Kev05555'S MOCK DRAFT
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Kev05555'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON APR 12, 2026

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  • Kev05555 DRAFTING FOR THE
    Cardinals
Draft Selections
Rodrick Pleasant Head Shot
PICK: 3 RND: 1 (ARI)
Rodrick Pleasant
CB UCLA
Isaac Smith Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (ARI)
Isaac Smith
S Mississippi State
Jude Bowry Head Shot
PICK: 65 RND: 3 (ARI)
Jude Bowry
OT Boston College
Sam Hecht Head Shot
PICK: 104 RND: 4 (ARI)
Sam Hecht
C Kansas State
Carnell Tate Head Shot
PICK: 143 RND: 5 (ARI)
Carnell Tate
WR Ohio State
Preston Stone Head Shot
PICK: 183 RND: 6 (ARI)
Preston Stone
QB Northwestern
Zane Durant Head Shot
PICK: 217 RND: 7 (ARI)
Zane Durant
DT Penn State
Draft Grade — Cardinals
Overall D
ValueF NeedB- TradesB- FutureB-
Not the weekend the Cardinals were hoping for: D.

Call it belief, call it a gut call, but Rodrick Pleasant at pick No. 3 is 465 spots clear of consensus, and that is the headline. The process wobbled, and the D is where it lands.

Tate at that cost is the sort of edge that compounds over a roster. They will regret leaving edge rusher for another day if the season turns on it.

In the end, a class the front office will want to grow past quickly.

Pick Analysis
Pick3 Rnd1 Rodrick Pleasant
In pick 3 they get a ballhawk on the outside, though the board says they badly overpaid.
Pick34 Rnd2 Isaac Smith
Isaac Smith at No. 34 is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick65 Rnd3 Jude Bowry
A real head-scratcher, Jude Bowry in Round 3, Pick 1 is miles ahead of his ranking. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick104 Rnd4 Sam Hecht
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Sam Hecht at slot 104 is the proof. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick143 Rnd5 Carnell Tate
You do not let a wide receiver like Carnell Tate reach the 143rd pick and blink. They did not. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick183 Rnd6 Preston Stone
Preston Stone in the Round 6 slot is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick217 Rnd7 Zane Durant
Zane Durant in slot 217 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. It fills a real need, too.