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Grading Raiders 2026 NFL Draft picks: Fernando Mendoza could spark revival

California Post·Vincent Bonsignore·about 1 month ago
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PITTSBURGH — Make no mistake, the Raiders’ NFL draft will essentially be made or broken by Fernando Mendoza , the Indiana Heisman Trophy-winning quarterback whom the Raiders selected with the first overall pick . No matter what they did over their next nine picks, and it ranged from adding a Day 1-caliber starting safety in Arizona’s Treydan Stukes, a high-upside edge rusher in Auburn’s Keyron Crawford and a potential home run in Tennessee cornerback Jermod McCoy  — a top-15 talent who fell to the fourth round because of concerns about his surgically repaired right knee  —  the Raiders will be judged by Mendoza, who is tasked with being the franchise-altering quarterback they have been seeking for decades. New Raiders quarterback Fernando Mendoza started the franchise’s good fortune in the 2026 NFL Draft.…

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