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Goated'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON APR 22, 2026

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  • Goated DRAFTING FOR THE
    Cardinals
Draft Selections
Arvell Reese Head Shot
PICK: 18 RND: 1 (ARI)
Arvell Reese
LB Ohio State
Anthony Hill Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 47 RND: 2 (ARI)
Anthony Hill Jr.
LB Texas
Keith Abney II Head Shot
PICK: 55 RND: 2 (ARI)
Keith Abney II
CB Arizona State
Chase Bisontis Head Shot
PICK: 65 RND: 3 (ARI)
Chase Bisontis
OG Texas A&M
A.J. Haulcy Head Shot
PICK: 79 RND: 3 (ARI)
A.J. Haulcy
S LSU
Ja'Kobi Lane Head Shot
PICK: 104 RND: 4 (ARI)
Ja'Kobi Lane
WR USC
Eli Raridon Head Shot
PICK: 143 RND: 5 (ARI)
Eli Raridon
TE Notre Dame
Le'Veon Moss Head Shot
PICK: 156 RND: 5 (ARI)
Le'Veon Moss
RB Texas A&M
Taylen Green Head Shot
PICK: 209 RND: 6 (ARI)
Taylen Green
QB Arkansas
Chase Roberts Head Shot
PICK: 214 RND: 6 (ARI)
Chase Roberts
WR BYU
Landon Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 217 RND: 7 (ARI)
Landon Robinson
DT Navy
Bryce Foster Head Shot
PICK: 237 RND: 7 (ARI)
Bryce Foster
C Kansas
Draft Picks Received
Arvell Reese Head Shot
PICK: 18 RND: 1 (MIN)
Arvell Reese
LB Ohio State
Anthony Hill Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 47 RND: 2 (IND)
Anthony Hill Jr.
LB Texas
Keith Abney II Head Shot
PICK: 55 RND: 2 (LAC)
Keith Abney II
CB Arizona State
A.J. Haulcy Head Shot
PICK: 79 RND: 3 (ATL)
A.J. Haulcy
S LSU
Le'Veon Moss Head Shot
PICK: 156 RND: 5 (IND)
Le'Veon Moss
RB Texas A&M
Taylen Green Head Shot
PICK: 209 RND: 6 (WSH)
Taylen Green
QB Arkansas
Chase Roberts Head Shot
PICK: 214 RND: 6 (IND)
Chase Roberts
WR BYU
Bryce Foster Head Shot
PICK: 237 RND: 7 (PIT)
Bryce Foster
C Kansas
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (LAC)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (LAC)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (LAC)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (ATL)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (CHI)
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Draft Picks Traded
Caleb Downs Head Shot
PICK: 3 RND: 1 (LAC)
Caleb Downs
S Ohio State
Brandon Cisse Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (IND)
Brandon Cisse
CB South Carolina
Red Murdock Head Shot
PICK: 183 RND: 6 (WSH)
Red Murdock
LB Buffalo
Players Gained
Head Shot
Joe Alt
OT
Draft Grade — Cardinals
Overall A-
ValueB NeedB TradesA+ FutureA+
The Cardinals turned the phones into found money: A-.

When the story of this class is written, it opens with Le'Veon Moss at Round 5, Pick 16, a reach of 59 spots that the board flatly disagrees with. A near-flawless weekend of work, and a A- to cap it.

They banked enough surplus on Haulcy to cover a lot of smaller sins. The phones were where this weekend was really won. They covered a lot of ground and still skipped edge rusher, which is a strange place to end up.

Joe Alt gives the group a proven body among the projects.

Few war rooms will sleep better than this one tonight.

Pick Analysis
Pick18 Rnd1 Arvell Reese
In pick No. 18 they get a downhill thumper at linebacker, and a steal at that. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick47 Rnd2 Anthony Hill Jr.
Anthony Hill Jr. slipping to pick 47 is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick55 Rnd2 Keith Abney II
Keith Abney II in slot 55 is a bargain the rest of the room will envy. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick65 Rnd3 Chase Bisontis
They read the board right and Chase Bisontis was the payoff at No. 65. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick79 Rnd3 A.J. Haulcy
Taking A.J. Haulcy in the Round 3 slot is close to grand larceny; a safety that good had no business lasting this long. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick104 Rnd4 Ja'Kobi Lane
Ja'Kobi Lane at the 104th overall pick is right where the board had him, plain and simple. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick143 Rnd5 Eli Raridon
Eli Raridon at No. 143 nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick156 Rnd5 Le'Veon Moss
Value said wait; Le'Veon Moss in the 156th pick says they were not listening. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick209 Rnd6 Taylen Green
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Taylen Green at slot 209. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick214 Rnd6 Chase Roberts
A straight-up fair deal on Chase Roberts at pick 214, value and slot in agreement. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick217 Rnd7 Landon Robinson
No drama and no debate, Landon Robinson went about where he belonged in pick No. 217. It fills a real need, too.
Pick237 Rnd7 Bryce Foster
A wild overpay on Bryce Foster in the Round 7 slot, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.