{"id":834690,"date":"2026-03-26T11:34:20","date_gmt":"2026-03-26T11:34:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/834690\/"},"modified":"2026-03-26T11:34:20","modified_gmt":"2026-03-26T11:34:20","slug":"las-vegas-raiders-hint-at-fernando-mendoza-move-as-top-30-visit-date-is-revealed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/834690\/","title":{"rendered":"Las Vegas Raiders hint at Fernando Mendoza move as top 30 visit date is revealed"},"content":{"rendered":"

THE LAS VEGAS RAIDERS have taken another step towards drafting star college quarterback Fernando Mendoza.<\/p>\n

Mendoza, 22,<\/a> is widely considered to be the 2026 NFL draft<\/a>\u2018s top prospect as we enter the final month before the ceremony.<\/p>\n

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Fernando Mendoza has been given his date for a visit to the Las Vegas RaidersCredit: Getty<\/p>\n

The Raiders hold the first pick of the upcoming draftCredit: Getty<\/p>\n

And with the Raiders<\/a> holding onto the first pick, there has been significant speculation that Mendoza could start his professional career at the Allegiant Stadium.<\/p>\n

Now the team has taken the next step on that journey, having booked Mendoza in for a Top 30 visit in two weeks, per reports from Ian Rapoport<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The Indiana Hoosiers play caller is also set to take part in the university\u2019s Pro Day the week prior.<\/p>\n

If there are any lingering doubts as to the CFP National Champion and Heisman winner\u2019s credentials, he now has two chances to put them to bed.<\/p>\n

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Jerry Jones makes huge Cowboys trade offer for Maxx Crosby to the Raiders<\/p>\n

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Mendoza\u2019s emergence as an elite quarterback has come at the perfect time for the Raiders.<\/p>\n

The Nevadans slumped to a 3-14 losing record last season, and their problem area was clear.<\/p>\n

The team put up the worst offensive yards per game rate of any NFL<\/a> side last season.<\/p>\n

That wasn\u2019t helped by the poor performances of starting quarterback Geno Smith, who threw a league-high 17 interceptions on the season.<\/p>\n

He was traded to the New York Jets<\/a> earlier this month, while backup quarterback Kenny Pickett left the team for the Carolina Panthers<\/a>.<\/p>\n

That leaves 27-year-old Aidan O\u2019Connell as the only name on the depth chart at the position.<\/p>\n

It is clear that the Raiders will need to invest heavily behind the ball to change their fortunes this season.<\/p>\n

But the biggest transfer saga of their offseason has been on defense.<\/p>\n

Star pass rusher Maxx Crosby<\/a> has been the talk of the trade scene after his anticipated exit to the Baltimore Ravens<\/a> fell through earlier this month due to a knee issue found in his medical exam<\/a>.<\/p>\n

He is now believed to have admirers<\/a> in Jerry Jones<\/a>\u2018 Dallas Cowboys<\/a>, but it is still not clear where he will be by the time the season begins.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"THE LAS VEGAS RAIDERS have taken another step towards drafting star college quarterback Fernando Mendoza. Mendoza, 22, is…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":834691,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2065],"tags":[7,2643,1744,393,2455,2454,6,15,525],"class_list":{"0":"post-834690","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-las-vegas-raiders","8":"tag-football","9":"tag-indiana-hoosiers-football","10":"tag-las-vegas","11":"tag-las-vegas-raiders","12":"tag-lasvegas","13":"tag-lasvegasraiders","14":"tag-nfl","15":"tag-nfl-draft","16":"tag-raiders"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nfl\/116295270788005441","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/834690","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=834690"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/834690\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/834691"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=834690"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=834690"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=834690"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}