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jeffreystacie'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON FEB 20, 2026

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  • jeffreystacie DRAFTING FOR THE
    Cardinals
Draft Selections
Mansoor Delane Head Shot
PICK: 12 RND: 1 (ARI)
Mansoor Delane
CB LSU
Caleb Lomu Head Shot
PICK: 20 RND: 1 (ARI)
Caleb Lomu
OT Utah
Genesis Smith Head Shot
PICK: 65 RND: 3 (ARI)
Genesis Smith
S Arizona
Jake Golday Head Shot
PICK: 104 RND: 4 (ARI)
Jake Golday
OLB Cincinnati
Parker Brailsford Head Shot
PICK: 131 RND: 4 (ARI)
Parker Brailsford
C Alabama
CJ Daniels Head Shot
PICK: 141 RND: 5 (ARI)
CJ Daniels
WR Miami
Kaleb Elarms-Orr Head Shot
PICK: 181 RND: 6 (ARI)
Kaleb Elarms-Orr
LB TCU
Jeremiah Wright Head Shot
PICK: 217 RND: 7 (ARI)
Jeremiah Wright
OG Auburn
Diego Pavia Head Shot
PICK: 226 RND: 7 (ARI)
Diego Pavia
QB Vanderbilt
Draft Picks Received
Mansoor Delane Head Shot
PICK: 12 RND: 1 (DAL)
Mansoor Delane
CB LSU
Caleb Lomu Head Shot
PICK: 20 RND: 1 (DAL)
Caleb Lomu
OT Utah
Parker Brailsford Head Shot
PICK: 131 RND: 4 (NE)
Parker Brailsford
C Alabama
Diego Pavia Head Shot
PICK: 226 RND: 7 (CIN)
Diego Pavia
QB Vanderbilt
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (CIN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (DAL)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (DAL)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (CIN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (NE)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (CIN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (CIN)
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Draft Picks Traded
Jeremiyah Love Head Shot
PICK: 3 RND: 1 (DAL)
Jeremiyah Love
RB Notre Dame
Dontay Corleone Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (CIN)
Dontay Corleone
DT Cincinnati
Players Gained
Head Shot
Tyler Guyton
OT
Draft Grade — Cardinals
Overall B+
ValueB- NeedB TradesB+ FutureA+
The Cardinals robbed the room for Golday. Final grade: B+.

The board owed the Cardinals one, and it paid up: Jake Golday, the No. 64 name on the board, sitting there at pick 104 like a gift left on the doorstep. Good, not great, and the B+ says as much.

Smith has a lot of ground to make up just to look fairly priced. They punted on running back, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest. Small wins on the phones, but wins all the same.

On the needs board they went 5 of 8, with quarterback the one that mattered most.

Good work on the whole, with running back the one box left unchecked.

Pick Analysis
Pick12 Rnd1 Mansoor Delane
In No. 12 they get an island corner at fair value.
Pick20 Rnd1 Caleb Lomu
In slot 20 they get a blindside protector, though they paid up to get him. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick65 Rnd3 Genesis Smith
Genesis Smith at the 65th overall pick is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick104 Rnd4 Jake Golday
A top-tier edge rusher at a bargain, Jake Golday in the 104th pick, plain and simple. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick131 Rnd4 Parker Brailsford
A tidy bit of business in the Round 4 slot, where Parker Brailsford graded well above the range. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick141 Rnd5 CJ Daniels
CJ Daniels at pick No. 141 is money in the bank, a wide receiver taken below his worth. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick181 Rnd6 Kaleb Elarms-Orr
They took Kaleb Elarms-Orr at par in pick 181, which is nothing to complain about. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick217 Rnd7 Jeremiah Wright
Jeremiah Wright at Round 7, Pick 1 nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick226 Rnd7 Diego Pavia
They liked Diego Pavia enough to skip the value, taking him in the 226th pick. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.