Zw'S MOCK DRAFT
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Zw'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON JAN 18, 2026

ZW

  • Zw DRAFTING FOR THE
    Raiders
Draft Selections
Fernando Mendoza Head Shot
PICK: 1 RND: 1 (LV)
Fernando Mendoza
QB Indiana
Christen Miller Head Shot
PICK: 36 RND: 2 (LV)
Christen Miller
DL Georgia
Deontae Lawson Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (LV)
Deontae Lawson
LB Alabama
Malik Muhammad Head Shot
PICK: 102 RND: 4 (LV)
Malik Muhammad
CB Texas
Monroe Freeling Head Shot
PICK: 117 RND: 4 (LV)
Monroe Freeling
OT Georgia
CJ Daniels Head Shot
PICK: 135 RND: 4 (LV)
CJ Daniels
WR Miami
Jermaine Mathews Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 176 RND: 5 (LV)
Jermaine Mathews Jr.
CB Ohio State
Jaydn Ott Head Shot
PICK: 181 RND: 6 (LV)
Jaydn Ott
RB Oklahoma
Gracen Halton Head Shot
PICK: 184 RND: 6 (LV)
Gracen Halton
DL Oklahoma
Robert Spears-Jennings Head Shot
PICK: 219 RND: 7 (LV)
Robert Spears-Jennings
S Oklahoma
Draft Grade — Raiders
Overall B-
ValueB NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Raiders found their guy under center in Mendoza: B-.

The search is over. The Raiders handed the keys to Fernando Mendoza, and the whole operation now runs on his development.

The Muhammad pick alone nudges the whole weekend up a notch. That edge rusher hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick1 Rnd1 Fernando Mendoza
Fernando Mendoza at the Round 1 slot is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick36 Rnd2 Christen Miller
They read the board right and Christen Miller was the payoff at pick No. 36. The roster fit checks out.
Pick67 Rnd3 Deontae Lawson
Deontae Lawson at Round 3, Pick 3 is money in the bank, a linebacker taken below his worth. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick102 Rnd4 Malik Muhammad
Malik Muhammad in the 102nd overall pick should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick117 Rnd4 Monroe Freeling
A tidy little value on Monroe Freeling in the 117th pick, a step better than break-even. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick135 Rnd4 CJ Daniels
A market-rate wide receiver, with the board and the slot shaking hands on CJ Daniels. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick176 Rnd5 Jermaine Mathews Jr.
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Jermaine Mathews Jr. at No. 176. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick181 Rnd6 Jaydn Ott
Value with a capital V on Jaydn Ott in slot 181, a genuine coup. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick184 Rnd6 Gracen Halton
They paid sticker price for Gracen Halton in the Round 6 slot, and that is fine. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick219 Rnd7 Robert Spears-Jennings
A clean, defensible pick in the 219th overall pick with a little surplus value in Robert Spears-Jennings. A minor need, but a need all the same.