The Heartwarming Reason Projected #1 Pick Fernando Mendoza Won’t Be At The NFL Draft

He won’t be in Pittsburgh…but it’s for the best possible reason. The 2026 NFL Draft kicks off tonight at 8 PM eastern, and there’s not a whole lot of drama surrounding who’s going to be the top overall pick. Indiana quarterback Fernando Mendoza is pretty much guaranteed to picked at #1 by the Las Vegas Raiders, who are in desperate need of a quarterback after moving on from Geno Smith following the 2025 season. The Raiders signed Kirk Cousins to […] The post The Heartwarming Reason Projected #1 Pick Fernando Mendoza Won’t Be At The NFL Draft first appeared on Whiskey Riff.