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RUN ON NOV 26, 2025

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  • Gridirongeek DRAFTING FOR THE
    Cardinals
Draft Selections
Spencer Fano Head Shot
PICK: 9 RND: 1 (ARI)
Spencer Fano
OT Utah
Quincy Rhodes Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 43 RND: 2 (ARI)
Quincy Rhodes Jr.
DL-EDGE Arkansas
Jayden Maiava Head Shot
PICK: 71 RND: 3 (ARI)
Jayden Maiava
QB USC
Cayden Green Head Shot
PICK: 78 RND: 3 (ARI)
Cayden Green
OT Missouri
A.J. Haulcy Head Shot
PICK: 97 RND: 3 (ARI)
A.J. Haulcy
S LSU
Zachariah Branch Head Shot
PICK: 106 RND: 4 (ARI)
Zachariah Branch
WR Georgia
Hollywood Smothers Head Shot
PICK: 149 RND: 5 (ARI)
Hollywood Smothers
RB NC State
Austin Romaine Head Shot
PICK: 156 RND: 5 (ARI)
Austin Romaine
LB Kansas State
Gracen Halton Head Shot
PICK: 188 RND: 6 (ARI)
Gracen Halton
DL Oklahoma
DJ Harvey Head Shot
PICK: 222 RND: 7 (ARI)
DJ Harvey
CB USC
Draft Picks Received
Quincy Rhodes Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 43 RND: 2 (MIN)
Quincy Rhodes Jr.
DL-EDGE Arkansas
Cayden Green Head Shot
PICK: 78 RND: 3 (PIT)
Cayden Green
OT Missouri
A.J. Haulcy Head Shot
PICK: 97 RND: 3 (MIN)
A.J. Haulcy
S LSU
Austin Romaine Head Shot
PICK: 156 RND: 5 (PIT)
Austin Romaine
LB Kansas State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (PIT)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (MIN)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Anthony Hill Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 40 RND: 2 (MIN)
Anthony Hill Jr.
LB Texas
Players traded away
Head Shot
Kyler Murray
QB
Draft Grade — Cardinals
Overall D+
ValueB NeedB+ TradesF FutureA
The Cardinals let Maiava fall and pounced. Final grade: D+.

You can lose a draft before you make a pick. The Cardinals did it at the trade table, overpaying to chase players the board did not price nearly as high.

They covered a lot of ground and still skipped tight end, which is a strange place to end up. Reaching for Branch left real value on the table behind him.

Maiava falling to them is the kind of break a good board is built to catch.

A rough weekend that leaves the roster with more questions than answers.

Pick Analysis
Pick9 Rnd1 Spencer Fano
In the Round 1 slot they get a cornerstone up front. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick43 Rnd2 Quincy Rhodes Jr.
By-the-book stuff, Quincy Rhodes Jr. at Round 2, Pick 11 squarely in line with his ranking. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick71 Rnd3 Jayden Maiava
Jayden Maiava at slot 71 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick78 Rnd3 Cayden Green
A conviction pick on Cayden Green at the 78th pick that the board grades a round light. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick97 Rnd3 A.J. Haulcy
Somehow A.J. Haulcy was still sitting there in the 97th overall pick, and they pounced on premier safety value. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick106 Rnd4 Zachariah Branch
A reach on Zachariah Branch in No. 106; the board had better options right there. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick149 Rnd5 Hollywood Smothers
They liked Hollywood Smothers enough to skip the value, taking him in slot 149. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick156 Rnd5 Austin Romaine
Austin Romaine in pick No. 156 is a bargain the rest of the room will envy. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick188 Rnd6 Gracen Halton
Gracen Halton in the 188th pick is early enough to raise a brow, if not a full objection. The roster fit checks out.
Pick222 Rnd7 DJ Harvey
Nothing to complain about; DJ Harvey went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. A minor need, but a need all the same.