Raiders haven't helped Fernando Mendoza in one key area
It seems like Vegas would prioritize this more.
Raiders haven't helped Fernando Mendoza in one key area originally appeared on The Sporting News . Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here . The Las Vegas Raiders have their franchise quarterback, Fernando Mendoza.
But after taking the Indiana QB with the No. 1 overall pick in the 2026 NFL Draft, there's one thing still lacking in Vegas. Simply put: The Raiders haven't grown their wide receiver room.
Mendoza will have star TE Brock Bowers to throw to. He's also got supremely talented RB Ashton Jeanty with him. But at receiver?
It's not quite the same. "The Raiders have wide receivers, but no one is established as a No. 1 option," ESPN's Aaron Schatz wrote in a new article on Thursday in which he named "outside wide receiver" as the Raiders' biggest remaining need.