gyrony'S MOCK DRAFT
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gyrony'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON DEC 20, 2025

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  • gyrony DRAFTING FOR THE
    Cardinals
Draft Selections
Francis Mauigoa Head Shot
PICK: 8 RND: 1 (ARI)
Francis Mauigoa
OT Miami
Jake Slaughter Head Shot
PICK: 39 RND: 2 (ARI)
Jake Slaughter
C Florida
John Mateer Head Shot
PICK: 73 RND: 3 (ARI)
John Mateer
QB Oklahoma
Brian Parker II Head Shot
PICK: 77 RND: 3 (ARI)
Brian Parker II
OG Duke
Nyck Harbor Head Shot
PICK: 105 RND: 4 (ARI)
Nyck Harbor
WR South Carolina
Emmanuel McNeil-Warren Head Shot
PICK: 112 RND: 4 (ARI)
Emmanuel McNeil-Warren
S Toledo
Jacob Rodriguez Head Shot
PICK: 144 RND: 5 (ARI)
Jacob Rodriguez
LB Texas Tech
Makhi Hughes Head Shot
PICK: 188 RND: 6 (ARI)
Makhi Hughes
RB Oregon
Trey Zuhn III Head Shot
PICK: 222 RND: 7 (ARI)
Trey Zuhn III
OT Texas A&M
Draft Picks Received
John Mateer Head Shot
PICK: 73 RND: 3 (ATL)
John Mateer
QB Oklahoma
Brian Parker II Head Shot
PICK: 77 RND: 3 (MIA)
Brian Parker II
OG Duke
Emmanuel McNeil-Warren Head Shot
PICK: 112 RND: 4 (MIA)
Emmanuel McNeil-Warren
S Toledo
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (ATL)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (ATL)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (MIA)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
Draft Picks Traded
LaNorris Sellers Head Shot
PICK: 70 RND: 3 (MIA)
LaNorris Sellers
QB South Carolina
Players traded away
Head Shot
Kyler Murray
QB
Draft Grade — Cardinals
Overall D
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesF FutureB
The Cardinals lost the trade table, and the D tells the story.

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. A D that will need time and luck to look better.

Hughes has a lot of ground to make up just to look fairly priced. That edge rusher hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall.

Whatever else happened, they won the night they took Harbor.

Add it up and it is a weekend the front office will hope everyone forgets, edge rusher very much included.

Pick Analysis
Pick8 Rnd1 Francis Mauigoa
In slot 8 they get a long-term starter on the line. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick39 Rnd2 Jake Slaughter
They paid sticker price for Jake Slaughter in No. 39, and that is fine. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick73 Rnd3 John Mateer
John Mateer in Round 3, Pick 9 is fair value, right on his grade. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick77 Rnd3 Brian Parker II
No drama and no debate, Brian Parker II went about where he belonged in the 77th overall pick. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick105 Rnd4 Nyck Harbor
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Nyck Harbor in pick 105. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick112 Rnd4 Emmanuel McNeil-Warren
They took Emmanuel McNeil-Warren at par in the 112th pick, which is nothing to complain about. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick144 Rnd5 Jacob Rodriguez
They reached into another round for Jacob Rodriguez, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. It fills a real need, too.
Pick188 Rnd6 Makhi Hughes
Makhi Hughes at the Round 6 slot is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick222 Rnd7 Trey Zuhn III
The board had cheaper options than Trey Zuhn III at the 222nd overall pick, and it noticed. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.