pj_doucette'S MOCK DRAFT

pj_doucette'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON APR 3, 2026

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pj_doucette DRAFTING FOR THE
Cardinals

PICK: 3 RND: 1 (ARI)

Francis Mauigoa

OT Miami

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PICK: 34 RND: 2 (ARI)

Colton Hood

CB Tennessee

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PICK: 65 RND: 3 (ARI)

Michael Taaffe

S Texas

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PICK: 104 RND: 4 (ARI)

Ted Hurst

WR Georgia State

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PICK: 143 RND: 5 (ARI)

DeMonte Capehart

DT Clemson

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PICK: 183 RND: 6 (ARI)

Matt Gulbin

C Michigan State

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PICK: 217 RND: 7 (ARI)

Cole Payton

QB North Dakota State

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Overall B

ValueB NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-

The Cardinals let Payton fall and pounced. Final grade: B.

The rest of the league will want that one back. Cole Payton tumbling to the Cardinals in No. 217 is a gift they did not have to think twice about. More right than wrong, and a B to match.

For all the activity, edge rusher went untouched, which is hard to explain. Quarterback was the priority and it is no longer a question, which is most of the job.

The trenches got the money picks, top to bottom.

A competent weekend that does not make headlines and does not need to.

Pick3 Rnd1 Francis Mauigoa

In slot 3 they get a blindside protector at fair value. Exactly the need they had to hit.

Pick34 Rnd2 Colton Hood

They let Colton Hood come to them and pounced at pick No. 34. A minor need, but a need all the same.

Pick65 Rnd3 Michael Taaffe

A market-rate safety, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Michael Taaffe. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.

Pick104 Rnd4 Ted Hurst

Ted Hurst slipping to Round 4, Pick 4 is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.

Pick143 Rnd5 DeMonte Capehart

DeMonte Capehart in the 143rd pick is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.