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Stan93'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON JAN 28, 2026

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    Cardinals
Draft Selections
David Bailey Head Shot
PICK: 12 RND: 1 (ARI)
David Bailey
LB-EDGE Texas Tech
Mansoor Delane Head Shot
PICK: 20 RND: 1 (ARI)
Mansoor Delane
CB LSU
Caleb Lomu Head Shot
PICK: 21 RND: 1 (ARI)
Caleb Lomu
OT Utah
Jonah Coleman Head Shot
PICK: 33 RND: 2 (ARI)
Jonah Coleman
RB Washington
Kayden McDonald Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (ARI)
Kayden McDonald
DL Ohio State
Olaivavega Ioane Head Shot
PICK: 35 RND: 2 (ARI)
Olaivavega Ioane
OG Penn State
Akheem Mesidor Head Shot
PICK: 60 RND: 2 (ARI)
Akheem Mesidor
DL-EDGE Miami
Caleb Banks Head Shot
PICK: 65 RND: 3 (ARI)
Caleb Banks
DE Florida
Elijah Sarratt Head Shot
PICK: 66 RND: 3 (ARI)
Elijah Sarratt
WR Indiana
Malachi Fields Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (ARI)
Malachi Fields
WR Notre Dame
Michael Taaffe Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (ARI)
Michael Taaffe
S Texas
Jacob Rodriguez Head Shot
PICK: 80 RND: 3 (ARI)
Jacob Rodriguez
LB Texas Tech
D'Angelo Ponds Head Shot
PICK: 93 RND: 3 (ARI)
D'Angelo Ponds
CB Indiana
Max Iheanachor Head Shot
PICK: 96 RND: 3 (ARI)
Max Iheanachor
OT Arizona State
Kevin Coleman Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 99 RND: 3 (ARI)
Kevin Coleman Jr.
WR Missouri
Lee Hunter Head Shot
PICK: 101 RND: 4 (ARI)
Lee Hunter
DT Texas Tech
Josiah Trotter Head Shot
PICK: 106 RND: 4 (ARI)
Josiah Trotter
LB Missouri
Logan Jones Head Shot
PICK: 107 RND: 4 (ARI)
Logan Jones
C Iowa
Taylen Green Head Shot
PICK: 112 RND: 4 (ARI)
Taylen Green
QB Arkansas
Draft Picks Received
David Bailey Head Shot
PICK: 12 RND: 1 (DAL)
David Bailey
LB-EDGE Texas Tech
Mansoor Delane Head Shot
PICK: 20 RND: 1 (DAL)
Mansoor Delane
CB LSU
Caleb Lomu Head Shot
PICK: 21 RND: 1 (PIT)
Caleb Lomu
OT Utah
Jonah Coleman Head Shot
PICK: 33 RND: 2 (NYJ)
Jonah Coleman
RB Washington
Olaivavega Ioane Head Shot
PICK: 35 RND: 2 (TEN)
Olaivavega Ioane
OG Penn State
Akheem Mesidor Head Shot
PICK: 60 RND: 2 (BUF)
Akheem Mesidor
DL-EDGE Miami
Elijah Sarratt Head Shot
PICK: 66 RND: 3 (TEN)
Elijah Sarratt
WR Indiana
Malachi Fields Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (LV)
Malachi Fields
WR Notre Dame
Michael Taaffe Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (HOU)
Michael Taaffe
S Texas
Jacob Rodriguez Head Shot
PICK: 80 RND: 3 (BAL)
Jacob Rodriguez
LB Texas Tech
D'Angelo Ponds Head Shot
PICK: 93 RND: 3 (LAR)
D'Angelo Ponds
CB Indiana
Max Iheanachor Head Shot
PICK: 96 RND: 3 (SEA)
Max Iheanachor
OT Arizona State
Kevin Coleman Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 99 RND: 3 (PIT)
Kevin Coleman Jr.
WR Missouri
Lee Hunter Head Shot
PICK: 101 RND: 4 (TEN)
Lee Hunter
DT Texas Tech
Josiah Trotter Head Shot
PICK: 106 RND: 4 (HOU)
Josiah Trotter
LB Missouri
Logan Jones Head Shot
PICK: 107 RND: 4 (CLE)
Logan Jones
C Iowa
Taylen Green Head Shot
PICK: 112 RND: 4 (DAL)
Taylen Green
QB Arkansas
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (DEN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (TB)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (DAL)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (LAR)
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Draft Picks Traded
Rueben Bain Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 3 RND: 1 (DAL)
Rueben Bain Jr.
DE-EDGE Miami
Jack Endries Head Shot
PICK: 104 RND: 4 (TEN)
Jack Endries
TE Texas
Jaden Greathouse Head Shot
PICK: 141 RND: 5 (TB)
Jaden Greathouse
WR Notre Dame
Lander Barton Head Shot
PICK: 181 RND: 6 (TB)
Lander Barton
LB Utah
Trebor Pena Head Shot
PICK: 217 RND: 7 (TB)
Trebor Pena
WR Penn State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (SEA)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (SEA)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (SEA)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (SEA)
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Players Gained
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Yaya Diaby
LB
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Mike Evans
WR
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Tyler Guyton
OT
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Bucky Irving
RB
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Calijah Kancey
DT
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Devon Key
S
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Jalen McMillan
WR
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Coleman Shelton
OG
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Justin Skule
OT
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Vita Vea
DT
Draft Grade — Cardinals
Overall B+
ValueB- NeedB TradesA+ FutureB-
The Cardinals won the weekend at the trade table. Grade: B+.

