Pyper'S MOCK DRAFT
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Pyper'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON NOV 25, 2025

Nov 2025

  • Pyper DRAFTING FOR THE
    Cardinals
Draft Selections
Caleb Downs Head Shot
PICK: 9 RND: 1 (ARI)
Caleb Downs
S Ohio State
Anthony Hill Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 40 RND: 2 (ARI)
Anthony Hill Jr.
LB Texas
Xavier Chaplin Head Shot
PICK: 71 RND: 3 (ARI)
Xavier Chaplin
OT Auburn
Omar Cooper Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 106 RND: 4 (ARI)
Omar Cooper Jr.
WR Indiana
Iapani Laloulu Head Shot
PICK: 149 RND: 5 (ARI)
Iapani Laloulu
C Oregon
Drew Allar Head Shot
PICK: 188 RND: 6 (ARI)
Drew Allar
QB Penn State
DJ Harvey Head Shot
PICK: 222 RND: 7 (ARI)
DJ Harvey
CB USC
Draft Grade — Cardinals
Overall B-
ValueB NeedB- TradesB- FutureB-
The steal of the weekend belongs to the Cardinals and Allar: B-.

The rest of the league will want that one back. Drew Allar tumbling to the Cardinals in pick No. 188 is a gift they did not have to think twice about.

Leaving edge rusher unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall. Laloulu has a lot of ground to make up just to look fairly priced. The roster is better shaped than it was, with quarterback chief among the fixes.

Good work on the whole, with edge rusher the one box left unchecked.

Pick Analysis
Pick9 Rnd1 Caleb Downs
In pick 9 they get a downhill hitter at safety. Need was not the driver here.
Pick40 Rnd2 Anthony Hill Jr.
They did well to land Anthony Hill Jr. in the 40th pick, just ahead of his grade. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick71 Rnd3 Xavier Chaplin
A premium they did not need to pay, Xavier Chaplin a notch or two before his time. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick106 Rnd4 Omar Cooper Jr.
The board had Omar Cooper Jr. higher than slot 106, and the wide receiver fell to them anyway. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick149 Rnd5 Iapani Laloulu
The board had cheaper options than Iapani Laloulu at the 149th overall pick, and it noticed. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick188 Rnd6 Drew Allar
Taking Drew Allar in No. 188 is close to grand larceny; a quarterback that good had no business lasting this long. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick222 Rnd7 DJ Harvey
A clean, defensible pick in the Round 7 slot with a little surplus value in DJ Harvey. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.