It will be six years of the Raiders in Las Vegas and this will probably be the most exciting season they will experience in Nevada. They have the first overall pick in the Draft and everything indicates that Fernando Mendoza of Indiana University will be the one chosen to guide the Raiders into a new era. But Fernando is not the only attraction.
Ashton Jeanty will only be in his second year of contract, Brock Bowers in his third, Maxx Crosby is still one of the best defensive players, they have 8 picks in the 2026 NFL Draft and more than 80 million dollars to put together a competitive team.
In recent years we have seen how a rookie quarterback can dramatically and quickly change the perception of a team and even how he can become a candidate for everything from one season to the next, we saw it with CJ Stroud in 2023 and with Jayden Daniels in 2024, Fernando Mendoza has that same aura, which is why it will be vital that the General Manager, John Spytek, gets 100% right in the election of the new Head Coach that could start a brilliant era in the history of the teams. Raiders.
