Holder’s ‘my guy’ at every position Las Vegas Raiders need in 2026 NFL draft

FORT WORTH, TX - SEPTEMBER 13: TCU Horned Frogs safety Bud Clark (21) returns a fumble that gets called back during the game between the TCU Horned Frogs and the Abilene Christian Wildcats on September 13, 2025 at Amon G. Carter Stadium in Fort Worth, Texas. (Photo by Matthew Pearce/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) | Icon Sportswire via Getty Images When John Spytek meets with his scouting staff for the final time before the 2026 NFL draft, each scout will have one last opportunity to pound the table for prospects they want the Las Vegas Raiders to take.

While I won’t be in that room and Spytek, undoubtedly, doesn’t care about my opinion, it’s time for me to do a similar exercise with the Silver and Black Pride community since we’re days away from the draft. So, below is a look at “my guy” for every position that the Raiders need heading into next weekend, except for quarterback, since the black Fernando Mendoza Raiders jersey is probably already sewn together. The goal here is to focus on players who are further down on most draft boards, as potential Day 2 or 3 options.

All draft projections below are via NFL Mock Draft Database’s consensus big board and as of April 15. Free Safety: Bud Clark Draft Projection: 86th, 3rd Round I dove pretty heavily into this year’s safety class , and Clark stood out as the best pure free safety that the Raiders could get on Day 2, assuming Caleb Downs, Dillon Thieneman and Emmanuel McNeil-Warren come off the board on Thursday night. I’m a fan of A.

J. Haulcy , too, but I think Haulcy is more of a versatile safety than a true backend defender, and I like the value of Clark at 67 more than the LSU product at 36. Plus, the former Horned Frog’s 15 career interceptions would help solve one of the secondary’s biggest problems.