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Obvious Mendoza #1 no consideration of trading that pick.
But who you got picks 2 - 4 thats going to help Mendoza.

#2 Raiders should be able to select WR Chris Bell or WR KC Concepcion with our early 2nd.

#3 I forget who it was, but someone here mentioned that the best pure dominant RT coming out of college could be got in the 3rd. And stated hes played his whole career at RT, and not being moved around the line.

Sounds like solid gets

Id hope the rest of the draft is building the trenches, with maybe 1 DB in there

Who else you like ?

Attyla wrote: Wed Apr 01, 2026 6:52 am If Blake falls, it would be hard not to say he is not the best player available

I was not referring to Blake Miller, I was responding to your idea on Treydan Stukes and taking him earlier in the draft.

Coach dd 11 wrote: Wed Apr 01, 2026 8:16 am I was not referring to Blake Miller, I was responding to your idea on Treydan Stukes and taking him earlier in the draft.

Gotcha, sorry was working on my second cup of coffee. I am not entirely sure we can get his level of skill in the 5th round because finding that size and speed with his ball hawking skills are really outstanding from what tape I got to view. That said, I am still thinking that the best player there when we pick, while subjective, should be the goal regardless of position

Who I like for round two. These guys might or might not be there. Listed in order of what I think is BPA

Round 2-
Caleb McDonald DT-Ohio State
Blake Miller OT-Clemson
Caleb Banks-DT Florida
Max Iheanachor, OT, Arizona State
Kayden Proctor -T Alabama
Kaylen Rutledge G-Georgia Tech
Chase Bisontis G Texas A & M
Lee Hunter DT-Texas Tech

D’Angelo Pounds-CB Inidana
( I would trade back into round two if he is somehow available late)

haji81872 wrote: Wed Apr 01, 2026 10:31 am Who I like for round two. These guys might or might not be there. Listed in order of what I think is BPA

Round 2-
Caleb McDonald DT-Ohio State
Blake Miller OT-Clemson
Caleb Banks-DT Florida
Max Iheanachor, OT, Arizona State
Kayden Proctor -T Alabama
Kaylen Rutledge G-Georgia Tech
Chase Bisontis G Texas A & M
Lee Hunter DT-Texas Tech

D’Angelo Pounds-CB Inidana
( I would trade back into round two if he is somehow available late)

I think Hunter is better than a few guys on your list but I like the overall list

Solid list except for Banks. You don't want a big boy with two recent major injuries to his foot in the 2nd round.

If we are mixing in 4-3 with 3-4 defense then Peter Wood would be nice if he drops. But I'm hoping for Lee Hunter among others.

Raiders Baby wrote: Wed Apr 01, 2026 6:59 am As I said before, if we traded up, he would be my target. True RT, would likely become a starter and immediately fix a position of need. It’s possible he will be there at 36, but most mocks I’ve seen have him going around 25. In my previous post, I said I think two 4ths + 36 gets us into the mid 20s.

I can see it either way — being patient and waiting for our pick undoubtedly will give us more ammo later, but if we like Blake it might be worth it to go up and get a likely starter at a position of need

I wonder if they already feel they have that guy on the roster in Rogers. He doesn't have the reach or height of Miller that's for sure but he appears to be more athletic. If Miller makes it to 36 I don't see them passing on him however.

Raiders having 10 picks, what is the opinion of everyone on the Raiders making trades? I've been seeing a lot of mocks with the Raiders trading a lot. most of them getting down to 8 picks by packaging picks to moved up. Want to know what people think about maybe seeing the Raiders doing some or being active trading.

haji81872 wrote: Wed Apr 01, 2026 10:31 am Who I like for round two. These guys might or might not be there. Listed in order of what I think is BPA

Round 2-
Caleb McDonald DT-Ohio State
Blake Miller OT-Clemson
Caleb Banks-DT Florida
Max Iheanachor, OT, Arizona State
Kayden Proctor -T Alabama
Kaylen Rutledge G-Georgia Tech
Chase Bisontis G Texas A & M
Lee Hunter DT-Texas Tech

D’Angelo Pounds-CB Inidana
( I would trade back into round two if he is somehow available late)

Boards I frequent have Ponds as a mid 2nd and Rutledge as a mid 3rd.

DanKD wrote: Wed Apr 01, 2026 11:16 am Solid list except for Banks. You don't want a big boy with two recent major injuries to his foot in the 2nd round.

Yeah, no way you touch banks in the 2nd, if you're a good team with the luxury of some extra picks maybe but I wouldn't look at him till the 4th or maybe if a trade down happens and you pick up an extra 3rd. No more picking injured players

ELCAraiderfan wrote: Wed Apr 01, 2026 10:19 pm Raiders having 10 picks, what is the opinion of everyone on the Raiders making trades? I've been seeing a lot of mocks with the Raiders trading a lot. most of them getting down to 8 picks by packaging picks to moved up. Want to know what people think about maybe seeing the Raiders doing some or being active trading.

My gut says we do not pick 10 players but where and when we move around is very fluid since it all depends on who is there and who we have interest in.

Meet Kayden Mcdonald 6'2 326Lbs Ohio St

This guy is not going to wow you with elite speed or flash, but he is going to drive offensive linemen crazy with his sheer power. He is a wrecking ball player who solves most problems with his explosive first step. Quick rather than fast, he low center of gravity makes him hard to block and when he stunts it is that quick first step that sets him apart. The things you don't like about him are his shorter arms and lack of a pass rush that lacks creativity. He relies on that bull rush at the expense of technique. That said, if you can live off the bull rush, the rest is not that big a deal. He is at his best in run stopping but he improved a bit over the year with his pass rush. The guy plays bigger than his frame and he is big to begin with. For chucker, yes, the guy is an every down player....on defense.

16 to 88 wrote: Wed Apr 01, 2026 10:13 pm I wonder if they already feel they have that guy on the roster in Rogers. He doesn't have the reach or height of Miller that's for sure but he appears to be more athletic. If Miller makes it to 36 I don't see them passing on him however.

I think Rogers is viewed more as a G, and if we have a starting T on the roster it would be Charles Grant.

And I agree with you, what we do at 36 probably depends a lot on how we view Grant. If we think he is ready to play today, with few hiccups, I am fine with riding with him. But if he is still on the learning curve, I would draft/sign/trade for a guy who can be a starter today.

If we draft a guy like Miller, then my preferred plan would be to develop Grant as a LT and have our draftee hopefully anchor our line for the foreseeable future.

Either way, I believe we used a 3rd round pick on both Grant and Rogers, it would be helpful if they bloomed into starters.

I think Rogers has shown enough to be the presumptive starter at a guard spot, as long as there's some depth if he falters. Burford and Meredith are currently the guard depth and that's ok. Given JPJ's concussion history I might prefer a bit more depth than that though.

I don't think we know enough about Grant to say much of anything. The book on him last year was that he had the athletic tools but needed to get stronger - maybe he's done that.

Sarratt ran an unofficial 4.45 yesterday. That's a lot better than expected. His competitiveness and contested catch ability were never in question, so that speed might have teams a little more interested. I'm sure some scouts are digging into the tape to find out why everyone thought he'd be slower.