Getty Indiana quarterback Fernando Mendoza. As the 2026 NFL Draft gets closer, it seems more and more likely that the Las Vegas Raiders select Indiana quarterback Fernando Mendoza with the No. 1 pick. He’s mostly been the consensus No. 1 quarterback in the draft class, but there’s recently been some pushback. Pundits like Dan Orlovsky and Todd McShay have floated the notion that Alabama quarterback Ty Simpson is a better prospect. Now, those two based that on the tape from the first half of the