clmchiefs'S MOCK DRAFT
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clmchiefs'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON JAN 2, 2026

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  • clmchiefs DRAFTING FOR THE
    Raiders
Draft Selections
Rueben Bain Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 1 RND: 1 (LV)
Rueben Bain Jr.
DE-EDGE Miami
Garrett Nussmeier Head Shot
PICK: 33 RND: 2 (LV)
Garrett Nussmeier
QB LSU
Cayden Green Head Shot
PICK: 65 RND: 3 (LV)
Cayden Green
OT Missouri
Whit Weeks Head Shot
PICK: 101 RND: 4 (LV)
Whit Weeks
LB LSU
Diego Pavia Head Shot
PICK: 118 RND: 4 (LV)
Diego Pavia
QB Vanderbilt
DJ McKinney Head Shot
PICK: 136 RND: 4 (LV)
DJ McKinney
CB Colorado
CJ Daniels Head Shot
PICK: 175 RND: 5 (LV)
CJ Daniels
WR Miami
Xavier Nwankpa Head Shot
PICK: 182 RND: 6 (LV)
Xavier Nwankpa
S Iowa
Oscar Delp Head Shot
PICK: 183 RND: 6 (LV)
Oscar Delp
TE Georgia
Jamal Haynes Head Shot
PICK: 217 RND: 7 (LV)
Jamal Haynes
RB Georgia Tech
Draft Grade — Raiders
Overall B
ValueB NeedA- TradesB- FutureB-
Larceny in the Round 4 slot lands the Raiders a B, Pavia and all.

The board owed the Raiders one, and it paid up: Diego Pavia, the No. 94 name on the board, sitting there at No. 118 like a gift left on the doorstep.

Reaching for Haynes left real value on the table behind him. That interior defensive lineman hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall. They went 7 of 8 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for.

The trenches got the money picks, top to bottom.

Add it up and it is a good, unfussy class.

Pick Analysis
Pick1 Rnd1 Rueben Bain Jr.
In the Round 1 slot they get a disruptor off the edge. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick33 Rnd2 Garrett Nussmeier
Garrett Nussmeier in the 33rd overall pick is the kind of reach that only looks good if he outplays it. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick65 Rnd3 Cayden Green
Cayden Green at slot 65 jumps the queue by a touch more than is comfortable. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick101 Rnd4 Whit Weeks
Whit Weeks slid further than he should have, and the 101st pick is lovely value for the linebacker. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick118 Rnd4 Diego Pavia
Diego Pavia at pick No. 118 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick136 Rnd4 DJ McKinney
They read the board right and DJ McKinney was the payoff at Round 4, Pick 36. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick175 Rnd5 CJ Daniels
CJ Daniels at No. 175 is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the wide receiver. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick182 Rnd6 Xavier Nwankpa
Xavier Nwankpa in pick 182 is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick183 Rnd6 Oscar Delp
By-the-book stuff, Oscar Delp at pick 183 squarely in line with his ranking. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick217 Rnd7 Jamal Haynes
The board had cheaper options than Jamal Haynes at the Round 7 slot, and it noticed. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.