BG23'S MOCK DRAFT
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BG23'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON JAN 17, 2026

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  • BG23 DRAFTING FOR THE
    Cardinals
Draft Selections
Spencer Fano Head Shot
PICK: 12 RND: 1 (ARI)
Spencer Fano
OT Utah
Jordyn Tyson Head Shot
PICK: 20 RND: 1 (ARI)
Jordyn Tyson
WR Arizona State
Olaivavega Ioane Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (ARI)
Olaivavega Ioane
OG Penn State
Sonny Styles Head Shot
PICK: 65 RND: 3 (ARI)
Sonny Styles
LB Ohio State
Kaytron Allen Head Shot
PICK: 104 RND: 4 (ARI)
Kaytron Allen
RB Penn State
Trinidad Chambliss Head Shot
PICK: 112 RND: 4 (ARI)
Trinidad Chambliss
QB Ole Miss
Drew Allar Head Shot
PICK: 142 RND: 5 (ARI)
Drew Allar
QB Penn State
Bud Clark Head Shot
PICK: 182 RND: 6 (ARI)
Bud Clark
S TCU
Thaddeus Dixon Head Shot
PICK: 217 RND: 7 (ARI)
Thaddeus Dixon
CB North Carolina
Draft Picks Received
Spencer Fano Head Shot
PICK: 12 RND: 1 (DAL)
Spencer Fano
OT Utah
Jordyn Tyson Head Shot
PICK: 20 RND: 1 (DAL)
Jordyn Tyson
WR Arizona State
Trinidad Chambliss Head Shot
PICK: 112 RND: 4 (DAL)
Trinidad Chambliss
QB Ole Miss
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (DAL)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (DAL)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
Draft Picks Traded
David Bailey Head Shot
PICK: 3 RND: 1 (DAL)
David Bailey
LB-EDGE Texas Tech
Players Gained
Head Shot
Tyler Guyton
OT
Draft Grade — Cardinals
Overall A-
ValueB NeedB+ TradesA+ FutureB+
The Cardinals let Dixon fall and pounced. Final grade: A-.

The trade table was a mismatch, and the Cardinals were on the right end of it, hauling in a fortune in surplus value. The sum of the weekend is a deserved A-.

Whatever else happened, they won the night they took Dixon. If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through edge rusher. Every board in the league had Chambliss lower, and that gap is the story.

In the end it comes back to Spencer Fano, and a haul good enough to build on right away.

Pick Analysis
Pick12 Rnd1 Spencer Fano
In pick No. 12 they get a building block for the line. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick20 Rnd1 Jordyn Tyson
A clean, defensible pick in slot 20 with a little surplus value in Jordyn Tyson. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick34 Rnd2 Olaivavega Ioane
No drama and no debate, Olaivavega Ioane went about where he belonged in the 34th pick. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick65 Rnd3 Sonny Styles
They will replay Sonny Styles at No. 65 for years; that is how good the value is. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick104 Rnd4 Kaytron Allen
Kaytron Allen at the Round 4 slot nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick112 Rnd4 Trinidad Chambliss
The board had cheaper options than Trinidad Chambliss at the 112th overall pick, and it noticed. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick142 Rnd5 Drew Allar
Drew Allar in Round 5, Pick 3 is fair value, right on his grade. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick182 Rnd6 Bud Clark
They took Bud Clark at par in the 182nd overall pick, which is nothing to complain about. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick217 Rnd7 Thaddeus Dixon
Thaddeus Dixon at the Round 7 slot is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.