Dec. 4, 2025, 9:11 a.m. PT
Quarterback is as soon as once more an enormous want for the Raiders going into the offseason. Sure, the offseason continues to be a month or so away, however being that the Raiders have been formally eradicated from the playoffs final week, their offseason plans begin now.
Simply in time for that, Dane Brugler has put out his first 2026 mock draft during which he has the Raiders making an aggressive transfer to get their quarterback. However they are not the one ones.
At present the Raiders sit at fourth within the 2026 NFL Draft order and the Browns sit at 5. In Brugler’s mock, the Browns make a commerce with the Titans to get the primary general choose. They take Indiana’s Fernando Mendoza there. Then the Raiders make their transfer, buying and selling with the Giants to leap up two spots to quantity two to take Oregon’s Dante Moore.
Brugler explains his reasoning:
The Raiders’ acquisition of Geno Smith final offseason appeared sound on the time, but it surely hasn’t labored out. As with the Browns, it is sensible for the Raiders to be aggressive this offseason in the event that they see an opportunity to land a long-term resolution at an important place on the roster.
On this mock, Las Vegas trades up two spots — and jumps the Saints — to safe its quarterback.
Moore continues to be simply 20 years previous and may have fewer than 20 profession begins on his resume after this season. And, with Oregon’s NIL potential, he’ll even have loads of causes to remain in class. However may he move up a possible spot within the prime 5? I proceed to be impressed with the best way Moore has responded to all the things Oregon has placed on his plate this season. His command of the offense and pure accuracy as a passer are sturdy promoting factors for the quarterback he’ll grow to be within the NFL.
Getting a quarterback on this draft needs to be precedence primary for the Raiders. For years now they have been simply out of attain of touchdown one of many draft’s prime quarterbacks and have been apparently unwilling to make an aggressive sufficient supply to maneuver to to safe somebody.
This previous offseason, they acquired Geno Smith in commerce with the Seahawks and there was no QB value taking at sixth general.
Two years in the past, they sat at 13 general and watched the highest six quarterbacks come off the board forward of them, together with Oregon’s Bo Nix at quantity 12 to the rival Broncos. Nix has overwhelmed the Raiders in all three conferences with them and is about to face them once more this Sunday in Vegas.
The 12 months earlier than that, they took Tyree Wilson at seventh general whereas the elite draft QB expertise went 1-2.
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