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Dnice'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON APR 23, 2026

Cardinals 26

  • Dnice DRAFTING FOR THE
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Draft Selections
Sonny Styles Head Shot
PICK: 22 RND: 1 (ARI)
Sonny Styles
LB Ohio State
Kayden McDonald Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (ARI)
Kayden McDonald
DT Ohio State
Emmanuel McNeil-Warren Head Shot
PICK: 57 RND: 2 (ARI)
Emmanuel McNeil-Warren
S Toledo
Gennings Dunker Head Shot
PICK: 65 RND: 3 (ARI)
Gennings Dunker
OG Iowa
Jake Golday Head Shot
PICK: 104 RND: 4 (ARI)
Jake Golday
OLB Cincinnati
Parker Brailsford Head Shot
PICK: 143 RND: 5 (ARI)
Parker Brailsford
C Alabama
Tanner Koziol Head Shot
PICK: 183 RND: 6 (ARI)
Tanner Koziol
TE Houston
Kendrick Law Head Shot
PICK: 217 RND: 7 (ARI)
Kendrick Law
WR Kentucky
Draft Picks Received
Sonny Styles Head Shot
PICK: 22 RND: 1 (LAC)
Sonny Styles
LB Ohio State
Emmanuel McNeil-Warren Head Shot
PICK: 57 RND: 2 (CHI)
Emmanuel McNeil-Warren
S Toledo
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (LAC)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (LAC)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (LAC)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Caleb Downs Head Shot
PICK: 3 RND: 1 (LAC)
Caleb Downs
S Ohio State
Players Gained
Head Shot
Joe Alt
OT
Head Shot
Luther Burden III
WR
Draft Grade — Cardinals
Overall A
ValueA- NeedB TradesA+ FutureA+
Larceny in slot 104 lands the Cardinals a A, Golday and all.

The value of the weekend has a name and a slot: Jake Golday, the 104th overall pick, roughly 41 picks past where he belonged.

The dealing alone would carry a lesser class. The quarterback spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at.

The Cardinals clearly valued win-now help, adding bodies who have done it before.

In the end it comes back to Sonny Styles, and a haul good enough to build on right away.

Pick Analysis
Pick22 Rnd1 Sonny Styles
In pick 22 they get a coverage-and-run second-level piece at a price that makes it sweeter. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick34 Rnd2 Kayden McDonald
A tidy bit of business in No. 34, where Kayden McDonald graded well above the range. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick57 Rnd2 Emmanuel McNeil-Warren
The board had Emmanuel McNeil-Warren higher than the Round 2 slot, and the safety fell to them anyway. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick65 Rnd3 Gennings Dunker
They read the board right and Gennings Dunker was the payoff at pick No. 65. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick104 Rnd4 Jake Golday
Circle this one: Jake Golday at slot 104 is a fall that decides a draft. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick143 Rnd5 Parker Brailsford
Parker Brailsford slid further than he should have, and the 143rd overall pick is lovely value for the offensive lineman. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick183 Rnd6 Tanner Koziol
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Tanner Koziol at the 183rd pick is the proof. It fills a real need, too.
Pick217 Rnd7 Kendrick Law
They barely believed it either: Kendrick Law still on the board at Round 7, Pick 1. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.