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Fernando Mendoza Already Earned Number One Without Throwing a Single Combine Pass

Fernando Mendoza skipped the Combine, the critics woke up, and none of it matters. A 72nd-ranked recruit who went 16-0, won the Heisman, and ran in the national championship-winning touchdown already made his case. The Raiders know it. The market knows it. The question is whether you trust your eyes.

By Rook Calloway · 3 min read