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2026 Dream

Draft Selections
Kadyn Proctor Head Shot
PICK: 22 RND: 1 (ARI)
Kadyn Proctor
OT Alabama
Carson Beck Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (ARI)
Carson Beck
QB Miami
Rayshaun Benny Head Shot
PICK: 55 RND: 2 (ARI)
Rayshaun Benny
DL Michigan
Xavier Nwankpa Head Shot
PICK: 65 RND: 3 (ARI)
Xavier Nwankpa
S Iowa
Brian Parker II Head Shot
PICK: 104 RND: 4 (ARI)
Brian Parker II
OG Duke
Skyler Bell Head Shot
PICK: 141 RND: 5 (ARI)
Skyler Bell
WR UConn
Emmett Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 183 RND: 6 (ARI)
Emmett Johnson
RB Nebraska
D'Angelo Ponds Head Shot
PICK: 217 RND: 7 (ARI)
D'Angelo Ponds
CB Indiana
Draft Picks Received
Kadyn Proctor Head Shot
PICK: 22 RND: 1 (LAC)
Kadyn Proctor
OT Alabama
Rayshaun Benny Head Shot
PICK: 55 RND: 2 (LAC)
Rayshaun Benny
DL Michigan
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (LAC)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (LAC)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (LAC)
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Draft Picks Traded
Caleb Downs Head Shot
PICK: 3 RND: 1 (LAC)
Caleb Downs
S Ohio State
Players Gained
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Joe Alt
OT
Draft Grade — Cardinals
Overall B
ValueF NeedB+ TradesA+ FutureA+
The Cardinals turned the phones into found money: B.

The Cardinals did not so much draft Rayshaun Benny as overpay for him, 154 picks clear of his grade. It sets an uneasy tone for the weekend. Solid and sensible more than spectacular: a B.

That Ponds pick is the receipt they will wave around later. They robbed the room blind at the table, and it lifts the grade on its own. The edge rusher spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick22 Rnd1 Kadyn Proctor
In the Round 1 slot they get a cornerstone up front. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick34 Rnd2 Carson Beck
They left a pile of value on the table to take Carson Beck this early at pick No. 34. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick55 Rnd2 Rayshaun Benny
Rayshaun Benny in slot 55 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. The roster fit checks out.
Pick65 Rnd3 Xavier Nwankpa
They reached a country mile for Xavier Nwankpa at pick 65, and the board is aghast. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick104 Rnd4 Brian Parker II
Brian Parker II at No. 104 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick141 Rnd5 Skyler Bell
You do not let a wide receiver like Skyler Bell reach the 141st overall pick and blink. They did not. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick183 Rnd6 Emmett Johnson
A top-tier running back at a bargain, Emmett Johnson in the 183rd pick, plain and simple. It fills a real need, too.
Pick217 Rnd7 D'Angelo Ponds
Somehow D'Angelo Ponds was still sitting there in pick No. 217, and they pounced on premier cornerback value. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.