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LARAMS'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON FEB 22, 2026

Cardinals Rebiuld

  • LARAMS DRAFTING FOR THE
    Cardinals
Draft Selections
Caleb Lomu Head Shot
PICK: 16 RND: 1 (ARI)
Caleb Lomu
OT Utah
Dontay Corleone Head Shot
PICK: 26 RND: 1 (ARI)
Dontay Corleone
DT Cincinnati
Dillon Thieneman Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (ARI)
Dillon Thieneman
S Oregon
Deontae Lawson Head Shot
PICK: 60 RND: 2 (ARI)
Deontae Lawson
LB Alabama
D'Angelo Ponds Head Shot
PICK: 65 RND: 3 (ARI)
D'Angelo Ponds
CB Indiana
Omar Cooper Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 91 RND: 3 (ARI)
Omar Cooper Jr.
WR Indiana
Malachi Lawrence Head Shot
PICK: 104 RND: 4 (ARI)
Malachi Lawrence
DE-EDGE UCF
Taylen Green Head Shot
PICK: 141 RND: 5 (ARI)
Taylen Green
QB Arkansas
Albert Regis Head Shot
PICK: 163 RND: 5 (ARI)
Albert Regis
DL Texas A&M
Kobe Baynes Head Shot
PICK: 181 RND: 6 (ARI)
Kobe Baynes
OG Kansas
Isaiah Jatta Head Shot
PICK: 217 RND: 7 (ARI)
Isaiah Jatta
OT BYU
Marvin Jones Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 233 RND: 7 (ARI)
Marvin Jones Jr.
LB-EDGE Oklahoma
Thaddeus Dixon Head Shot
PICK: 239 RND: 7 (ARI)
Thaddeus Dixon
CB North Carolina
Trey Zuhn III Head Shot
PICK: 251 RND: 7 (ARI)
Trey Zuhn III
OT Texas A&M
De'Zhaun Stribling Head Shot
PICK: 255 RND: 7 (ARI)
De'Zhaun Stribling
WR Ole Miss
Draft Picks Received
Caleb Lomu Head Shot
PICK: 16 RND: 1 (NYJ)
Caleb Lomu
OT Utah
Dontay Corleone Head Shot
PICK: 26 RND: 1 (BUF)
Dontay Corleone
DT Cincinnati
Deontae Lawson Head Shot
PICK: 60 RND: 2 (BUF)
Deontae Lawson
LB Alabama
Omar Cooper Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 91 RND: 3 (BUF)
Omar Cooper Jr.
WR Indiana
Albert Regis Head Shot
PICK: 163 RND: 5 (CHI)
Albert Regis
DL Texas A&M
Marvin Jones Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 233 RND: 7 (JAX)
Marvin Jones Jr.
LB-EDGE Oklahoma
Thaddeus Dixon Head Shot
PICK: 239 RND: 7 (CHI)
Thaddeus Dixon
CB North Carolina
Trey Zuhn III Head Shot
PICK: 251 RND: 7 (DEN)
Trey Zuhn III
OT Texas A&M
De'Zhaun Stribling Head Shot
PICK: 255 RND: 7 (DEN)
De'Zhaun Stribling
WR Ole Miss
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (BUF)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (BUF)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (CHI)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (JAX)
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Draft Picks Traded
David Bailey Head Shot
PICK: 3 RND: 1 (BUF)
David Bailey
LB-EDGE Texas Tech
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (ARI)
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Players traded away
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Budda Baker
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Kyler Murray
QB
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Michael Carter
RB
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Xavier Weaver
WR
Draft Grade — Cardinals
Overall D
ValueC+ NeedB TradesF FutureA
The phones sank the Cardinals this weekend: D.

The Cardinals treated their own grade as gospel and everyone else's as noise, spending No. 233 on Marvin Jones Jr. a full 102 spots early.

They lost the exchange badly enough to drag the whole class down. For all the activity, running back went untouched, which is hard to explain.

Dixon falling to them is the kind of break a good board is built to catch.

A rough weekend that leaves the roster with more questions than answers.

Pick Analysis
Pick16 Rnd1 Caleb Lomu
In Round 1, Pick 16 they get a blindside protector, even if it was a touch early. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick26 Rnd1 Dontay Corleone
In the Round 1 slot they get an anchor for the defensive front. A real need, handled.
Pick34 Rnd2 Dillon Thieneman
Dillon Thieneman in the 34th overall pick is fair value, right on his grade. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick60 Rnd2 Deontae Lawson
A clean, defensible pick in the 60th pick with a little surplus value in Deontae Lawson. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick65 Rnd3 D'Angelo Ponds
D'Angelo Ponds at pick 65 is money in the bank, a cornerback taken below his worth. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick91 Rnd3 Omar Cooper Jr.
Omar Cooper Jr. in slot 91 is a bargain the rest of the room will envy. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick104 Rnd4 Malachi Lawrence
They reached into another round for Malachi Lawrence, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick141 Rnd5 Taylen Green
Taylen Green in the Round 5 slot is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick163 Rnd5 Albert Regis
Albert Regis in slot 163 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick181 Rnd6 Kobe Baynes
A market-rate offensive lineman, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Kobe Baynes. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick217 Rnd7 Isaiah Jatta
A wild overpay on Isaiah Jatta in pick No. 217, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick233 Rnd7 Marvin Jones Jr.
They reached a country mile for Marvin Jones Jr. at Round 7, Pick 17, and the board is aghast. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick239 Rnd7 Thaddeus Dixon
Thaddeus Dixon at the 239th pick is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. Pure best-available; the position was not exactly begging.
Pick251 Rnd7 Trey Zuhn III
Trey Zuhn III in pick 251 is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick255 Rnd7 De'Zhaun Stribling
No drama and no debate, De'Zhaun Stribling went about where he belonged in Round 7, Pick 39. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.