Raiders, Tom Brady and Fernando Mendoza
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Should the quarterback go first overall, it would allow him to work closely with Raiders minority owner Tom Brady.
The Las Vegas Raiders finished bottom of a stacked AFC West in 2025. A 3-14 record was good enough for the No. 1 pick in a division that also includes the Denver Broncos, Los Angeles Chargers, and
Tom Brady’s presence looms so large in the Raiders’ facilities, one Las Vegas player actually referred to the former NFL quarterback as a team “overseer.” Darnay Holmes didn’t try to sugarcoat the matter when talking about Brady’s role within the Raiders’ organization during a sitdown interview with The California Post last week,