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RUN ON APR 7, 2026

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KH99 2026 NFL Mock Draft

  • Khoston1999 DRAFTING FOR THE
    Cardinals
Draft Selections
Francis Mauigoa Head Shot
PICK: 3 RND: 1 (ARI)
Francis Mauigoa
OT Miami
Malachi Lawrence Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (ARI)
Malachi Lawrence
DE-EDGE UCF
Garrett Nussmeier Head Shot
PICK: 65 RND: 3 (ARI)
Garrett Nussmeier
QB LSU
Jaishawn Barham Head Shot
PICK: 104 RND: 4 (ARI)
Jaishawn Barham
LB-EDGE Michigan
DeMonte Capehart Head Shot
PICK: 143 RND: 5 (ARI)
DeMonte Capehart
DT Clemson
Seth McGowan Head Shot
PICK: 183 RND: 6 (ARI)
Seth McGowan
RB Kentucky
Thaddeus Dixon Head Shot
PICK: 217 RND: 7 (ARI)
Thaddeus Dixon
CB North Carolina
Draft Grade — Cardinals
Overall B-
ValueC+ NeedA- TradesB- FutureB-
No fireworks, just a tidy B- for the Cardinals.

Call it belief, call it a gut call, but Malachi Lawrence at Round 2, Pick 2 is 37 spots clear of consensus, and that is the headline. Nothing here to lose sleep over; call it a B-.

The wide receiver spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at. Job largely done: quarterback settled and 5 of 8 of the wish list covered.

The trenches got the money picks, top to bottom.

Good work on the whole, with wide receiver the one box left unchecked.

Pick Analysis
Pick3 Rnd1 Francis Mauigoa
In pick 3 they get a plug-and-play piece up front at fair value. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick34 Rnd2 Malachi Lawrence
A real head-scratcher, Malachi Lawrence in slot 34 is miles ahead of his ranking. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick65 Rnd3 Garrett Nussmeier
Garrett Nussmeier at the Round 3 slot jumps the queue by a touch more than is comfortable. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick104 Rnd4 Jaishawn Barham
Value said wait; Jaishawn Barham in the 104th pick says they were not listening. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick143 Rnd5 DeMonte Capehart
A clean, defensible pick in the 143rd overall pick with a little surplus value in DeMonte Capehart. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick183 Rnd6 Seth McGowan
They paid sticker price for Seth McGowan in No. 183, and that is fine. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick217 Rnd7 Thaddeus Dixon
Thaddeus Dixon in pick No. 217 is fair value, right on his grade. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.