Las Vegas Raiders
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The Las Vegas Raiders formally have their franchise quarterback, choosing Fernando Mendoza, the gunslinging Heisman Trophy winner, with the primary general choose within the 2026 NFL Draft.
Let’s hold it a buck … everybody knew Vegas was going to choose the previous star Indiana QB — it was the worst-kept secret within the NFL — however now it is formally official.
Mendoza, 22, is coming off an unbelievable season at Indiana, the place he not solely led the Hoosiers to a nationwide title but in addition had immense private success, successful the coveted Heisman.
The hope in Sin Metropolis is that the Raiders lastly have their man at QB, after years of failing to search out the man to guide the franchise.
That they had the primary general choose in 2007, choosing JaMarcus Russell, which in the end was a flop.
In 2014, they once more tried to discover a sign caller within the draft, selecting Derek Carr with the thirty sixth general choice. Carr was good, not nice.
Since DC departed the org, they’ve began a hodgepodge of gamers, together with Aidan O’Connell, Jimmy Garoppolo, Gardner Minshew, and Geno Smith.
