Jaime EisnerMar 31, 2026

A seven-round Raiders mock draft has Las Vegas taking Indiana QB Fernando Mendoza first overall and adding weapons and defensive depth with its remaining nine picks.

Published in writing · The Draft NetworkRead the original

2 of 10picks landed2 hits · 4 close calls · 4 misses · all settled

89.29The orderagainst a shuffled mock’s 50

+39.29Skillthe mock as a whole

39.9Per pickaverage, out of 100

3Went undraftedeach a miss

What Jaime Eisner said

The Las Vegas Raiders will open the 2026 NFL Draft by selecting their new franchise quarterback.

Jaime Eisner, the lead quote

Where it was published: The Draft Network
The piece: Raiders 7-Round NFL Mock Draft: March Edition
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SaidMar 31
GradedOct 1

Box score, round by round

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Group	Hits	Close	Misses
Round 1	1	0	0
Round 2	1	0	0
Round 3	0	1	0
Round 4	0	2	1
Round 5	0	0	1
Round 6	0	1	1
Round 7	0	0	1
All	2	4	4

How the mock scored

10 checkable claims — 10 mock draft picks — each graded on its own rather than as one all-or-nothing call.

It names 11 players and teams, each linked to their own record.

All 10 have settled, averaging 39.9 out of 100, against 50 for a naive guess at the same calls.

Each call is scored 0 to 100 against what happened, on its own, by the published methodology. The naive guess is what knowing nothing would have scored on the same calls; the gap, weighted by how hard the call was, is the skill.

Where this call stands in the room

Fernando Mendoza · 2026 season · overall pick

Jaime Eisner — 1 overall pickthe room — 33 calls from 27 punditsmedian 1 overall pickwhat happened — 1 overall pick

Every dot is a call somebody published on the same question, before the answer existed. The bar is what actually happened. Hover a dot for the name and number; click it to read that take.

Mock against the draft

Across: where the mock put each player. Down: where the player went, with undrafted players (UDFA) on the bottom row. The shaded band is where a pick earns credit, within 32 picks. Squares landed, half-squares were close and slashes missed. Faint rules mark the rounds.

The mock as a whole

89.29this mock’s order50a shuffled mock39.29better than naive1difficulty+39.29skill

The skill comes from how well the whole mock ordered the draft, so it is not any one pick’s score minus 50.

Every pick’s score

0a pick’s naive guess: 50100

Think a pick here is graded wrong? Tell us which.

Draft board

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Round 1 · picks 1–321 hitShow ▸

Pick	Team	Player	Pos	Went	Verdict	Score
1	LV	Fernando Mendoza	QB	1		100

Round 2 · picks 33–641 hitShow ▸

Pick	Team	Player	Pos	Went	Verdict	Score
36	LV	Denzel Boston	WR	39		88

Round 3 · picks 65–1001 close callShow ▸

Pick	Team	Player	Pos	Went	Verdict	Score
67	LV	A.J. Haulcy	SAF	78		62

Round 4 · picks 101–1402 close calls · 1 missShow ▸

Pick	Team	Player	Pos	Went	Score
102	LV	Domonique Orange	IDL	82	42
117	LV	Jeremiah Wright	IOL	132	52
134	LV	Davison Igbinosun	CB	62	4

Round 5 · picks 141–1811 missShow ▸

Pick	Team	Player	Pos	Went	Verdict	Score
175	LV	Tristan Leigh	OT	UDFA		0

Round 6 · picks 182–2161 close call · 1 missShow ▸

Pick	Team	Player	Pos	Went	Verdict	Score
185	LV	Tyren Montgomery	WR	UDFA		0
208	LV	Robert Spears-Jennings	SAF	224		50

Round 7 · picks 217–2571 missShow ▸

Pick	Team	Player	Pos	Went	Verdict	Score
219	LV	Mason Reiger	EDGE	UDFA		0

Who this take is about

Las Vegas Raiders

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