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Bill'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON FEB 2, 2026

AZ draft 26 2.2

  • Bill DRAFTING FOR THE
    Cardinals
Draft Selections
Kayden McDonald Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (ARI)
Kayden McDonald
DT Ohio State
Olaivavega Ioane Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (ARI)
Olaivavega Ioane
OG Penn State
Dillon Thieneman Head Shot
PICK: 43 RND: 2 (ARI)
Dillon Thieneman
S Oregon
Monroe Freeling Head Shot
PICK: 65 RND: 3 (ARI)
Monroe Freeling
OT Georgia
Nicholas Singleton Head Shot
PICK: 75 RND: 3 (ARI)
Nicholas Singleton
RB Penn State
Trinidad Chambliss Head Shot
PICK: 104 RND: 4 (ARI)
Trinidad Chambliss
QB Ole Miss
Lander Barton Head Shot
PICK: 141 RND: 5 (ARI)
Lander Barton
LB Utah
Davison Igbinosun Head Shot
PICK: 149 RND: 5 (ARI)
Davison Igbinosun
CB Ohio State
Eric McAlister Head Shot
PICK: 181 RND: 6 (ARI)
Eric McAlister
WR TCU
Joey Aguilar Head Shot
PICK: 217 RND: 7 (ARI)
Joey Aguilar
QB Tennessee
Draft Picks Received
Kayden McDonald Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (MIA)
Kayden McDonald
DT Ohio State
Dillon Thieneman Head Shot
PICK: 43 RND: 2 (MIA)
Dillon Thieneman
S Oregon
Nicholas Singleton Head Shot
PICK: 75 RND: 3 (MIA)
Nicholas Singleton
RB Penn State
Davison Igbinosun Head Shot
PICK: 149 RND: 5 (MIA)
Davison Igbinosun
CB Ohio State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (MIA)
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Draft Picks Traded
Francis Mauigoa Head Shot
PICK: 3 RND: 1 (MIA)
Francis Mauigoa
OT Miami
Players traded away
Head Shot
Kyler Murray
QB
Draft Grade — Cardinals
Overall D-
ValueC NeedB TradesF FutureB
The Cardinals lost the trade table, and the D- tells the story.

The Cardinals clearly saw something nobody else did in Monroe Freeling, taking him 44 picks ahead of his grade. The board is not convinced. The board pushed back all weekend, and the D- is the result.

They lost the exchange badly enough to drag the whole class down. They punted on edge rusher, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest.

The McAlister steal is the beam this whole class leans on.

Add it up and it is a weekend the front office will hope everyone forgets, edge rusher very much included.

Pick Analysis
Pick11 Rnd1 Kayden McDonald
In the Round 1 slot they get a pocket-collapsing interior rusher, though they paid up to get him.
Pick34 Rnd2 Olaivavega Ioane
A straight-up fair deal on Olaivavega Ioane at slot 34, value and slot in agreement. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick43 Rnd2 Dillon Thieneman
Dillon Thieneman in the 43rd pick is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick65 Rnd3 Monroe Freeling
A big swing on Monroe Freeling at No. 65, well ahead of any board in the building. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick75 Rnd3 Nicholas Singleton
A conviction pick on Nicholas Singleton at the 75th overall pick that the board grades a round light. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick104 Rnd4 Trinidad Chambliss
Trinidad Chambliss at pick No. 104 jumps the queue by a touch more than is comfortable. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick141 Rnd5 Lander Barton
This one needs a full-page explanation: Lander Barton in the Round 5 slot, miles early. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick149 Rnd5 Davison Igbinosun
Davison Igbinosun at Round 5, Pick 11 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick181 Rnd6 Eric McAlister
They read the board right and Eric McAlister was the payoff at the 181st pick. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick217 Rnd7 Joey Aguilar
Joey Aguilar in pick No. 217 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.