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January's national title game helped, but the Raiders weren't sold on Fernando Mendoza just yet. Rich Janzaruk / Herald-Times / Imagn Images Fernando Mendoza had been a future Raider since Jan. 4, the ...

INDIANAPOLIS — Moments after Fernando Mendoza arrived for his formal visit with the Raiders at the scouting combine this week, someone handed him a phone. The voice that greeted him on the other end ...

Not everybody's mother fuels their purpose while providing the foundation for his or her best attribute. For Las Vegas Raiders quarterback Fernando Mendoza, taken first overall in the 2026 NFL Draft, ...

Fernando Mendoza is expected to be the No. 1 pick to the Las Vegas Raiders. Michael Hickey / Getty Images Quarterback Fernando Mendoza famously updated his LinkedIn after leading Indiana to its first ...

Fernando Mendoza is the NFL’s 2026 No. 1 overall pick, after the Las Vegas Raiders made the defining move of selecting former Indiana Hoosiers football quarterback as their most important quarterback ...

The Jets are exhausting all their options at quarterback this offseason. They own the No. 2 overall selection in the 2026 NFL Draft, but Indiana QB Fernando Mendoza likely won't be an option when the ...

INDIANAPOLIS -- Back in the state where he helped deliver the Hoosiers' first national championship, Indiana quarterback Fernando Mendoza spoke about his next goal: trying to become the No. 1 pick in ...

April 24 - The Las Vegas Raiders selected Indiana quarterback Fernando Mendoza with the No. 1 pick in the 2026 NFL Draft on Thursday, confident the Heisman Trophy winner and national champion just ...

The Heisman Trophy winner had a storybook rise, following Tom Brady’s methods long before it became clear they would join forces with the Raiders. When you look at his résumé, Fernando Mendoza doesn’t ...