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Stan93'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON APR 16, 2026

Cardinals 2026

  • Stan93 DRAFTING FOR THE
    Cardinals
Draft Selections
Arvell Reese Head Shot
PICK: 17 RND: 1 (ARI)
Arvell Reese
LB Ohio State
Cashius Howell Head Shot
PICK: 27 RND: 1 (ARI)
Cashius Howell
DE-EDGE Texas A&M
Dillon Thieneman Head Shot
PICK: 28 RND: 1 (ARI)
Dillon Thieneman
S Oregon
Makai Lemon Head Shot
PICK: 33 RND: 2 (ARI)
Makai Lemon
WR USC
Sonny Styles Head Shot
PICK: 35 RND: 2 (ARI)
Sonny Styles
LB Ohio State
Kayden McDonald Head Shot
PICK: 37 RND: 2 (ARI)
Kayden McDonald
DT Ohio State
Max Iheanachor Head Shot
PICK: 39 RND: 2 (ARI)
Max Iheanachor
OT Arizona State
Olaivavega Ioane Head Shot
PICK: 40 RND: 2 (ARI)
Olaivavega Ioane
OG Penn State
D'Angelo Ponds Head Shot
PICK: 41 RND: 2 (ARI)
D'Angelo Ponds
CB Indiana
Kenyon Sadiq Head Shot
PICK: 42 RND: 2 (ARI)
Kenyon Sadiq
TE Oregon
Peter Woods Head Shot
PICK: 43 RND: 2 (ARI)
Peter Woods
DT Clemson
Garrett Nussmeier Head Shot
PICK: 44 RND: 2 (ARI)
Garrett Nussmeier
QB LSU
Lee Hunter Head Shot
PICK: 65 RND: 3 (ARI)
Lee Hunter
DT Texas Tech
Christen Miller Head Shot
PICK: 66 RND: 3 (ARI)
Christen Miller
DL Georgia
Chase Bisontis Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (ARI)
Chase Bisontis
OG Texas A&M
Jadarian Price Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (ARI)
Jadarian Price
RB Notre Dame
Derrick Moore Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (ARI)
Derrick Moore
DE-EDGE Michigan
Kevin Coleman Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 70 RND: 3 (ARI)
Kevin Coleman Jr.
WR Missouri
Ted Hurst Head Shot
PICK: 71 RND: 3 (ARI)
Ted Hurst
WR Georgia State
Draft Picks Received
Arvell Reese Head Shot
PICK: 17 RND: 1 (DET)
Arvell Reese
LB Ohio State
Cashius Howell Head Shot
PICK: 27 RND: 1 (SF)
Cashius Howell
DE-EDGE Texas A&M
Dillon Thieneman Head Shot
PICK: 28 RND: 1 (HOU)
Dillon Thieneman
S Oregon
Makai Lemon Head Shot
PICK: 33 RND: 2 (NYJ)
Makai Lemon
WR USC
Sonny Styles Head Shot
PICK: 35 RND: 2 (TEN)
Sonny Styles
LB Ohio State
Kayden McDonald Head Shot
PICK: 37 RND: 2 (NYG)
Kayden McDonald
DT Ohio State
Max Iheanachor Head Shot
PICK: 39 RND: 2 (CLE)
Max Iheanachor
OT Arizona State
Olaivavega Ioane Head Shot
PICK: 40 RND: 2 (KC)
Olaivavega Ioane
OG Penn State
D'Angelo Ponds Head Shot
PICK: 41 RND: 2 (CIN)
D'Angelo Ponds
CB Indiana
Kenyon Sadiq Head Shot
PICK: 42 RND: 2 (NO)
Kenyon Sadiq
TE Oregon
Peter Woods Head Shot
PICK: 43 RND: 2 (MIA)
Peter Woods
DT Clemson
Garrett Nussmeier Head Shot
PICK: 44 RND: 2 (NYJ)
Garrett Nussmeier
QB LSU
Christen Miller Head Shot
PICK: 66 RND: 3 (TEN)
Christen Miller
DL Georgia
Chase Bisontis Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (LV)
Chase Bisontis
OG Texas A&M
Jadarian Price Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (PHI)
Jadarian Price
RB Notre Dame
Derrick Moore Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (HOU)
Derrick Moore
DE-EDGE Michigan
Kevin Coleman Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 70 RND: 3 (CLE)
Kevin Coleman Jr.
WR Missouri
Ted Hurst Head Shot
PICK: 71 RND: 3 (WSH)
Ted Hurst
WR Georgia State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (SF)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (IND)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (DEN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (HOU)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (TB)
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Draft Picks Traded
Mansoor Delane Head Shot
PICK: 3 RND: 1 (DAL)
Mansoor Delane
CB LSU
Caleb Banks Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (KC)
Caleb Banks
DL Florida
Max Llewellyn Head Shot
PICK: 104 RND: 4 (SF)
Max Llewellyn
DE-EDGE Iowa
Nyjalik Kelly Head Shot
PICK: 143 RND: 5 (SF)
Nyjalik Kelly
DE-EDGE UCF
Vincent Anthony Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 183 RND: 6 (SF)
Vincent Anthony Jr.
DE-EDGE Duke
Bryson Eason Head Shot
PICK: 217 RND: 7 (SF)
Bryson Eason
DT Tennessee
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (LV)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (LV)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (LV)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (LV)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (LV)
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Players Gained
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Nick Bosa
DE
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Mike Evans
WR
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Luke Farrell
TE
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Luke Haggard
OT
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Fred Warner
LB
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Trent Williams
OT
Draft Grade — Cardinals
Overall B+
ValueB NeedB TradesA+ FutureB-
The Cardinals turned the phones into found money: B+.

