jn'S MOCK DRAFT
  1. Home
  2. Simulator

4

  • jn DRAFTING FOR THE
    Cardinals
Draft Selections
Josh Simmons Head Shot
PICK: 16 RND: 1 (ARI)
Josh Simmons
OT Ohio State
Xavier Watts Head Shot
PICK: 47 RND: 2 (ARI)
Xavier Watts
S Notre Dame
Jack Bech Head Shot
PICK: 78 RND: 3 (ARI)
Jack Bech
WR TCU
Jared Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 115 RND: 4 (ARI)
Jared Wilson
C Georgia
Hollin Pierce Head Shot
PICK: 152 RND: 5 (ARI)
Hollin Pierce
OT Rutgers
Dante Trader Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 225 RND: 7 (ARI)
Dante Trader Jr.
S Maryland
Draft Picks Received
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (MIN)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
Players traded away
Head Shot
Budda Baker
S
Draft Grade — Cardinals
Overall C+
ValueB NeedB+ TradesD FutureB-
The Cardinals did enough to get by: C+.

Everything else got attention, and quarterback got none. That is a strange way for the Cardinals to leave a draft. The final tally is a middling C+.

The cost of the Trader Jr. reach is exactly the players who went right after him. Getting Wilson where they did is the sort of value that quietly makes a class. Job largely done: wide receiver settled and 2 of 8 of the wish list covered.

A small leak at the table, if not a fatal one.

A perfectly average weekend, for better and for worse.

Pick Analysis
Pick16 Rnd1 Josh Simmons
In the Round 1 slot they get protection for the quarterback. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick47 Rnd2 Xavier Watts
Xavier Watts at the 47th overall pick nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick78 Rnd3 Jack Bech
Jack Bech at pick 78 is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick115 Rnd4 Jared Wilson
A quiet steal in pick No. 115: Jared Wilson for less than the market said. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick152 Rnd5 Hollin Pierce
Nice patience on Hollin Pierce, who had no business lasting to slot 152. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick225 Rnd7 Dante Trader Jr.
Dante Trader Jr. at Round 7, Pick 9 is a conviction pick that outran the value. They doubled down on a strength rather than a need.