TBarin13'S MOCK DRAFT
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TBarin13'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON APR 6, 2026

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  • TBarin13 DRAFTING FOR THE
    Cardinals
Draft Selections
Francis Mauigoa Head Shot
PICK: 3 RND: 1 (ARI)
Francis Mauigoa
OT Miami
Dillon Thieneman Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (ARI)
Dillon Thieneman
S Oregon
Anthony Hill Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 65 RND: 3 (ARI)
Anthony Hill Jr.
LB Texas
Jake Golday Head Shot
PICK: 104 RND: 4 (ARI)
Jake Golday
OLB Cincinnati
Hezekiah Masses Head Shot
PICK: 143 RND: 5 (ARI)
Hezekiah Masses
CB California
Reggie Virgil Head Shot
PICK: 183 RND: 6 (ARI)
Reggie Virgil
WR Texas Tech
Diego Pavia Head Shot
PICK: 217 RND: 7 (ARI)
Diego Pavia
QB Vanderbilt
Draft Grade — Cardinals
Overall B
ValueB NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The Cardinals let Golday fall into their laps, and walked away with a B.

Somebody in pick No. 104 was going to get robbed, and it turned out to be the rest of the league. The Cardinals sat still while Jake Golday, the No. 59 name on the board, slid all the way to them, then sprinted to the podium.

The Pavia reach is the anchor dragging on the value grade. If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through running back.

Job largely done: quarterback settled and 5 of 8 of the wish list covered.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick3 Rnd1 Francis Mauigoa
In pick 3 they get a cornerstone up front at fair value. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick34 Rnd2 Dillon Thieneman
Dillon Thieneman at the 34th pick is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick65 Rnd3 Anthony Hill Jr.
They barely believed it either: Anthony Hill Jr. still on the board at the 65th overall pick. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick104 Rnd4 Jake Golday
The board fumbled Jake Golday all the way to Round 4, Pick 4, and they scooped it up. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick143 Rnd5 Hezekiah Masses
Hezekiah Masses at pick No. 143 nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick183 Rnd6 Reggie Virgil
They let Reggie Virgil come to them and pounced at No. 183. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick217 Rnd7 Diego Pavia
A big swing on Diego Pavia at slot 217, well ahead of any board in the building. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.