The Cardinals went off the board in a big way for Kevin Coleman Jr., 95 picks early. Conviction is one thing; this is another.

The trade ledger is the best part of the whole weekend. The Sadiq pick is the one they will point to when this weekend is judged.

The Cardinals clearly valued win-now help, adding bodies who have done it before. They went 8 of 8 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for.

A tidy weekend of work that should hold up just fine.

Pick Analysis
Pick17 Rnd1 Arvell Reese
In the Round 1 slot they get a sideline-to-sideline linebacker at a price that makes it sweeter.
Pick27 Rnd1 Cashius Howell
In pick 27 they get juice off the edge at fair value. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick28 Rnd1 Dillon Thieneman
In Round 1, Pick 28 they get a ballhawk on the back end. Need was not the driver here.
Pick33 Rnd2 Makai Lemon
They will replay Makai Lemon at pick No. 33 for years; that is how good the value is. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick35 Rnd2 Sonny Styles
They barely believed it either: Sonny Styles still on the board at No. 35. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick37 Rnd2 Kayden McDonald
Kayden McDonald in slot 37 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick39 Rnd2 Max Iheanachor
A reach on Max Iheanachor in pick 39; the board had better options right there. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick40 Rnd2 Olaivavega Ioane
You do not let an offensive lineman like Olaivavega Ioane reach the Round 2 slot and blink. They did not. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick41 Rnd2 D'Angelo Ponds
D'Angelo Ponds at the 41st overall pick is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick42 Rnd2 Kenyon Sadiq
Somehow Kenyon Sadiq was still sitting there in the 42nd pick, and they pounced on premier tight end value. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick43 Rnd2 Peter Woods
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Peter Woods in slot 43. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick44 Rnd2 Garrett Nussmeier
This one needs a full-page explanation: Garrett Nussmeier in Round 2, Pick 12, miles early. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick65 Rnd3 Lee Hunter
Lee Hunter at pick No. 65 is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick66 Rnd3 Christen Miller
A clean, defensible pick in No. 66 with a little surplus value in Christen Miller. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick67 Rnd3 Chase Bisontis
Chase Bisontis at the Round 3 slot is money in the bank, a offensive lineman taken below his worth. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick68 Rnd3 Jadarian Price
Jadarian Price at No. 68 is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick69 Rnd3 Derrick Moore
A market-rate edge rusher, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Derrick Moore. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick70 Rnd3 Kevin Coleman Jr.
Kevin Coleman Jr. at pick 70 is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick71 Rnd3 Ted Hurst
Ted Hurst at the 71st overall pick is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.