Ziti13'S MOCK DRAFT

Ziti13'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON JAN 11, 2026

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  • Ziti13 DRAFTING FOR THE
    Cardinals
Draft Selections
Francis Mauigoa Head Shot
PICK: 3 RND: 1 (ARI)
Francis Mauigoa
OT Miami
Christen Miller Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (ARI)
Christen Miller
DL Georgia
Jake Slaughter Head Shot
PICK: 65 RND: 3 (ARI)
Jake Slaughter
C Florida
Zakee Wheatley Head Shot
PICK: 104 RND: 4 (ARI)
Zakee Wheatley
S Penn State
Bryce Lance Head Shot
PICK: 141 RND: 5 (ARI)
Bryce Lance
WR North Dakota State
Drew Allar Head Shot
PICK: 183 RND: 6 (ARI)
Drew Allar
QB Penn State
Josh Moten Head Shot
PICK: 217 RND: 7 (ARI)
Josh Moten
CB Southern Miss
Draft Grade — Cardinals
Overall B
ValueB NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The Cardinals let Wheatley fall and pounced. Final grade: B.

Thirty-one other rooms let Zakee Wheatley slide, and the Cardinals were the ones holding the card at the 104th pick. Highway robbery.

If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through edge rusher. Quarterback was the priority and it is no longer a question, which is most of the job.

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

In sum, a sensible class that nudges the roster the right way.

Pick Analysis
Pick3 Rnd1 Francis Mauigoa
No edge and no loss on Francis Mauigoa in slot 3; it is a wash and a sensible one. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick34 Rnd2 Christen Miller
A reasonable price with a little left over, Christen Miller in pick 34. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick65 Rnd3 Jake Slaughter
They barely believed it either: Jake Slaughter still on the board at No. 65. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick104 Rnd4 Zakee Wheatley
A safety of that caliber at Round 4, Pick 4 is the definition of value, full stop. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick141 Rnd5 Bryce Lance
They let Bryce Lance come to them and pounced at pick No. 141. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick183 Rnd6 Drew Allar
They robbed the room for Drew Allar here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick217 Rnd7 Josh Moten
A tidy little value on Josh Moten in the Round 7 slot, a step better than break-even. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.