Cmish'S MOCK DRAFT
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Cmish'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON JAN 1, 2026

Draft 1

  • Cmish DRAFTING FOR THE
    Cardinals
Draft Selections
Francis Mauigoa Head Shot
PICK: 5 RND: 1 (ARI)
Francis Mauigoa
OT Miami
Sonny Styles Head Shot
PICK: 36 RND: 2 (ARI)
Sonny Styles
LB Ohio State
Olaivavega Ioane Head Shot
PICK: 45 RND: 2 (ARI)
Olaivavega Ioane
OG Penn State
Omar Cooper Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (ARI)
Omar Cooper Jr.
WR Indiana
Carson Beck Head Shot
PICK: 102 RND: 4 (ARI)
Carson Beck
QB Miami
Bray Hubbard Head Shot
PICK: 144 RND: 5 (ARI)
Bray Hubbard
S Alabama
Lee Hunter Head Shot
PICK: 185 RND: 6 (ARI)
Lee Hunter
DT Texas Tech
Makhi Hughes Head Shot
PICK: 219 RND: 7 (ARI)
Makhi Hughes
RB Oregon
Draft Picks Received
Olaivavega Ioane Head Shot
PICK: 45 RND: 2 (MIA)
Olaivavega Ioane
OG Penn State
Players traded away
Head Shot
Kyler Murray
QB
Draft Grade — Cardinals
Overall D-
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesF FutureB-
Larceny in the 219th overall pick lands the Cardinals a D-, Hughes and all.

You can lose a draft before you make a pick. The Cardinals did it at the trade table, overpaying to chase players the board did not price nearly as high. The process wobbled, and the D- is where it lands.

The edge rusher spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at. They will need Cooper Jr. to outplay his draft slot in a hurry to justify it. The Hughes steal is the beam this whole class leans on.

In short, the board sent warnings, and they will be hoping it was wrong.

Pick Analysis
Pick5 Rnd1 Francis Mauigoa
In No. 5 they get a plug-and-play piece up front. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick36 Rnd2 Sonny Styles
By-the-book stuff, Sonny Styles at the Round 2 slot squarely in line with his ranking. It fills a real need, too.
Pick45 Rnd2 Olaivavega Ioane
No edge and no loss on Olaivavega Ioane in Round 2, Pick 13; it is a wash and a sensible one. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick67 Rnd3 Omar Cooper Jr.
Omar Cooper Jr. at slot 67 is a clear overpay, with better names still on the board. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick102 Rnd4 Carson Beck
Carson Beck at pick 102 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick144 Rnd5 Bray Hubbard
Bray Hubbard slipping to pick No. 144 is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick185 Rnd6 Lee Hunter
A reach for Lee Hunter in the 185th overall pick; a little patience would have been rewarded. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick219 Rnd7 Makhi Hughes
They robbed the room for Makhi Hughes here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. The roster fit checks out.