Fernando Mendoza

It was fantastic.

He gave me the message that he's going to push me and he's not going to be all lovey-dovey.

And that if the Raiders draft me, he is going to be –

a mentor and wants to pour into whatever quarterback the Raiders have, whether it's me, whether they draft somebody else, or like the Raiders, they also signed Kirk Cousins.

Well, if I'm lucky enough to go to the Raiders, I think it would be a great opportunity to be able to learn from someone who's had so much success throughout the years and who I think has a very similar playing style as me.

I've been able to watch his film.

There was two years ago where I watched all his Minnesota Vikings pass tape, every single pass where there was incomplete completion throughout the entire season, which is a lot because NFL is a lot of games.

But to be able to even learn from that.

Wait, wait, wait, wait.

So you went back and looked at all of his throws?

Yeah, this is actually funny enough.

This was maybe some foreshadowing, but this was a year ago when I was back in California.

And there were a couple comparisons on, hey, you play a little bit like Kirk Cousins, Sam Darnold, just from our NFL guys.

And so at that point, I was like, okay, let me watch these guys and see what they do, see what they do good and see what they need improvement on.

And so in this aspect, it was for my free time.

I love watching NFL ball.

So after I was done with my process, I would watch 30 minutes or an hour of Kirk Cousins or Sam Darnold.

And this past year, it was Matthew Stafford.

Not saying I play like Matthew Stafford, but just someone great to learn from.

And those experiences have helped me a lot, especially getting adjusted to the college games and to see how quarterbacks process the defense.