The Las Vegas Raiders took quarterback Fernando Mendoza with the No. 1 pick in the NFL draft on Thursday, hoping the Heisman Trophy winner can help revive a franchise that has missed the playoffs for the past four seasons.
Mendoza was widely expected to go first overall after leading Indiana to the college football national championship and bagging the Heisman Trophy as college football's top player.
He led the Hoosiers to an unbeaten campaign and their first national title, completing 273 of 379 passes for 3,535 yards and 41 touchdowns with only six interceptions.
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