Watts Raider Fan'S MOCK DRAFT
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Watts Raider Fan'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON JAN 6, 2026

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Mock drafts from Watts Raider Fan

2nd draft with trades

  • Watts Raider Fan DRAFTING FOR THE
    Cardinals
Draft Selections
Caleb Downs Head Shot
PICK: 3 RND: 1 (ARI)
Caleb Downs
S Ohio State
Caleb Lomu Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (ARI)
Caleb Lomu
OT Utah
Diego Pavia Head Shot
PICK: 65 RND: 3 (ARI)
Diego Pavia
QB Vanderbilt
Malachi Fields Head Shot
PICK: 104 RND: 4 (ARI)
Malachi Fields
WR Notre Dame
Mikail Kamara Head Shot
PICK: 141 RND: 5 (ARI)
Mikail Kamara
DE-EDGE Indiana
Aaron Graves Head Shot
PICK: 183 RND: 6 (ARI)
Aaron Graves
DL Iowa
Bryce Boettcher Head Shot
PICK: 217 RND: 7 (ARI)
Bryce Boettcher
LB Oregon
Draft Grade — Cardinals
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB- TradesB- FutureB-
A respectable, level-headed haul for the Cardinals: B-.

If confidence were a draft strategy, the Cardinals would have aced it. Diego Pavia at No. 65 is 36 spots clear of where he belonged. The bottom line is a respectable B-.

Landing Boettcher that late papers over a lot of smaller sins. Leaving running back unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall.

Quarterback was the priority and it is no longer a question, which is most of the job.

Bottom line, more hits than misses and a roster nudged the right way.

Pick Analysis
Pick3 Rnd1 Caleb Downs
In the 3rd overall pick they get an enforcer at safety. Need was not the driver here.
Pick34 Rnd2 Caleb Lomu
They paid sticker price for Caleb Lomu in pick No. 34, and that is fine. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick65 Rnd3 Diego Pavia
Value said wait; Diego Pavia in Round 3, Pick 1 says they were not listening. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick104 Rnd4 Malachi Fields
Taking Malachi Fields in slot 104 is close to grand larceny; a wide receiver that good had no business lasting this long. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick141 Rnd5 Mikail Kamara
A edge rusher of that caliber at the Round 5 slot is the definition of value, full stop. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick183 Rnd6 Aaron Graves
Aaron Graves at the 183rd pick is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick217 Rnd7 Bryce Boettcher
Bryce Boettcher at pick 217 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. A need, and now a little less of one.