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Stan93'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON FEB 9, 2026

Cardinals 2026

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Draft Selections
Arvell Reese Head Shot
PICK: 12 RND: 1 (ARI)
Arvell Reese
LB Ohio State
Zion Young Head Shot
PICK: 28 RND: 1 (ARI)
Zion Young
DE-EDGE Missouri
Emmanuel Pregnon Head Shot
PICK: 33 RND: 2 (ARI)
Emmanuel Pregnon
OG Oregon
Kayden McDonald Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (ARI)
Kayden McDonald
DT Ohio State
Jonah Coleman Head Shot
PICK: 44 RND: 2 (ARI)
Jonah Coleman
RB Washington
Elijah Sarratt Head Shot
PICK: 56 RND: 2 (ARI)
Elijah Sarratt
WR Indiana
Gennings Dunker Head Shot
PICK: 65 RND: 3 (ARI)
Gennings Dunker
OG Iowa
Caleb Tiernan Head Shot
PICK: 66 RND: 3 (ARI)
Caleb Tiernan
OT Northwestern
Emmanuel McNeil-Warren Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (ARI)
Emmanuel McNeil-Warren
S Toledo
D'Angelo Ponds Head Shot
PICK: 96 RND: 3 (ARI)
D'Angelo Ponds
CB Indiana
Domonique Orange Head Shot
PICK: 103 RND: 4 (ARI)
Domonique Orange
DL Iowa State
Trinidad Chambliss Head Shot
PICK: 104 RND: 4 (ARI)
Trinidad Chambliss
QB Ole Miss
Max Iheanachor Head Shot
PICK: 118 RND: 4 (ARI)
Max Iheanachor
OT Arizona State
Kyle Louis Head Shot
PICK: 123 RND: 4 (ARI)
Kyle Louis
LB Pittsburgh
Connor Tollison Head Shot
PICK: 140 RND: 5 (ARI)
Connor Tollison
C Missouri
DeMonte Capehart Head Shot
PICK: 141 RND: 5 (ARI)
DeMonte Capehart
DT Clemson
J'Mari Taylor Head Shot
PICK: 165 RND: 5 (ARI)
J'Mari Taylor
RB Virginia
Oscar Delp Head Shot
PICK: 167 RND: 5 (ARI)
Oscar Delp
TE Georgia
Keyron Crawford Head Shot
PICK: 175 RND: 5 (ARI)
Keyron Crawford
DE Auburn
Brenen Thompson Head Shot
PICK: 181 RND: 6 (ARI)
Brenen Thompson
WR Mississippi State
Jalen Catalon Head Shot
PICK: 217 RND: 7 (ARI)
Jalen Catalon
S UNLV
Draft Picks Received
Arvell Reese Head Shot
PICK: 12 RND: 1 (DAL)
Arvell Reese
LB Ohio State
Zion Young Head Shot
PICK: 28 RND: 1 (HOU)
Zion Young
DE-EDGE Missouri
Emmanuel Pregnon Head Shot
PICK: 33 RND: 2 (NYJ)
Emmanuel Pregnon
OG Oregon
Jonah Coleman Head Shot
PICK: 44 RND: 2 (NYJ)
Jonah Coleman
RB Washington
Elijah Sarratt Head Shot
PICK: 56 RND: 2 (JAX)
Elijah Sarratt
WR Indiana
Caleb Tiernan Head Shot
PICK: 66 RND: 3 (TEN)
Caleb Tiernan
OT Northwestern
Emmanuel McNeil-Warren Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (CHI)
Emmanuel McNeil-Warren
S Toledo
D'Angelo Ponds Head Shot
PICK: 96 RND: 3 (SEA)
D'Angelo Ponds
CB Indiana
Domonique Orange Head Shot
PICK: 103 RND: 4 (NYJ)
Domonique Orange
DL Iowa State
Max Iheanachor Head Shot
PICK: 118 RND: 4 (DET)
Max Iheanachor
OT Arizona State
Kyle Louis Head Shot
PICK: 123 RND: 4 (LAC)
Kyle Louis
LB Pittsburgh
Connor Tollison Head Shot
PICK: 140 RND: 5 (TEN)
Connor Tollison
C Missouri
J'Mari Taylor Head Shot
PICK: 165 RND: 5 (HOU)
J'Mari Taylor
RB Virginia
Oscar Delp Head Shot
PICK: 167 RND: 5 (LAR)
Oscar Delp
TE Georgia
Keyron Crawford Head Shot
PICK: 175 RND: 5 (NYJ)
Keyron Crawford
DE Auburn
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (SEA)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (MIN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (NYJ)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Keldric Faulk Head Shot
PICK: 3 RND: 1 (DAL)
Keldric Faulk
DE-EDGE Auburn
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (ARI)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (ARI)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (ARI)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
Players Gained
Head Shot
Jimmie Ward
S
Players traded away
Head Shot
Sean Murphy-Bunting
CB
Draft Grade — Cardinals
Overall B
ValueB- NeedB TradesA+ FutureB-
The Cardinals worked the phones like thieves and earned a B.

