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ArthurVikes'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON JAN 22, 2026

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01/14/26 [2]

  • ArthurVikes DRAFTING FOR THE
    Cardinals
Draft Selections
Francis Mauigoa Head Shot
PICK: 3 RND: 1 (ARI)
Francis Mauigoa
OT Miami
Colton Hood Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (ARI)
Colton Hood
CB Tennessee
Michael Taaffe Head Shot
PICK: 65 RND: 3 (ARI)
Michael Taaffe
S Texas
Jake Golday Head Shot
PICK: 104 RND: 4 (ARI)
Jake Golday
OLB Cincinnati
CJ Daniels Head Shot
PICK: 141 RND: 5 (ARI)
CJ Daniels
WR Miami
Rayshaun Benny Head Shot
PICK: 181 RND: 6 (ARI)
Rayshaun Benny
DL Michigan
Gunner Stockton Head Shot
PICK: 217 RND: 7 (ARI)
Gunner Stockton
QB Georgia
Draft Grade — Cardinals
Overall B
ValueB NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
Larceny in the 104th pick lands the Cardinals a B, Golday and all.

This is the pick they will still be bragging about in July: Jake Golday, the No. 79 name on the board, stolen at pick 104. More right than wrong, and a B to match.

If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through running back. They left with quarterback solved and the rest of the wish list mostly ticked off.

Building through the lines is a philosophy, and they stuck to it.

Not a headline-grabber, but a perfectly good weekend's work.

Pick Analysis
Pick3 Rnd1 Francis Mauigoa
In No. 3 they get a long-term starter on the line. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick34 Rnd2 Colton Hood
A clean, defensible pick in the 34th pick with a little surplus value in Colton Hood. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick65 Rnd3 Michael Taaffe
Value with a capital V on Michael Taaffe in pick 65, a genuine coup. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick104 Rnd4 Jake Golday
Circle this one: Jake Golday at slot 104 is a fall that decides a draft. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick141 Rnd5 CJ Daniels
A quiet steal in pick No. 141: CJ Daniels for less than the market said. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick181 Rnd6 Rayshaun Benny
They did well to land Rayshaun Benny in Round 6, Pick 2, just ahead of his grade. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick217 Rnd7 Gunner Stockton
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Gunner Stockton at the Round 7 slot is the proof. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.