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Drakotico85'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON FEB 7, 2026

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    Cardinals
Draft Selections
Kadyn Proctor Head Shot
PICK: 3 RND: 1 (ARI)
Kadyn Proctor
OT Alabama
Caleb Downs Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (ARI)
Caleb Downs
S Ohio State
Josiah Trotter Head Shot
PICK: 65 RND: 3 (ARI)
Josiah Trotter
LB Missouri
Tacario Davis Head Shot
PICK: 104 RND: 4 (ARI)
Tacario Davis
CB Washington
Taylen Green Head Shot
PICK: 141 RND: 5 (ARI)
Taylen Green
QB Arkansas
Trebor Pena Head Shot
PICK: 181 RND: 6 (ARI)
Trebor Pena
WR Penn State
Quinten Joyner Head Shot
PICK: 217 RND: 7 (ARI)
Quinten Joyner
RB Texas Tech
Draft Grade — Cardinals
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The Cardinals cashed the board's mistake on Downs: B-.

Call it larceny. Caleb Downs sat on the board until slot 34, and the Cardinals did not need to be asked twice.

Green has a lot of ground to make up just to look fairly priced. A whole weekend of picks and edge rusher is somehow still a want. On the needs board they went 5 of 8, with quarterback the one that mattered most.

Building through the lines is a philosophy, and they stuck to it.

In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the edge rusher spot they never got to.

Pick Analysis
Pick3 Rnd1 Kadyn Proctor
Kadyn Proctor at the 3rd pick is a conviction pick that outran the value. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick34 Rnd2 Caleb Downs
Caleb Downs in pick 34 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick65 Rnd3 Josiah Trotter
Josiah Trotter in slot 65 lands just on the right side of the ledger. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick104 Rnd4 Tacario Davis
They paid a round early for Tacario Davis in Round 4, Pick 4, more than the board wanted. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick141 Rnd5 Taylen Green
Taylen Green in the 141st overall pick is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick181 Rnd6 Trebor Pena
Trebor Pena in No. 181 is the kind of reach that only looks good if he outplays it. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick217 Rnd7 Quinten Joyner
Taking Quinten Joyner in the Round 7 slot is close to grand larceny; a running back that good had no business lasting this long. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.