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Bill'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON MAR 3, 2026

AZ draft 26 2.9

  • Bill DRAFTING FOR THE
    Cardinals
Draft Selections
Kayden McDonald Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (ARI)
Kayden McDonald
DT Ohio State
Dillon Thieneman Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (ARI)
Dillon Thieneman
S Oregon
Emmanuel Pregnon Head Shot
PICK: 43 RND: 2 (ARI)
Emmanuel Pregnon
OG Oregon
Nicholas Singleton Head Shot
PICK: 65 RND: 3 (ARI)
Nicholas Singleton
RB Penn State
Drew Allar Head Shot
PICK: 94 RND: 3 (ARI)
Drew Allar
QB Penn State
Lander Barton Head Shot
PICK: 104 RND: 4 (ARI)
Lander Barton
LB Utah
Davison Igbinosun Head Shot
PICK: 130 RND: 4 (ARI)
Davison Igbinosun
CB Ohio State
Isaiah World Head Shot
PICK: 141 RND: 5 (ARI)
Isaiah World
OT Oregon
Eric McAlister Head Shot
PICK: 181 RND: 6 (ARI)
Eric McAlister
WR TCU
Bryce Foster Head Shot
PICK: 217 RND: 7 (ARI)
Bryce Foster
C Kansas
Draft Picks Received
Kayden McDonald Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (MIA)
Kayden McDonald
DT Ohio State
Emmanuel Pregnon Head Shot
PICK: 43 RND: 2 (MIA)
Emmanuel Pregnon
OG Oregon
Drew Allar Head Shot
PICK: 94 RND: 3 (DEN)
Drew Allar
QB Penn State
Davison Igbinosun Head Shot
PICK: 130 RND: 4 (DEN)
Davison Igbinosun
CB Ohio State
Draft Picks Traded
Francis Mauigoa Head Shot
PICK: 3 RND: 1 (MIA)
Francis Mauigoa
OT Miami
Draft Grade — Cardinals
Overall C+
ValueC NeedB TradesD+ FutureB-
The Cardinals did enough to get by: C+.

Some picks age like wine; Lander Barton at slot 104 will need to, sitting 83 spots clear of his grade.

They will regret leaving edge rusher for another day if the season turns on it. Igbinosun falling to them is the kind of break a good board is built to catch.

Quarterback is handled and the depth chart looks a good deal healthier for it.

A perfectly average weekend, for better and for worse.

Pick Analysis
Pick11 Rnd1 Kayden McDonald
In No. 11 they get a disruptive interior force, though they paid up to get him. A real need, handled.
Pick34 Rnd2 Dillon Thieneman
By-the-book stuff, Dillon Thieneman at the 34th overall pick squarely in line with his ranking. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick43 Rnd2 Emmanuel Pregnon
Fair-plus on Emmanuel Pregnon, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick65 Rnd3 Nicholas Singleton
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Nicholas Singleton well ahead of where he belonged. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick94 Rnd3 Drew Allar
Drew Allar at slot 94 is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick104 Rnd4 Lander Barton
Lander Barton in pick No. 104 is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick130 Rnd4 Davison Igbinosun
Davison Igbinosun is a better player than pick No. 130 suggests; smart patience, rewarded. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick141 Rnd5 Isaiah World
A tidy little value on Isaiah World in Round 5, Pick 3, a step better than break-even. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick181 Rnd6 Eric McAlister
A reach on Eric McAlister in slot 181; the board had better options right there. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick217 Rnd7 Bryce Foster
They talked themselves into Bryce Foster at the 217th pick, and the board did not agree. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.