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Fernando Mendoza Las Vegas Raiders · #15

Quarterback · 6' 5", 225 lbs · Miami, FL · Age 23

Fernando Mendoza is a Quarterback for the Las Vegas Raiders, drafted 1st overall, 2026.

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Las Vegas Raiders · #15 · Quarterback

Fernando Mendoza

Season avg— · no seasons on record yet

Career avg— · career line pending

Live win probabilitySeason

No scheduled game — showing season pace. Illustrative.

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Scouting report

Fernando Mendoza — the report card

Read his whole game at a glance, then dive into any skill. Grades are percentiles vs every active player at his position.

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Quarterback · Rotation piece · Impact 50

Fernando Mendoza is a Quarterback for the Las Vegas Raiders, drafted 1st overall, 2026.

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Offense

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Defense

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Feel / IQ

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Playmaking

Below average creator

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Scoring

Below average scorer

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Rebounding

Below average on the glass

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3PT / spacing

Below average spacing

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Perimeter D

Below average on the perimeter

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Paint / rim D

Below average at the rim

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Clutch

Below average late

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Athleticism

Below average tools

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Basketball IQ

Reads the game

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Durability

Availability

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Act II

Where Fernando Mendoza stands

Live ladders from the Balladex models, and what he's chasing. Rankings recompute nightly from real production, accolades, and search demand.

The laddersmodel · recomputes nightly

Jared Goff Detroit Lions▬

29%

Bryce Young Carolina Panthers▬

23%

Brock Purdy San Francisco 49ers▬

22%

Tyler Shough New Orleans Saints▬

11%

Kirk Cousins Las Vegas Raiders▬

✦ Balladex Consensus: #1596 of 1982 — a blend of the Impact index, current production, career résumé and live search demand. Recomputes as the data does.

Futures & chases

—MVP odds

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Career scoring average0.0 ppg

Seasons in the index0

Accolades on file0

Stat explorer

Fernando Mendoza — every number, three levels deep

Headline → metric → the raw history behind it. Real career data; tracking-only metrics labeled.

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Scoring

0.0 PPG

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Playmaking

0.0 APG

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Rebounding

0.0 RPG

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Shooting

— 3P%

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The engine

How the model sees Fernando Mendoza

Projection = recency-weighted per-season production, nudged along a position aging curve, banded by his year-to-year volatility. No black box — every number shows its work.

Projected next season confidence

Bands widen as confidence drops. Derived live from the real 0-season history below.

What moves the production line vs last season

Everything it reads

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0 seasons of per-minute rates

every box line, minutes-normalized

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Recency × games-played weight

recent, healthy seasons anchor the baseline

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Weighted least-squares trend

his own trajectory, read season over season

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Per-stat aging curves

age 23 — applied per stat

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Live role context

usage & role shifts fold in when the feed is present

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Durability signal

GP last 3: — → games & confidence

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The real history it trains onsource: Pro-Football-Reference / ESPN · verified

Fernando Mendoza career stats, season by season

Source: Pro-Football-Reference. Backtested against completed player-seasons in the index. The same engine powers the report-card percentiles and the DNA radar — one model, asked different questions. Illustrative.

Act III

The Lab

Every number, live and interactive. Real career data; models labeled.

Gold = award / milestone season · hover any bar. Real season totals.

Player DNA + compssimilarity model

Closest comps

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Context

Are the Las Vegas Raiders built to win?

Team projection rolled up from the roster + last-season baselines — and what it means for his role.

15–67proj record

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50off index

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Aggressive hedge & helpscheme

Roster delta · what changed

Aggressive hedge & help — Hedges hard on ball screens and rotates aggressive help from the weak side. Defensive anchors: Adam Butler, Aidan O'Connell.

How his role moves

Primary quarterback role on a team grading 50 offense / 8 defense. No calibrated baseline for this team yet — record is modeled.

Balladex Impact

50 of 99

Rotation piece tier.

Rarity

◆ Rated

Collectible tier.

Résumé

0 accolades

Career honors on file.

Act IV

The Ballad of Fernando Mendoza

Birth to now — the making of a legend, narrated and scored.

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The beginning

Fernando Mendoza is a Quarterback for the Las Vegas Raiders.

Las Vegas Raiders

Turning pro

Drafted 1st overall, 2026 as a Quarterback.

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Fernando Mendoza is a Las Vegas Raiders quarterback, drafted 1st overall, 2026.

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He has thrown for 0 yards and 0 touchdowns.

Where things stand

Where Mendoza goes from here.

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Mendoza's story

The documentary, narrated

Highlights

▶ Every Fernando Mendoza Pass and Rush Attempt from the 2026 Preseason ▶ Fernando Mendoza Heisman Highlights 🏆 Top Plays of 2025 CFB Season ▶ Every Fernando Mendoza Pass & Rush Attempt from Preseason Week 1 ▶ Fernando Mendoza's first preseason TD pass locates Jack Bech against Cardinals

Off the field

Measurables

Active

Height: 6' 5"
Weight: 225 lbs
Draft: 1st overall, 2026
Born: Miami, FL
Age: 23
Jersey: #15

Background

Fernando Mendoza is from Miami, FL and is 23 years old. He was drafted 1st overall, 2026 and plays quarterback at 6' 5", 225 lbs.

He has thrown for 0 yards and 0 touchdowns. Mendoza is currently on the Las Vegas Raiders roster.

The person

Fernando Mendoza is a developmental quarterback who has thrown for 0 yards and 0 touchdowns across his career.

Passing production0 career passing yards with 0 touchdowns and 0 interceptions.

First-round pedigree1st overall, 2026.

Verified profiles & sources

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FAQ

Fernando Mendoza — frequently asked

The questions people ask most about Fernando Mendoza, answered.

What position does Fernando Mendoza play?

Fernando Mendoza is a Quarterback for the Las Vegas Raiders.

When was Fernando Mendoza drafted?

Fernando Mendoza was drafted 1st overall, 2026.

How many seasons has Fernando Mendoza played?

This is his first season on record.

What are Fernando Mendoza's career stats?

He has thrown for 0 yards and 0 touchdowns.

Fernando Mendoza career stats & accolades are real, and team projections and recent-game home/away splits are computed from real production. DNA ratings, grades, tonight's projection, ladders, live win probability and simulator outputs are Balladex model output. Not affiliated with the NBA.

Fernando Mendoza Las Vegas Raiders · #15

Fernando Mendoza — the report card

Where Fernando Mendoza stands

Fernando Mendoza — every number, three levels deep

How the model sees Fernando Mendoza

Fernando Mendoza career stats, season by season

The Lab

Are the Las Vegas Raiders built to win?

The Ballad of Fernando Mendoza

The beginning

Turning pro

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Chapter

Where things stand

Off the field

Fernando Mendoza — frequently asked

Current role & opportunity

Weekly matchups

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