2026 Las Vegas Raiders Mock Draft: 7-Round Projection
Draft Capital: 6 picks | Overall Grade: B+ Last Updated: September 07, 2026Overview
Las Vegas Raiders enter the 2026 NFL Draft with 6 selections. Biggest needs: Wide Receiver, Cornerback, IOL.
Complete Draft Class:Clemson
— Grade C
Baylor
— Grade C-
Penn State
— Grade C-
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Complete Pick-by-Pick Analysis
Pick #5 - Las Vegas Raiders: Jeremiah Smith, Wide Receiver, Ohio State
Rank: #1 overall | Grade: A+ Why This Pick:Wide receiver sits at the top of Las Vegas's need list, and Jeremiah Smith is the top-ranked prospect in the entire class falling to them at pick five, a genuine slide rather than a reach. Three quarterbacks and a cornerback came off the board ahead of him, so the Raiders aren't reaching for need, they're just taking the best player available who happens to fill their biggest hole. This is as close to a no-brainer as a draft board produces.
The Fit:Smith gives Las Vegas a true X-receiver who can win against any leverage, tracks the deep ball as well as anyone in recent college memory, and turns short throws into long gains with violent after-catch running. At 6'3', 223 pounds with a 4.32 forty, he immediately becomes the clear WR1 in the room and a coverage-altering presence. The concerns, an inconsistent blocking effort and a soft-tissue injury history that already cost him snaps as a sophomore, are manageable trade-offs for a receiver scouts compare to Julio Jones and Ja'Marr Chase.
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Pick #41 - Las Vegas Raiders: Kade Pieper, IOL, Iowa
Rank: #45 overall | Grade: B Why This Pick:Critical need filled. Las Vegas Raiders desperately needed IOL help (need #3), and Kade Pieper was the best available at this spot. This pick addresses an immediate roster weakness.
The Fit:Kade Pieper brings immediate impact to Las Vegas Raiders. Pieper is one of the more intriguing trench prospects on the 2027 radar, a redshirt junior interior lineman from Norfolk, Nebraska who broke out as Iowa's full-time right guard in 2025 after playing just 108 snaps as a roughly 275-pound backup the pr... His best trait—elite-level explosive athlete for the position, with a reported 4.13 shuttle and 37.4-inch vertical—fits perfectly with what this team needs. Projects as a Tyler Linderbaum (Renner's stated comp-type player at the NFL level.
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Pick #69 - Las Vegas Raiders: Jamari Sharpe, Cornerback, Indiana
Rank: #69 overall | Grade: B- Why This Pick:Critical need filled. Las Vegas Raiders desperately needed Cornerback help (need #2), and Jamari Sharpe was the best available at this spot. This pick addresses an immediate roster weakness.
The Fit:Jamari Sharpe brings immediate impact to Las Vegas Raiders. Jamari Sharpe is a rangy field corner who won a starting job opposite All-American D'Angelo Ponds and started all 15 games on Indiana's 2025 College Football Playoff national championship defense. He is a converted wide receiver from Miami who did no... His best trait—high-level zone instincts with eyes to read the quarterback and drive on throws—fits perfectly with what this team needs. Projects as a Kyler Gordon (zone-first ball-hawking corner with playmaking juice, reasoning)-type player at the NFL level.
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Pick #101: Corey Myrick (Safety,Clemson
) - Grade C. Day 3 value pick. Depth addition with special teams potential.
Pick #133: DJ Lagway (Quarterback,Baylor
) - Grade C-. Day 3 value pick. Depth addition with special teams potential.
Pick #165: Tony Rojas (Outside Linebacker,Penn State
) - Grade C-. Day 3 value pick. Depth addition with special teams potential.
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Draft Class Summary
Overall Grade: B+ | 6 positions addressed across 6 picks.---