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terrifictom'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON MAY 7, 2025

2026 OG draft

  • terrifictom DRAFTING FOR THE
    Cardinals
Draft Selections
LT Overton Head Shot
PICK: 17 RND: 1 (ARI)
LT Overton
DE-EDGE Alabama
Sam Leavitt Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (ARI)
Sam Leavitt
QB Arizona State
Gracen Halton Head Shot
PICK: 81 RND: 3 (ARI)
Gracen Halton
DL Oklahoma
Jeremiah Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 117 RND: 4 (ARI)
Jeremiah Wilson
CB Houston
Nolan Rucci Head Shot
PICK: 156 RND: 5 (ARI)
Nolan Rucci
OT Penn State
Bear Alexander Head Shot
PICK: 195 RND: 6 (ARI)
Bear Alexander
DT Oregon
James Williams Head Shot
PICK: 230 RND: 7 (ARI)
James Williams
LB Florida State
Draft Grade — Cardinals
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
A solid, sensible weekend for the Cardinals: B-.

Somehow the biggest item on the list survived the weekend. The Cardinals never addressed wide receiver, and it is the kind of gap that lingers. A sturdy weekend that grades out a B-.

Reaching for Rucci left real value on the table behind him. However the rest shakes out, Wilson at that price is a win they earned.

Job largely done: quarterback settled and 5 of 8 of the wish list covered. Building through the lines is a philosophy, and they stuck to it.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick17 Rnd1 LT Overton
In the Round 1 slot they get a disruptor off the edge. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick49 Rnd2 Sam Leavitt
Sam Leavitt at No. 49 is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the quarterback. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick81 Rnd3 Gracen Halton
A conviction pick on Gracen Halton at the 81st overall pick that the board grades a round light. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick117 Rnd4 Jeremiah Wilson
Jeremiah Wilson in pick No. 117 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick156 Rnd5 Nolan Rucci
Value said wait; Nolan Rucci in the 156th pick says they were not listening. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick195 Rnd6 Bear Alexander
They paid up for Bear Alexander at Round 6, Pick 19 when waiting would have done the job. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick230 Rnd7 James Williams
James Williams at pick 230 is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.