There is reaching, and then there is Taylen Green at No. 112. The Cardinals jumped the board by 54 and dared it to prove them wrong.

If one pick saves this weekend, it is Trotter. Every deal seemed to tilt their way, which is not luck. The Ponds pick reads as want over need, and the roster will feel it at tight end.

If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through tight end.

All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but tight end.

Pick Analysis
Pick12 Rnd1 David Bailey
In No. 12 they get a premier pass rusher. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick20 Rnd1 Mansoor Delane
In the 20th overall pick they get a sticky cover corner at a price that makes it sweeter. Need was not the driver here.
Pick21 Rnd1 Caleb Lomu
They jumped the gun on Caleb Lomu, taking him earlier than his grade liked. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick33 Rnd2 Jonah Coleman
The board had cheaper options than Jonah Coleman at Round 2, Pick 1, and it noticed. The roster fit checks out.
Pick34 Rnd2 Kayden McDonald
They let Kayden McDonald come to them and pounced at slot 34. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick35 Rnd2 Olaivavega Ioane
Olaivavega Ioane at pick No. 35 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick60 Rnd2 Akheem Mesidor
A market-rate edge rusher, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Akheem Mesidor. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick65 Rnd3 Caleb Banks
They robbed the room for Caleb Banks here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick66 Rnd3 Elijah Sarratt
A wide receiver of that caliber at No. 66 is the definition of value, full stop. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick67 Rnd3 Malachi Fields
A reach for Malachi Fields in the 67th overall pick; a little patience would have been rewarded. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick69 Rnd3 Michael Taaffe
They read the board right and Michael Taaffe was the payoff at the Round 3 slot. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick80 Rnd3 Jacob Rodriguez
Jacob Rodriguez at slot 80 is a conviction pick that outran the value. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick93 Rnd3 D'Angelo Ponds
They zigged when the board said zag, taking D'Angelo Ponds at cornerback with tight end open.
Pick96 Rnd3 Max Iheanachor
Max Iheanachor at Round 3, Pick 32 is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick99 Rnd3 Kevin Coleman Jr.
A big swing on Kevin Coleman Jr. at pick No. 99, well ahead of any board in the building. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick101 Rnd4 Lee Hunter
Lee Hunter in Round 4, Pick 1 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick106 Rnd4 Josiah Trotter
The board fumbled Josiah Trotter all the way to the 106th pick, and they scooped it up. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick107 Rnd4 Logan Jones
Logan Jones in pick 107 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick112 Rnd4 Taylen Green
A wild overpay on Taylen Green in No. 112, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.