Getty Las Vegas Raiders GM John Spytek. Many are treating it like a given that the Las Vegas Raiders will hold onto the No. 1 pick in the 2026 NFL Draft and select Indiana quarterback Fernando Mendoza . However, there remains a possibility that the team could consider trading the pick. There aren’t many assets more valuable than the No. 1 pick, especially when there’s a quarterback prospect like Mendoza declaring. The Raiders need a quarterback badly, but perhaps they could use the No. 1 pick