gcschmie'S MOCK DRAFT

2025 v2

  • gcschmie DRAFTING FOR THE
    Cardinals
Draft Selections
Wyatt Milum Head Shot
PICK: 16 RND: 1 (ARI)
Wyatt Milum
OT West Virginia
Demetrius Knight Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 47 RND: 2 (ARI)
Demetrius Knight Jr.
LB South Carolina
Rylie Mills Head Shot
PICK: 78 RND: 3 (ARI)
Rylie Mills
DL Notre Dame
Xavier Restrepo Head Shot
PICK: 115 RND: 4 (ARI)
Xavier Restrepo
WR Miami
O'Donnell Fortune Head Shot
PICK: 152 RND: 5 (ARI)
O'Donnell Fortune
CB South Carolina
Donovan Edwards Head Shot
PICK: 225 RND: 7 (ARI)
Donovan Edwards
RB Michigan
Draft Grade — Cardinals
Overall B-
ValueC- NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
A sensible, unshowy class lands the Cardinals a B-.

There is reaching, and then there is Rylie Mills at Round 3, Pick 14. The Cardinals jumped the board by 56 and dared it to prove them wrong. More right than wrong, and a B- to match.

The Edwards steal is the beam this whole class leans on. They covered a lot of ground and still skipped quarterback, which is a strange place to end up. On the needs board they went 5 of 8, with wide receiver the one that mattered most.

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

All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but quarterback.

Pick Analysis
Pick16 Rnd1 Wyatt Milum
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Wyatt Milum well ahead of where he belonged. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick47 Rnd2 Demetrius Knight Jr.
The board had cheaper options than Demetrius Knight Jr. at pick 47, and it noticed. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick78 Rnd3 Rylie Mills
Rylie Mills in Round 3, Pick 14 is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick115 Rnd4 Xavier Restrepo
Xavier Restrepo at the Round 4 slot is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick152 Rnd5 O'Donnell Fortune
By-the-book stuff, O'Donnell Fortune at the 152nd overall pick squarely in line with his ranking. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick225 Rnd7 Donovan Edwards
They will replay Donovan Edwards at slot 225 for years; that is how good the value is. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.