question with Mendoza. Grade: D-.

The phones were a trap the Raiders kept walking into, shipping out surplus on nearly every deal.

Whatever Fernando Mendoza becomes, the front office has tied its fortunes to the answer. They punted on edge rusher, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest.

Spending an early pick on safety with edge rusher and interior defensive lineman open is the decision the grade keeps circling back to. Every board in the league had Campbell lower, and that gap is the story.

Whatever else happened, they won the night they took Singleton.

Bottom line, they will be counting on several picks to beat their grades.

Pick Analysis
Pick2 Rnd1 Fernando Mendoza
In the 2nd overall pick they get their guy under center for the next decade at fair value.
Pick16 Rnd1 Caleb Downs
In Round 1, Pick 16 they get a two-high chess piece, outstanding value to boot. Need was not the driver here.
Pick36 Rnd2 Colton Hood
They paid sticker price for Colton Hood in the 36th pick, and that is fine. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick67 Rnd3 Deontae Lawson
Good price on Deontae Lawson in No. 67, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick102 Rnd4 Drew Shelton
Drew Shelton is a better player than pick 102 suggests; smart patience, rewarded. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick103 Rnd4 Skyler Bell
A quiet steal in the Round 4 slot: Skyler Bell for less than the market said. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick117 Rnd4 Nicholas Singleton
The board fumbled Nicholas Singleton all the way to pick No. 117, and they scooped it up. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick134 Rnd4 Emmanuel McNeil-Warren
A surprising call. With edge rusher and interior defensive lineman still to address, they spent slot 134 on Emmanuel McNeil-Warren, a safety they were not short of.
Pick139 Rnd5 Jadarian Price
Jadarian Price at No. 139 nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick144 Rnd5 Keylan Rutledge
No drama and no debate, Keylan Rutledge went about where he belonged in Round 5, Pick 6. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick147 Rnd5 Niki Prongos
Fair-plus on Niki Prongos, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick174 Rnd5 Jaden Greathouse
They did well to land Jaden Greathouse in the Round 5 slot, just ahead of his grade. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick175 Rnd5 Jalen Stroman
Nothing to complain about; Jalen Stroman went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. They doubled down on a strength rather than a need.
Pick178 Rnd5 Tanner Koziol
Tanner Koziol in pick 178 lands just on the right side of the ledger. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick182 Rnd6 DJ Campbell
DJ Campbell at the 182nd overall pick jumps the queue by a touch more than is comfortable. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick185 Rnd6 Aamil Wagner
A market-rate offensive lineman, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Aamil Wagner. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick206 Rnd6 Aaron Anderson
Aaron Anderson at pick No. 206 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick219 Rnd7 Thaddeus Dixon
Thaddeus Dixon in pick 219 is fair value, right on his grade. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick248 Rnd7 Robert Spears-Jennings
Robert Spears-Jennings at Round 7, Pick 32 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. Pure best-available; the position was not exactly begging.