Yahoo Fantasy Forecast on Fernando Mendoza

PodcastPreseason Week 1 recap: Fantasy winners, losers and risersAugust 17, 2026

From the episode

He went full field progression, one, two, three, to this backside return to Ian Thomas to set them up then at the six-yard line for a third and goal. And then he fires it in there to our guy Jack Besch for the touchdown

Mentioned at 16:39 – 20:18

STACKED’s take

Positive signalProjection

Mendoza looked sharp and ready to play in the Raiders' offense

Fernando Mendoza looked sharp in his preseason debut, demonstrating the ability to rip passes outside the numbers and execute full-field progressions in the Kubiak offense. Despite the Raiders' public commitment to Kirk Cousins, Mendoza appears ready to play immediately.