2026 Draft - Raiders & all teams (April 23-25)

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2026 Draft - Raiders & all teams (April 23-25)

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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 ?
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DanKD wrote: Fri Apr 24, 2026 4:09 pm Do some of you want to share about the girl in high school you liked and still obsess about?

I wanted to lose but its over and done, let it go
Marcy Grossman still pines for me.
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Well as expected Diego Pavia went undrafted and is still unsigned, fans trolling him mercilessly over his sad draft party photo
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rcraider wrote: Sun Apr 26, 2026 12:16 am Well as expected Diego Pavia went undrafted and is still unsigned, fans trolling him mercilessly over his sad draft party photo
I hear the Birmingham Stallions in the UFL are looking for a backup QB.
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Pavia is a shorter version of Johnny Manziel only undrafted.
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DanKD wrote: Fri Apr 24, 2026 4:09 pm Do some of you want to share about the girl in high school you liked and still obsess about?

I wanted to lose but its over and done, let it go
My longest lasting high school gf still tries to message me quite often. But she's a donkey fan now
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The Athletic Football Show’s Dave Helman believes Bills WR Skyler Bell could be “Ja’Marr Chase lite” in the NFL.

Taken by Buffalo with the 125th pick in the 2026 draft, Bell — a hyper-productive wideout at UConn — joins DJ Moore, Khalil Shakir, Josh Palmer, and Keon Coleman in an underwhelming receivers room. Bell, Helman said, enters the NFL with a multifaceted skill set that is highly valued among most NFL front offices. “This is probably the most reckless thing I’ll say on this show,” Helman said. “This is Ja’Marr Chase lite. He’s a freak athlete, he’s explosive, but he’s very powerful and strong. And watching him, I was just like, obviously, he’s not Ja’Marr Chase ... but he does all that type of stuff. He can take it to the house. He can just body people out of the way. He can high point the ball. If I was trying to get Ja’Marr Chase’s skillset on late day two or even into day three, I’m all the way in on this guy.” Helman wasn’t along in his praise of Bell, who last season was second among all college wideouts in yards per route run. Ryan Fowler of NBC Sports Philadelphia said in March that Bell, 23, was close to a Round One prospect. The Bills took him late on the third day of the draft.


But you know, i was on his nuts n all :smirk:
We will regret passing on him.
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BoKnows81 wrote: Sun Apr 26, 2026 10:36 am The Athletic Football Show’s Dave Helman believes Bills WR Skyler Bell could be “Ja’Marr Chase lite” in the NFL.

Taken by Buffalo with the 125th pick in the 2026 draft, Bell — a hyper-productive wideout at UConn — joins DJ Moore, Khalil Shakir, Josh Palmer, and Keon Coleman in an underwhelming receivers room. Bell, Helman said, enters the NFL with a multifaceted skill set that is highly valued among most NFL front offices. “This is probably the most reckless thing I’ll say on this show,” Helman said. “This is Ja’Marr Chase lite. He’s a freak athlete, he’s explosive, but he’s very powerful and strong. And watching him, I was just like, obviously, he’s not Ja’Marr Chase ... but he does all that type of stuff. He can take it to the house. He can just body people out of the way. He can high point the ball. If I was trying to get Ja’Marr Chase’s skillset on late day two or even into day three, I’m all the way in on this guy.” Helman wasn’t along in his praise of Bell, who last season was second among all college wideouts in yards per route run. Ryan Fowler of NBC Sports Philadelphia said in March that Bell, 23, was close to a Round One prospect. The Bills took him late on the third day of the draft.


But you know, i was on his nuts n all :smirk:
We will regret passing on him.
I am good with the Washington pick. Bell is small framed and is never going to break tackles. Not really great against press coverage as a result of his frame. Chase comparison may be a stretch. Washington has the three skill sets that will help Mendoza, he runs lightening fast, blocks very well and catches the ball extremely well. But either guy would have been fine for me but I know why they went Washington and I agree with the pick overall. Next year we can focus on Mendoza's number one target. And that timing will make sense because by then Mendoza will have the game speed down.
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Attyla wrote: Sun Apr 26, 2026 10:49 am I am good with the Washington pick. Bell is small framed and is never going to break tackles. Not really great against press coverage as a result of his frame. Chase comparison may be a stretch. Washington has the three skill sets that will help Mendoza, he runs lightening fast, blocks very well and catches the ball extremely well. But either guy would have been fine for me but I know why they went Washington and I agree with the pick overall. Next year we can focus on Mendoza's number one target. And that timing will make sense because by then Mendoza will have the game speed down.
Agree on Washington and also we'll know a lot more during this camp about Thornton and Bech's future here. Spy drafted them with some sense of knowledge as to what they can (hopefully) become.
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rcraider wrote: Sun Apr 26, 2026 12:16 am Well as expected Diego Pavia went undrafted and is still unsigned, fans trolling him mercilessly over his sad draft party photo
So what's the story on this guy? He a d**k or something?
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Attyla wrote: Sun Apr 26, 2026 10:49 am I am good with the Washington pick. Bell is small framed and is never going to break tackles. Not really great against press coverage as a result of his frame. Chase comparison may be a stretch. Washington has the three skill sets that will help Mendoza, he runs lightening fast, blocks very well and catches the ball extremely well. But either guy would have been fine for me but I know why they went Washington and I agree with the pick overall. Next year we can focus on Mendoza's number one target. And that timing will make sense because by then Mendoza will have the game speed down.
Yea I'd take Bell 100 out of 100 times over Washington. WR usually gets the nod since their NFL lifespan is longer. I like Washington but his pass protection and fumbles worry me.
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BoKnows81 wrote: Sun Apr 26, 2026 3:46 pm Yea I'd take Bell 100 out of 100 time over Washington. WR usually gets the nod since their NFL lifespan is longer. I like Washington but his pass protection and fumbles worry me.
I know we're not running outside zone exclusively but another knock on Washington is that he's not ideal fit for it
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Pavia invited to the Ravens "mini" camp. How fitting
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BoKnows81 wrote: Sun Apr 26, 2026 3:46 pm Yea I'd take Bell 100 out of 100 times over Washington. WR usually gets the nod since their NFL lifespan is longer. I like Washington but his pass protection and fumbles worry me.
his blocking issues are way overblown. his fumbles? That ids a correctible issue most the time
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Have any of The Raiders rookies signed their contract yet?
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RickRyb wrote: Thu Apr 30, 2026 10:45 pm Have any of The Raiders rookies signed their contract yet?
The answer is yes. A good amount so far

https://www.raiders.com/content/
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