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  • Gravespire DRAFTING FOR THE
    Cardinals
Draft Selections
Kelvin Banks Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 8 RND: 1 (ARI)
Kelvin Banks Jr.
OT Texas
Aeneas Peebles Head Shot
PICK: 40 RND: 2 (ARI)
Aeneas Peebles
DT Virginia Tech
Tyler Van Dyke Head Shot
PICK: 72 RND: 3 (ARI)
Tyler Van Dyke
QB Wisconsin
Jared Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 109 RND: 4 (ARI)
Jared Wilson
C Georgia
Preston Stone Head Shot
PICK: 136 RND: 5 (ARI)
Preston Stone
QB SMU
J. Michael Sturdivant Head Shot
PICK: 168 RND: 6 (ARI)
J. Michael Sturdivant
WR UCLA
Jabbar Muhammad Head Shot
PICK: 200 RND: 7 (ARI)
Jabbar Muhammad
CB Oregon
Draft Picks Received
Jared Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 109 RND: 4 (TB)
Jared Wilson
C Georgia
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (TB)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (TB)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Kyle Monangai Head Shot
PICK: 104 RND: 4 (TB)
Kyle Monangai
RB Rutgers
Draft Grade — Cardinals
Overall C+
ValueF NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The Cardinals cashed the board's mistake on Muhammad: C+.

You build a draft on nights like this. Jabbar Muhammad had no business being available in Round 7, Pick 8, and the Cardinals did the only sane thing and turned in the card. The final tally is a middling C+.

If Van Dyke pans out, nobody remembers the price. If not, this is the pick they hear about. A whole weekend of picks and edge rusher is somehow still a want. Quarterback is handled and the depth chart looks a good deal healthier for it.

Not a disaster, not a triumph, just a middling class.

Pick Analysis
Pick8 Rnd1 Kelvin Banks Jr.
They took Kelvin Banks Jr. at par in pick 8, which is nothing to complain about. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick40 Rnd2 Aeneas Peebles
Aeneas Peebles at the 40th pick is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick72 Rnd3 Tyler Van Dyke
Tyler Van Dyke at No. 72 is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick109 Rnd4 Jared Wilson
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Jared Wilson well ahead of where he belonged. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick136 Rnd5 Preston Stone
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Preston Stone. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick168 Rnd6 J. Michael Sturdivant
Steal is underselling it; J. Michael Sturdivant at Round 6, Pick 8 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick200 Rnd7 Jabbar Muhammad
Jabbar Muhammad at pick No. 200 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. A minor itch, scratched.