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Bill'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON APR 27, 2026

AZ draft 26 5.0

  • Bill DRAFTING FOR THE
    Cardinals
Draft Selections
Spencer Fano Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (ARI)
Spencer Fano
OT Utah
Lee Hunter Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (ARI)
Lee Hunter
DT Texas Tech
Jacob Rodriguez Head Shot
PICK: 65 RND: 3 (ARI)
Jacob Rodriguez
LB Texas Tech
Jake Slaughter Head Shot
PICK: 75 RND: 3 (ARI)
Jake Slaughter
C Florida
Malachi Fields Head Shot
PICK: 87 RND: 3 (ARI)
Malachi Fields
WR Notre Dame
Drew Allar Head Shot
PICK: 90 RND: 3 (ARI)
Drew Allar
QB Penn State
Jalen Farmer Head Shot
PICK: 104 RND: 4 (ARI)
Jalen Farmer
OG Kentucky
Kaytron Allen Head Shot
PICK: 143 RND: 5 (ARI)
Kaytron Allen
RB Penn State
Zane Durant Head Shot
PICK: 183 RND: 6 (ARI)
Zane Durant
DT Penn State
Jeff Caldwell Head Shot
PICK: 217 RND: 7 (ARI)
Jeff Caldwell
WR Cincinnati
Draft Picks Received
Spencer Fano Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (MIA)
Spencer Fano
OT Utah
Jake Slaughter Head Shot
PICK: 75 RND: 3 (MIA)
Jake Slaughter
C Florida
Malachi Fields Head Shot
PICK: 87 RND: 3 (MIA)
Malachi Fields
WR Notre Dame
Drew Allar Head Shot
PICK: 90 RND: 3 (MIA)
Drew Allar
QB Penn State
Draft Picks Traded
Francis Mauigoa Head Shot
PICK: 3 RND: 1 (MIA)
Francis Mauigoa
OT Miami
Draft Grade — Cardinals
Overall C+
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesD FutureB-
The Cardinals land in the muddy middle: C+.

You can hear the double-takes from here. The Cardinals took Drew Allar at Round 3, Pick 26, roughly 69 spots before his name belonged. Fine in stretches, shaky in others: a C+.

If one pick saves this weekend, it is Caldwell. A whole weekend of picks and edge rusher is somehow still a want.

They gave back a little on the phones for the right to move.

A perfectly average weekend, for better and for worse.

Pick Analysis
Pick11 Rnd1 Spencer Fano
In slot 11 they get a long-term starter on the line at fair value. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick34 Rnd2 Lee Hunter
The board had cheaper options than Lee Hunter at the 34th pick, and it noticed. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick65 Rnd3 Jacob Rodriguez
They let Jacob Rodriguez come to them and pounced at pick 65. The roster fit checks out.
Pick75 Rnd3 Jake Slaughter
A quiet steal in the Round 3 slot: Jake Slaughter for less than the market said. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick87 Rnd3 Malachi Fields
Malachi Fields at pick No. 87 is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick90 Rnd3 Drew Allar
Drew Allar at the 90th overall pick is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick104 Rnd4 Jalen Farmer
Jalen Farmer at the 104th overall pick is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick143 Rnd5 Kaytron Allen
A market-rate running back, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Kaytron Allen. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick183 Rnd6 Zane Durant
By-the-book stuff, Zane Durant at the 183rd pick squarely in line with his ranking. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick217 Rnd7 Jeff Caldwell
Steal is underselling it; Jeff Caldwell at slot 217 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.