Somewhere a scout is still blinking. The Cardinals spent pick No. 175 on Keyron Crawford, a name the board had a full 53 spots lower. Call it a sensible B, earned the boring way.

Landing Orange that late papers over a lot of smaller sins. The dealing alone would carry a lesser class. They went 8 of 8 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for.

Add it up and it is a good, unfussy class.

Pick Analysis
Pick12 Rnd1 Arvell Reese
In the 12th pick they get a three-down second-level presence. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick28 Rnd1 Zion Young
In No. 28 they get a bendy edge with upside, though they paid up to get him. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick33 Rnd2 Emmanuel Pregnon
A straight-up fair deal on Emmanuel Pregnon at slot 33, value and slot in agreement. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick34 Rnd2 Kayden McDonald
Value with a capital V on Kayden McDonald in the 34th overall pick, a genuine coup. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick44 Rnd2 Jonah Coleman
They reached into another round for Jonah Coleman, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. The roster fit checks out.
Pick56 Rnd2 Elijah Sarratt
A quiet steal in pick No. 56: Elijah Sarratt for less than the market said. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick65 Rnd3 Gennings Dunker
Gennings Dunker slipping to No. 65 is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick66 Rnd3 Caleb Tiernan
Caleb Tiernan at pick 66 is money in the bank, a offensive lineman taken below his worth. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick89 Rnd3 Emmanuel McNeil-Warren
Somehow Emmanuel McNeil-Warren was still sitting there in the 89th overall pick, and they pounced on premier safety value. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick96 Rnd3 D'Angelo Ponds
They took D'Angelo Ponds at par in the Round 3 slot, which is nothing to complain about. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick103 Rnd4 Domonique Orange
Domonique Orange in Round 4, Pick 3 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick104 Rnd4 Trinidad Chambliss
Trinidad Chambliss in pick No. 104 is the kind of reach that only looks good if he outplays it. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick118 Rnd4 Max Iheanachor
A wild overpay on Max Iheanachor in slot 118, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick123 Rnd4 Kyle Louis
Kyle Louis at the 123rd pick is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick140 Rnd5 Connor Tollison
The board had cheaper options than Connor Tollison at Round 5, Pick 2, and it noticed. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick141 Rnd5 DeMonte Capehart
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and DeMonte Capehart at pick 141 is the proof. It fills a real need, too.
Pick165 Rnd5 J'Mari Taylor
J'Mari Taylor at the 165th pick is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick167 Rnd5 Oscar Delp
Oscar Delp at slot 167 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick175 Rnd5 Keyron Crawford
Keyron Crawford at No. 175 is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick181 Rnd6 Brenen Thompson
A top-tier wide receiver at a bargain, Brenen Thompson in the Round 6 slot, plain and simple. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick217 Rnd7 Jalen Catalon
A reach for Jalen Catalon in the 217th overall pick; a little patience would have been rewarded. It is more luxury than necessity; they were already set here.