US EditionIndiana football QB Fernando Mendoza goes No. 1 overall to Las Vegas
Mendoza completed a 16-0 title run at Indiana and is set to earn $54 million over four years, the Raiders said.
- On Thursday, the Las Vegas Raiders selected Indiana quarterback Fernando Mendoza with the No. 1 overall pick in the 2026 NFL Draft held in Pittsburgh.
- Following a 3-14 finish last season, the Raiders fired head coach Pete Carroll and hired Klint Kubiak to lead a franchise rebuild centered on securing a long-term quarterback.
- Mendoza completed 72.0 percent of his passes for 3,535 yards and 41 touchdowns last season, leading the Indiana Hoosiers to their first national championship with a perfect 16-0 record.
- The Raiders signed veteran Kirk Cousins to bridge the quarterback position, while minority owner Tom Brady will mentor Mendoza. "I'm ecstatic for the opportunity," Mendoza said of joining the franchise.
- Las Vegas has not won a playoff game in 24 years, making Mendoza the centerpiece of efforts to restore competitiveness to a franchise struggling with a quarterback drought.
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The player precedes the conquest of the title of university champion with the Indiana Hoosiers.
The life of 'quarterback' Fernando Mendoza has been full of unexpected events not so much: he has made college football champion to a losing team, the Indiana Hoosiers; he has raised the Heisman trophy, the university MVP and has become a recognized star throughout the U.S. What everyone took for granted was that this Thursday he would become number one in the NFL draft: the Raiders of Las Vegas, who had the first election after a regrettable se…
Fernando Mendoza fue seleccionado número 1 en el draft 2026 de la NFL por los Raiders de Las Vegas
Por Jacob Lev, CNN Fernando Mendoza ha tenido unos últimos 12 meses destacados y el joven de 22 años sumó otro hito este jueves a su currículum en constante crecimiento: convertirse en la primera selección del draft de la NFL. Los Raiders de Las Vegas eligieron al quarterback ganador del trofeo Heisman con la primera selección global. El joven de 22 años, que estaba viendo el draft en Coral Gables, Florida, junto con su familia, se emocionó cuan…
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