70'S MOCK DRAFT
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70'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON OCT 27, 2025

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  • 70 DRAFTING FOR THE
    Cardinals
Draft Selections
Caleb Downs Head Shot
PICK: 9 RND: 1 (ARI)
Caleb Downs
S Ohio State
Kayden McDonald Head Shot
PICK: 40 RND: 2 (ARI)
Kayden McDonald
DL Ohio State
Taurean York Head Shot
PICK: 71 RND: 3 (ARI)
Taurean York
LB Texas A&M
Sam Leavitt Head Shot
PICK: 109 RND: 4 (ARI)
Sam Leavitt
QB Arizona State
Kage Casey Head Shot
PICK: 148 RND: 5 (ARI)
Kage Casey
OT Boise State
Jermaine Mathews Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 188 RND: 6 (ARI)
Jermaine Mathews Jr.
CB Ohio State
Barion Brown Head Shot
PICK: 224 RND: 7 (ARI)
Barion Brown
WR LSU
Draft Grade — Cardinals
Overall B-
ValueB+ NeedB- TradesB- FutureB-
The Cardinals robbed the room for Leavitt. Final grade: B-.

The Cardinals spent the weekend waiting on one name, and it fell: Sam Leavitt, the No. 67 name on the board, in the 109th pick. It does the job without flash, and the B- reflects it.

A whole weekend of picks and edge rusher is somehow still a want. The Brown reach is the anchor dragging on the value grade. Quarterback is handled and the depth chart looks a good deal healthier for it.

They reloaded the coverage unit in bulk.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick9 Rnd1 Caleb Downs
In pick No. 9 they get a ballhawk on the back end, outstanding value to boot. Need was not the driver here.
Pick40 Rnd2 Kayden McDonald
Kayden McDonald in the 40th pick lands just on the right side of the ledger. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick71 Rnd3 Taurean York
Taurean York at the Round 3 slot is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the linebacker. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick109 Rnd4 Sam Leavitt
A top-tier quarterback at a bargain, Sam Leavitt in Round 4, Pick 9, plain and simple. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick148 Rnd5 Kage Casey
Kage Casey in slot 148 is early enough to raise a brow, if not a full objection. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick188 Rnd6 Jermaine Mathews Jr.
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Jermaine Mathews Jr. at the 188th overall pick is the proof. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick224 Rnd7 Barion Brown
They liked Barion Brown enough to skip the value, taking him in pick 224. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.